Update - 17/6/2020
Microsoft slipped in a new feature to the OS. The feature is called "SegmentHeap", a new feature for Win32 heap APIs software to help them less memory on the system.
So far, Microsoft has implemented it its new Chromium based Edge web browser, which the company claims has help them make their version of the web browser reduce up to 27% in memory consumption over the standard Win32 Heap.
Google, who liked the idea, has also announced that they too will implement the usage of segment heap, and to expect their web browser to get it in the near future.
Google said:
Source: https://www.windowslatest.com/2020/06/18/google-chrome-will-finally-use-less-memory-on-windows-10/
Original
It is that time of the year again, Microsoft will soon (delay until mid or end of May) release a new version of Windows 10 called April 2020 Update, codename 20H1. Sporting the version number 2004, this update like the previous one does not focus on new features per se, but unlike the last one which virtually had nothing, this one does have some things of interest.
But before we start, there is something I forgot in the last update of Windows (1903). Microsoft has added a new toggle in the Graphics Settings in the Settings panel for variable refresh rate supported GPU and Displays (AMD FreeSync, Nvidia G-SYNC and VESA DisplayPort Adaptive Sync).
This toggle does not enable/disable Variables Refresh Rate (VRR), it enhances it if you have enabled for some DirectX 11 games (running in full screen) that doesn’t support VRR natively. This feature is disabled by default.
If you do not find the toggle under Settings > System > Display > Graphics Settings, then your system configuration is not compatible.
Apologies for missing this.
Ok let us start with this new update:
What's new?
Task Manager
Windows Task Manager has 2 little changes:
On supported systems (not mine) you can see your GPU temperature.
Picture from the Interwebs:
And lastly, Task Manager can now identify your drive type. If you have an SSD, it will now show “SSD”.
(now that's the picture from my potato
Windows Subsystem for Linux – 2 (WSL 2)
Microsoft releases a second version of its WSL platform which features:
A new architecture with a new “specially tuned” (but still open source, link - https://github.com/microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel) Linux kernel, which bring massive file system performance, and brings full system call compatibility, fixes a number of issues that WSL1 had (for example, now you can run and make docker images within WSL2 as would normally in your Linux distro of choice, or inability to connect via localhost to a WSL running server) and improved memory management.
If you would like to read more about it: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-about
Personally, I have been using it daily at work, and I have yet to fall onto a single issue. But that is just my experience. Impressive stuff.
Some notes:
If you are using WSL1, then you won’t magically be using WSL2 once you upgrade, but an upgrade command line call can be done to switch your WSL1 environment to WSL2 (and yes, you can have both as well), and you can convert it back down if you want later too.
WSL2 does use some of the core Hyper-V components which may block some VMs from working.
Due to its new architecture, one thing you may notice, is that if your use a VPN under Windows, under Linux, it won’t have access to the same private network, so you need to setup a VPN access in there as well… maybe there is a way to not have to do this, but I haven’t found it personally.
The other things that is new, is that if you have WSL enabled, you’ll have Linux item in File Explorer. This is really a network path to the files of your WSL environment(s), as you can see bellow.
(Ignore the “Ubuntu” item, that is something I have added myself before this feature came)
DirectX 12
Already covered under DirectX 12 Ultimate news reveal, but essentially it adds new features to DirectX12 with most notable: DirectX Raytracing Tier 1.1, DirectX Mesh Shader, DirectX Sampler Feedback (Texture Streaming, Texture-Space Shading)
WDDM 2.7
Windows Display Driver Model or (WDDM) has been updated to version 2.7 bringing new abilities for GPU drivers. For those who don't know, WDDM is the graphic driver architecture for GPUs running under Windows 10. Introduced back in Vista with the decoupling of the driver from the OS kernel allowing the driver to crash and restart without having a BSOD, among few improvements like Hybrid Sleep support and multi-threading (you can run and display multiple GPU demanding application without driver trickeries, an many times failing. This was also important for Vista who had a GPU rendered interface with Aero). Windows 7 with version 1.1 really pushed things forward with a lot new abilities and improvements, and improvements kept coming with Windows 8 and with Windows 10 reaching version 2.0 at release, and had continues releases up now.
The big goal of WDDM with 1.0 was that GPU performance quickly out paste the ones from the CPU, and developers who needs the GPU needed solution to offload the most they can from the CPU to the GPU. basically, attempt to reduce as much as possible from passing through the CPU as they are getting way to slow to keep up with the GPU.
