Redmond is taking off the kid gloves when it comes to encouraging users to upgrade to the latest version of Windows.
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“We will soon be publishing Windows 10 as an “Optional Update” in Windows Update for all Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 customers, ‘ it said”.
“This release builds on the foundation created with July’s App Studio Windows 10 Preview release”, said Microsoft.
Microsoft will begin automatically upgrading a few users to the latest version of its Windows software, the firm has revealed. “Before the upgrade changes the OS of your device, you will be clearly prompted to choose whether or not to continue”. Having these kind of tools on a desktop or laptop may make users more open to using a Windows 10 Mobile smartphone, of course, and it’s in the smartphone market where Microsoft really needs to make a few headway.
Myerson says the move to re-categorise Windows 10 as a “recommended update” may cause the upgrade process to automatically initiate on devices, depending on the Windows Update settings of the device. The new OS has been around for almost 3 months, so we should already be able to tell whether Microsoft’s plan has any chance of happening or not.
U.S. users running pirated versions will be offered a one-click opportunity to upgrade their systems legitimately via the Windows Store.
The feature offers similar functionality to Google’s Cast extension for Chrome, but doesn’t require additional hardware like a Chromecast, Roku or similar streaming device – so you end up saving a few bucks and an HDMI port on your TV. “If this turns into a path for most customers to get genuine, we will expand the experiment”, the company wrote in its blog post.
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Net Applications’ numbers could also be used to render the slight slowdown in a different way: During October, an average of 706,000 devices were added to Windows 10’s rolls daily. Aside from Cortana support in India, the Windows 10 “Fall Update” includes UI enhancements and a new messaging app. Microsoft Edge will be improved. At 73, if I can do it, everyone can.
