so today we are going to look through the some of the new features in Windows 10 following user feedback from unhappy Windows 8/8.1 users.
Here are ten key features of the new operating system…
1. Start menu makes a comeback
Microsoft has brought the Start menu back with Windows 10. The Windows 10 Start Menu mixes in a dash of the Metro Start screen’s functionality, sprinkling Live Tiles of Windows 8-style apps next to shortcuts to more traditional PC software.You can turn off that Live Tile functionality if you’d like to.
2. Continuum
Yes, Windows 10 is vastly improved on PCs, but Microsoft didn’t forget about touchscreen users. The operating system includes a handy “Continuum” feature that dynamically switches the interface between the PC-friendly desktop and a Windows 8-like mode that’s better suited for fingers , depending on how you’re using the device.
3. Updated command prompt
Microsoft has pleased power users with some improvements in the command prompt interface. The command prompt now supports copy and paste keyboard shortcuts so you’ll be able to use Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V commands easily.
4. Windowed Windows Store apps
As you might have caught onto by now, those reviled Windows Store apps from Windows 8 haven’t been eradicated—but they have been remolded to fit desktop sensibilities. In Windows 10, launching a Windows app on your PC opens it in a desktop window, rather than dumping you into a full-screen app. The windowed apps have a mouse-friendly toolbar of options across the top, and even alter their interface to best fit the size of the window. Nifty.
5. New Edge browserMicrosoft has replaced Internet Explorer with a new browser called Edge which features a
minimalist, clean interface similar to Google’s Chrome. It offers Cortana integration, a reading view mode like Apple’s Safari and tools to annotate web pages. The performance is also faster compared to Internet Explorer.
7. Cortana
One key feature of Windows 10 is Cortana, Microsoft's voice-based personal digital assistant.assistant. Cortana will want to access your personal info, then use that info along with her Bing-powered cloud smarts to intelligently surface information you’re looking and perform other helpful tasks.Cortana can help you find all sorts of online information via natural language queries you ask using text or voice commands. Cortana can also apply those natural language smarts to use search your hard drive.
8. Action Center
Notifications are one of the coolest features of modern operating systems, with pop ups reminding you of all sorts of useful information. Windows 8 had them, but those notifications disappeared forever as soon as they faded from your screen—an issue if you weren’t actively sitting in front of your PC when one popped up.
It can be fired up by clicking on a message envelope icon in the system tray at the bottom right corner. It is similar to Notification Center seen in Apple's OS X operating system.
9. Universal search
The Windows 10 Start menu also features a universal search box (integrated with Cortana) similar to Apple OS X’s Spotlight feature and offers web results in addition to results obtained by searching across files, apps and settings.
10. Snap enhancements
Users can now have up to four apps snapped on the same screen with what Microsoft calls a new quadrant layout.Windows 10 will also show other apps and programmes running for additional snapping and will make smart suggestions on filling available screen space with other open apps.
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