To cut to the chase,
WDDM 2.7 is what allows DirectX 12 Ultimate to offer its new features which I am going to repeat a bit myself here.
HLSL Shader Model 6.5 (which brings: DXR 1.1, Sampler Feedback feature, Mesh and Amplification, a new wave intrinsic support.
D3D12 Video Protected Resource Support
Support for resource interops in DirectX 12 and Direct3D 9
And, Improved memory allocation control for DirectX 12
There is yet any architectural documentation on WDDM 2.7 released by Microsoft giving more of the details on the inner working changes.
That said, there is another improvement for compatible systems which I think many here will enjoy:
Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling
And for multi-screen users:
Something you should be noticing (if you have compatible hardware and drivers with this version of Win10): Reduces stuttering when an app window is moved to another monitor which has a different refresh rate than the primary monitor.
Dictation Mode
Hit Win+H while selecting any text box or text area. A small panel will open allowing you to speech to text. The following languages are supported: English (United States), English (Canada), English (UK), English (Australia), English (India), French (France), French (Canada), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), Portuguese (Brazil), and Chinese (Simplified, China). Language detection is based on keyboard language selected.
Login
A new option was added to Windows 10 which is to remove password entering as added choice to login your system. Meaning you can use Windows Hello facial recognition/Fingerprint, or PIN or key/card or picture password, but not password to login into your system, adding some security to your system.
Cloud Reset
You can now re-install Windows over the cloud. Bringing a feature that Mac users enjoyed for many years, which is the ability to re-install your device from Windows by automatically get the latest version of the OS from Microsoft servers and perform a system reset/re-install. This allows you to skip the step of preparing a USB flash drive and get Media Creation Tool for a re-install.
To do this, simply do: Start > Update & Security > Recovery. The under “Reset this PC”, pick “Get started”, then pick “Remove everything”. Then you will see the option “Cloud download”.
Search
Depending on your region, Windows search shows now quick web searches (obviously powered by Bing).
But more interestingly is the last button to the right of the image in the Search panel. When you press this button, it allows you to quickly take a screenshot of an area of your screen and image web search based on it. So if you have a picture of backpack, or computer case or whatever you see on a video or web but can’t identify what it is, well, you can hit that button, select area, and do an image web search and try to find it or similar product.
Search Indexer
Microsoft has improved Search Indexer by adding some logic to it of when it should kick-in. If you are playing a game or you are on Battery Saver mode, it will no longer kick-in, and if it has started before either, it will stop automatically. In addition, it monitors itself to auto throttle itself to avoid taking your whole CPU and/or disk. While it will obviously take more time to complete its task, it allows you to enjoy your system. In addition, Windows Search will be less taking on developers, because it will now auto ignore things like repositories data folders (.git, .hg, .svn, .Nuget, etc).
New Kaomoji's
Kaomoji has been added to the emoji/symbols panel (Win+[.]) in the last version of Windows 10
In this version, Microsoft has added a few more:
ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ♪
ლ(╹◡╹ლ)
(⊙_◎)
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)
ಠ_ರೃ
(∩^o^)⊃━☆
/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\
Virtual Desktop Renaming
You can now name/rename your Virtual Desktop environment. Simply click on the title of the Virtual Desktop (default name: “Desktop #”, where “#” is a number), and you enter a name.
Windows Sandbox
You may have remembered Windows Sandbox? No? That’s ok, it now features the ability to configure the default working environment.
Documentation here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-kernel-internals/windows-sandbox-config-files/ba-p/354902
Game Bar:
Well that got announced already, so I’ll go super quick:
It now supports widgets. An SDK has been released for devs to make their own panels in the Game Bar. You now have: Xsplit, Spotify Remote, and Razer Cortex as widgets.
Windows Defender
Windows Defender now features: Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) blocking. Based on a reputation score, apps will be blocked. Option can be enabled or disabled under Windows Defender panel > App & browser control > Reputation-based protection
Cortana
Oh, you thaught we would not have an update on it? Ha! Cortana is now separated from Windows Search, and it is now its own app. It, (20 years late) support conversations, but lost a lot of “consumer” focused abilities and has been refocused on text-based interaction over voice. It can still do the basic stuff like set a timer, add a to-do item to your Microsoft To Do list, if you wonder, but finished media control features and such.
