The free upgrade to Windows 10 offer expires July 29.
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This article recaps my Windows 10 columns that show you how to prepare for a successful upgrade, and how to tweak Windows 10 for safety and performance: http://rlis.com/columns/column563.htm. We’ve had a look and found these five great new things about it.
Microsoft is ending its free Windows 10 upgrade offer on Friday, July 29, and preparing to release a major update to the operating system on Tuesday, Oct. 2 – giving Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users just a few more days to decide whether to make the move, unless they want to pay for the upgrade later.
Finally, the Windows Hello biometric authentication system will see functionality extended to all compatible applications and websites accessible with a password.
Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney has once again attacked Microsoft because of its new development philosophy, which is, according to him, way much closer and monopolizing in comparison with the good old times.
We have fixed an issue that results in Windows Updates being delayed on systems with Connected Standby. So way more updates for you.
Windows 10 apps on Xbox One – the Xbox One will get Windows apps, including Cortana support.
On the current version of Windows 10 Cortana will ignore you until you unlock your PC. Microsoft said its target is to have Windows 10 running on 1 billion devices within three years of the software’s launch.
Now, even in lock mode, you can click the end of your pen and bring up a Windows Ink toolbar. Now, it pulls up an entire pen-enabled panel, with access to sticky notes, sketchbook and screen capture.
Internet Explorer is still present in the update but has taken a backseat to Microsoft’s new browser, Edge, which boasts the ability to make notes on a screen and easily share with friends. If you use add-ons or extensions for competing browsers, like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, you know that there are several extensions available. Now, you can head over to Edge’s settings menu, click Extensions and choose from curated store of content with extensions like Adblock Plus, Lastpass, Pocket and Microsoft Translate. If you are on the fence on whether or not to upgrade, here are some of the features that might help you decide.
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Thanks to the Windows Insider Program, Microsoft has received almost 75 million pieces of feedback from users-resulting in more than 5,000 enhancements to the operating system. “Once we reach that point, the PC has become a closed platform”, he told the magazine, as reported by MSPowerUser. You buy a PC, you sign in for the first time, and that licence gets linked to your ID-no need to save any serial numbers or activation codes.
