New features in the “Creators Update” include 3-D drawing tools, game-broadcasting capabilities and the ability to annotate maps and photos.
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Other evidence pointed to 15063 as Creators Update, including the leak of a tool that downloads and installs the build.
It is also updating its Edge browser, which, despite being included with Windows 10, still lags behind Google’s Chrome in popularity among Windows 10 users.
Once you get it, here are five things to check out. Users who want to buy Windows 10 Creators Update will pay $120 for the Home version and $200 for the Pro.
Of course, you can make the argument that even business customers are creators so getting to add 3D objects to a PowerPoint presentation could really shake up the entire Death by PowerPoint approach using this update.
It’s important to note that April 11 is just the start of the Creators Update rollout. Defending the free upgrade Microsoft described it as “a choice created to help people take advantage of the most secure, and most productive Windows”. Microsoft has now nearly confirmed the fact by allowing the users to download Windows 10 Creators Update using the Update assistant tool. To enable Game Mode for your Win32 or UWP game, pull up the Game bar (Windows key + G) and click on the Settings button. The dashboard gives more visibility to the user on device security, health and online safety.
Since you’ll be staying up late and creating 3D artwork, playing games and watching Netflix, the company is also rolling out a night-view on Windows 10.
Other features have appeal for pretty much anyone who surfs the web. The Edge browser can serve as an e-book reader as well.
With the updated version, customers can review small thumbnails of tabs and preview the content in a sidebar before deciding to reopen the tab.
There’s also an aspect of the Creators Update that isn’t useful for most people just yet: it has the software foundation necessary to support Windows Mixed Reality headsets. Microsoft said the plaintiffs’ claims are without merit. The update will be distributed to computers during the company’s next Patch Tuesday. The update will be downloaded and installed automatically. Let us know in a comment below. After Creators Update, Microsoft is likely to send a number of cumulative updates to both PC and Mobile users to fix any remaining bugs or compatibility issues.
Microsoft has faced “a few rough edges” by switching to the new updating model, Kleynhans said, but it is improving with each update.
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Creative users are often more closely associated with Apple’s Macs, while the PC has traditionally been thought of as a productivity machine. If you can’t wait, you can join the Insider Preview program and experience the Windows 10 Creators Update right away.