Microsoft is refocusing Cortana technology into an AI system for various applications like Office. An example of this feature is in Power Point, you have a feature to automatically generate your layouts for all your slides in a click from all your text content and images you put in already. I tried it for a meeting presentation, and I was really impressed. It did a near excellent job, and only had to retouch some little things here and there, saving me A LOT of time. Great for students.
Smaller stuff:
File Explorer Search History in file search box, with file name highlight as you type.
File Explorer search box now includes OneDrive support so now you can find files in there without being explicitly in One Drive folder.
Update network panel under Settings panel for wireless and LTE modem, with additional options, reducing the need to get to the old Control Panel.
Language settings section under Settings panel got improved making it easier to use.
You can now login using your PIN under Safe Mode.
Cursor speed now added into Settings panel.
Easy access to disable or enable restarting of applications when you restart your system. The option has now been moved under: Settings > Accounts > Sign-in Options under “Restart app” section.
Series of improvement in Tablet Modes, like spacing between items increased to make it touch experience a bit better.
Built-in IP Camera Support.
Improved Bluetooth quick connect on supported hardware.
“Download” folder has now been excluded from Disk Cleanup.
Got eye tracking accessibility system? You can now drag items with your eyes.
Ability to make the text cursor indicator be highlighted by 2 colored points at on each side to make it easier to find (Settings > Ease of Access > Text Cursor)
Ability to uninstall Notepad (available for download from the Store)
Notes:
Please notes that I excluded the build-in apps of Windows unless it is specific to this version as normally Windows built-in apps are updated through the Windows Store and you may already have new features/changes already, such as the newly released icons for some of these apps. Another example is Your Phone, allowing your do and answer calls of your phone on your PC. I invite you to check them out yourself, and discover.
What's After?
We don't know what is coming out after. However, Microsoft did release a video celebrating passing the Windows 10, 1 Billion user target, and in it, if you pay close attention, you can see what would indicate some new GUI changes.
What was Before?
How to get it?
The update is being delivered via Windows Update in waves, like in the past. This allows Microsoft to block update delivery the moment it detects an issue with a particular configuration. However, as always, if you don't want to wait, you can get via Media Creation Tool.
Simply download the latest version of Media Creation Tool from Microsoft website, and in the wizard pick that you want to upgrade.
UPDATE
Microsoft issues an official date of release, passing from "end of March" or April 11.
https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-10-creators-update-microsoft-announces-rollout-will-begin-on-april-11
It would seem that the company delayed the OS release to fix some final issues to reduce issues to users.
Good that they are taking their time.
Original News:
Microsoft releases a new version of Windows 10, dub: Creators Update (version: 1703, Build: 15063). Its codename is Redstone 2. This new version of Windows 10 is a massive update over the current version: Anniversary Update (Redstone 1). It features a fast array of features, improvements, and bug fixes. It is expected to be release in a few days, possibly 31st the latest.
While waiting (ISO download links will be available here once it is officially released for those who prefer to a clean install), here is a bit a reading on what is new:
What is new?
Start Menu
The Start Menu gets a new option allowing you to have a new more compact Start Menu.
Under Start > Settings > Personalization > Start, you have the option “Show app list in Start menu”.
If you disable it, your start menu will pass from this:
To this more compact layout:
Under such layout mode, you can access the app list with the second option on the left side:
When pressed, will show the following:
The Start menu can now do folders from live tiles. Simply drag a tile over another one, and the 2 items will in a folder. You can add additional items by dragging other tiles to the now created folder.
For example, here I put all my games at the bottom into a live tile:
Clicking on it, will expand the folder:
These folder tile can also be resized as well, showing more tiles inside the folder. Just right-click on the folder go to, Resize, and pick a size.
Edge
Edge web browser got a number of improvements. Its rendering engine is now better, a lot more stable, faster, and more secure. It also continues to support more of the web standards resulting in an increase website support. Also, the web browser now has ‘Click to run’ on Flash plugin feature which is enabled by default. This means that Flash content won’t be loaded until you tell it to.
As for the web browser interface, it features:
Set tabs aside:
When you have many tabs opens, say related to a certain topic, like a research you are doing on something, you can Set aside all your tabs for later viewing, and work with a new set of tabs. When you want to return to your research, you can just set aside your current tab, and restore the tabs you were using before in a click (well, 2 clicks). And yes, if you close Edge, the tabs that were set aside, will still be there in the list. To do this, you have these new buttons right before your tabs:
The first one to the left, shows you a panel with previously set aside tabs which you can restore one by one or in full, and a following button sets aside all currently open tabs. And yes, you can have different groups. So, you can do your research, set a side, do another research on a different topic, set aside, do some YouTube, set aside, and return back to your first research with all the tabs you had open, then switch to the second research or back to YouTube. If you work with a lot of tabs, this is great to regroup your tabs, and not have a bunch of them open idling on the back, consuming system resources, and then try to find what you were looking for. As you try to search through your tabs. You can also share a group of tabs with people. Like say you can share all your tabs that were set aside on a topic to your group project partner via e-mail.
Tab Preview
You now have an arrow button the right of your tabs, when you click on it, it shows you a thumbnail preview of your open tabs for you to have an easier time finding what you were looking for.
Web payment API support
Make payments online easy. All personal information are stored locally and filled up automatically for fast checkout. That is, if the website support this feature, of course.
Cortana
Cortana gets new features and improvements in this build. As new features, you have:
Pick up where I left off…
This feature makes Cortana continue your session from 1 PC to another (assuming you have the same software installed between). For example, you work on your desktop, then you need to go. So you pick up your laptop, login, click on Cortana, and you’ll find the option “Pick up where I left off”, clicking on that will open all your programs from your desktop.
Settings
Settings panel got some big changes in terms of layout, being more organized, and features more options being passed from the old Control Panel to the Settings panel, as well as new set of new options:
Night Light
You can uninstall your f.lux app now, and use Windows 10 built-in Night light mode. This option adjust the colors of your display to reduce blue light. It is said, although no conclusive research has been done yet, that blue light ‘causes some people to have sleep problem when they use their computer at night. This is more of an issue if your monitor is, like many, uses “white” LED backlight. White LED backlight is sadly not white, it is a very cold white, even on the age of being light blue more than anything. This results that all colors being displayed gets that blue tint. White appears cold white, and all colors have this extra blue to it. Now, premium monitors use other backlight technologies, or uses yellow phosphor layer to adjust the color of the backlight. Some premium TVs feature Quantum Dot technology to adjust the backlight color. But most people, uses a monitor that is simply white LEDs on the back.
Night Light can be enabled in the Settings panels under System > Display. It is configurable to adjust how much you want Windows to reduce the blue light via a slider, and can set to follow the time of day, or enable itself at a specific time. So, if you turn it on, it takes times before you see the image of the screen turn more yellow. The transition between being enabled and disabled one is a smooth one. The option can also be enabled or disabled from the action center quick notification.
Storage Sense
This new feature adds a new task to the system maintenance schedule when enabled (Settings > System > Storage), which cleans temporary files and recycle bin files that have been in there for more than 30 days. It is customizable. This is off by default
Lock down your account to block further Win32 apps from being installed.
Settings up an account to a family member that isn’t tech savvy, but, you don’t want to set them a limited standard account only, needing you every time they install a software? This new mode allows Win32 programs already installed to run on the system just fine, but any further exe acquired outside be blocked, or show a warning (up to you). When blocked, only apps from the Windows Store can be installed (whether they are Win32 apps or Universal Apps). Basically, you are locking down the system to allow only programs from trusted source to be ran. This allows you to block viruses being distributed as: “image.jpg.exe” through e-mail, or downloaded, it will block randomware and malware as well, but allow any app and games to be downloaded from the Windows Store, or needs you to install it (either run the exe as admin, or go the admin account, disable the lock, and run the setup). The option is disabled by default.
It is found under Settings > Apps > App & features.
Custom color
Windows 10 allows you to pick custom colors for your accent color and background color.
Themes
Since Windows 10, with the new Settings panel, Theme got obstructed, and difficult to access to setup. Now, Microsoft is bringing Theme to the Settings panel, and integrated Themes to the Windows Store. You can download for free a vast collection of themes, and you can buy some if the author chooses to sell it. All the Windows 7 ones are now here for free to download, as it was before, including new ones.
Game Stream
Integrated with Windows 10 now, is the ability to easily stream your game. It is done via the Game Bar, a bar that appears when you do Win+G on your keyboard. Just open the game bar (Win+G), and click on the Broadcast button. That simple. It streams with the video streaming service called Beam. You can your chat while you game, and see what your viewer see. And yes, you can have your webcam show as well.
Game Mode
Game Mode is a feature that Microsoft says that will be continuous development over time. The feature allows to maximize performance out of your games. Up to now, it affects more UWP made games, than Win32. However, UWP needs this a lot more than Win32 made games, which generarly run slower than the Win32 counterpart due of being at a higher level. It brings the game to the same level as Win32. As for Win32 game, the performance benefits is harder to see, especially if you have a powerful system. What it does is that allocates more resources to your running game than background programs, allowing you get a more steady and solid fps experience as you play, and lose performance because something on the back kicked in (say for example something happening in a website you had loaded in your web browser before you game). Nothing ground breaking, but nice to have nonetheless.
Game Bar Settings
Now, the Game bar settings which used to be under the Xbox app, have been moved to the Settings panel. You will notice a new item in the Settings panel called: “Gaming”. Inside you’ll find options for: Game bar, Game DVR, Broadcasting, and Game Mode.
Reset Apps (UWP)
If you have a universal app that is not working right, you can now reset the app. Simple go to Settings > Apps > Apps & features, pick a Universal App, click on “Advanced options”, and hit on the Reset button.
Windows Update – Pause
Windows now allows you to temporary pause updates from being installed on your computer. Paused update can be paused for up to 7 days. So if you plan to do something important and want to ensure no Windows Update kicks-in, you can pause it.
Windows Update – Active Hours
Active Hours is already there in Windows 10 Anniversary Update. It allows you to specify a time range where you don’t want Windows Update to start. Say, you can put your working hours. So, what’s new about it? Under the Anniversary update you could specify a time range for up to 12h. Now, you can push this further to 18h
Windows Update – Notify before restart
Now Windows 10 will notify you, like the good old days, that it needs to restart your PC.
This notification will pop-up, if you have the option “Show more notification” enabled under: Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Restart Options. It allows you to Snooze it, which will show up again at a later time, pick a time where you want your system to restart at, or restart now.
Windows Update – Reduce download size for future OS marge updates
Up to 35% in reduction in download size when you upgrade to a major version of Windows 10 to another. Meaning, when Redstone 3 will be release by the end of the year (estimated), the Windows update will be drastically smaller. This is more biennial to those who are in the Insider program (a feature they have been enjoying for a while now), as new build of the next version of Windows are delivered approximately once a week if they are in the Fast ring.
eBooks
If you show open the Store app, you will notice a new section at the top called “Books”. From here you can buy eBooks (which surprisingly, I have found eBook to be cheaper there than on Amazon, so good!). How to view eBooks? Edge web browser now support eBooks. It features presentation options as well, and properly displays the content.
Paint 3D
New Microsoft Paint! The last time Paint got an update was with Windows 7, where it got a very much needed update from the previous version, bringing up to speed to a basic image editor. Now, Paint got updated again, with 3D support.
There is a lot to write here on what you can do, but here is Microsoft video showing a bit of the app in action. The software also has a community which wide range of 3D object done in Paint 3D or other 3D software that you can download and import in your creation.
And yes, the old Paint program is still there.
Windows Defender
Windows Defender got a much needed overhaul to its interface, and brings security related options to it to regroup everything together.
New Out-of-Box experience
When you first install or startup a purchase Windows 10 system, the first setup screen, which is called Out-of-Box experience, can be pretty complicated and uninviting for many non-tech savvy people. Microsoft is addressing this by simplifying the experience. It does this by simplifying the layout experience, but still have the same options as before. Basically, it re-ranged everything. In addition, it includes Cortana, with voice recognition to pass most screen of this setup stage.
Also, now you no more have “Express” and “Custom” option on the Out-of-Box experience. And Privacy settings are always shown towards the end. The text has been updated to make a bit more clear as well, on what does what. When you disable an option, it shows you what impact it will happen to your experience.
It must be noted that you will not see this screen unless you re-install Windows with Windows 10 Creators Update version. However,you can head over to Sat rt > Settings > Privacy to see all available options, and more. It does include some changes over the previous version of Windows 10, if you wonder.
Windows Hello
If your device support Windows Hello, you will notice that Windows Hello is now much faster than before, and features improved facial/iris recognition.
Mixed Reality
Windows 10 Creators Update bring VR and AR support within the OS, with its new Mixed Reality features. If you have a VR or AR headset, you’ll notice a new option in the Settings panel. When enabled, and setup via the Mixed Reality Portal app, a new app introduced in this version of Windows 10, you can have a virtual reality desktop environment that you can interact with.
Improved High-DPI support
The biggest problem in Windows, at a user level who has a high-resolution display for its size, is trying to add to old or unsupported software high-DPI aware support, so that the application appears larger, and is usable. Sadly, this is tricky due to the numerous and custom GUI framework used by a variety of software. Adding support, from a developer perspective, can be easy if the framework they use has support for it, or can be difficult if it doesn’t, or not properly, where it would require an entire recoding of the GUI, potentially, due to the switch to another framework. In the case that they use their own custom framework, like Steam, it would require further work on that front to be done first. Something that most devs aren’t willing to do unless they are a heavy demand from its used done through its support channel.
In the meantime, Microsoft can only bring compatibility options to its user to try and make the experience better.
Under the Compatibility tab, you will notice new set of option for non-supported High-DPI applications.
You have now 3 modes you can pick:
Application: Windows to stop all DPI scaling and let the application scale itself if it has any sort of support. Else the application will not scale at all, and remain small. Some people might prefer to use a smaller application, then to have it be scaled up but blurry, or have content cut out or other visual issues.
System: Windows will stretch the application to be large like a small image made bigger, and apply smoothing effect on it so that everything isn’t blocky/pixelated and hard to read. The result is that is while the program is larger and therefore easier to use, the text and images that the program contains will be blurry due to the smoothing effect.
System (Enhanced): This only works with GDI applications. For applications not using GDI, it will not do anything. What is does is that it attempts to scale the GDI-based content larger within the applications, making the text crisper and easier to read over “System”, while being large.
Native Wireless 802.11ad support
Got a new 802.11ad wireless card? Well Windows 10 now has native support for it. Wireless 802.11ad offers theoretically up to 7 Gbps of throughput. It operates on the 60GHz wireless range, which means that the range is super short, because the oxygen is what interfere with the signal. So further apart you are, the slower your connection will be (reduced signal strength).
Precision Touchpad improvements
Got a laptop or convertible system with that uses Microsoft Precision Touchpad drivers? Well excellent news, your very good to excellent touchpad (depending on your device) will get a nice boost., with improved tracking and a long list of new features, with many nicely customizable. These new features are found under Settings > Devices > Touchpads
On-Screen, virtual touchpad
We have a virtual touch screen keyboard, now we have the virtual touch screen touchpad. What’s the point? It is aimed at tablets to allow to control their cursor on a second non-touch screen. For example, if their Windows tablet is connected to an external display or projector and not set as clone, with the virtual touchpad, they can navigate the cursor that has traveled to the other screen to interact with programs and Windows itself. The virtual touchpad stays on top of all your windows, and is draggable. It supports multi-touch and gestures. You can use your finger or thumb to navigate the cursor on the screen.
Picture-in-Picture mode
Universal Apps can now can have a floating mini panel on your desktop, allowing you to have a mini video player window float on your desktop, or Skype video chat window with the new Skype app, which is now out of Preview. The panel is draggable, and can be interacted.
For example, the Movie & TV video player app now has a new button where, when you press it, it goes in Picture-in-Picture mode, where you have this mini video player view that floats above your windows, which you can drag around. By default, it is positioned at the top right corner of the screen, with spacing at the top to not interfere with maximized windowed title bar buttons (minimize, restore, close buttons).
Dynamic Lock
All you need is Bluetooth on your phone, and in your PC. Dynamic Lock is a feature where you can connect your mobile phone to your system via Bluetooth. Windows measures the distance between you and the computer Bluetooth module, and when you walk away from the system, it locks the system for you.
All the Apps got updated greatly!
Be sure to checkout every app, they have all been updated greatly. For example, Maps got a new rendering engine, you can set multiple point in your itinerary, you can use the pen to draw and plan, and more. That is just a few things from 1 app. If I cover all of them, this thread will be extremely long. Beside it is fun to discover, when you'll upgrade
And lots more, including lots of improvements for non-Latin based languages.
Expect to see this update in the coming days, as Microsoft is actively preparing for it.
Are you excited or interested in this new update? Are you ready to update?
