Windows 10 Is Available July 29
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Windows 10 Is Available July 29
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Microsoft kicked off June with news that Windows 10 will ship on July 29, just a little under two months from now. The next big update for MS is designed as a unifying platform that will offer continuity across mobile, desktop, tablets and even the Xbox One gaming console, and it will be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users for the first year. To help ensure easy updates (and probably as a way to try to get a large installed base of Windows 10 users right away), Microsoft is also using a “reservation” system that allows users to sign up to be notified when the update is available, and to schedule it to install when you want.
A big new feature addition for Windows 10 is Cortana, so here’s a message the company prepared from its virtual assistant ant announcing the news.
What else do you get? Well I’m glad you asked – here’s a quick look at the highlights:
Microsoft is doing everything it can to make the transition smooth, like ensuring it’ll work with your existing applications. Windows 8 was sort of an awkward generation, so here’s hoping the skipped numeral results in something that suits everyone’s needs.
A big new feature addition for Windows 10 is Cortana, so here’s a message the company prepared from its virtual assistant ant announcing the news.
What else do you get? Well I’m glad you asked – here’s a quick look at the highlights:
- Microsoft Edge: The successor to Internet Explorer, designed around minimalism and collaboration tools, plus with Cortana integration.
- Word, Excel and PowerPoint built in.
- Xbox Live and Xbox app for doing things like recording gameplay, interacting with your Xbox friends and also streaming Xbox games to the desktop.
- Windows Continuum, which lets you smoothly jump between multiple Windows 10 devices, and which lets you use your phones like a PC with external input accessories.
- Windows Hello, a new login method that uses face, iris or fingerprint recognition to log you in without a password, depending on hardware support.
Microsoft is doing everything it can to make the transition smooth, like ensuring it’ll work with your existing applications. Windows 8 was sort of an awkward generation, so here’s hoping the skipped numeral results in something that suits everyone’s needs.
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I am running XP, 7, and 8.1 at home. I will upgrade one computer to 10 and see what I think. 8.1 isn't bad. The small fixes to 8.0 really made a huge difference in the user experience.
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I did w8 beta and it was torture. lol i had a hard time trying to go back to w7. I have 8.1 on my newer desktop and laptop and is okay, and still have the old junker on w7. I will definitely wait until i see some reviews and still would be weary of upgrading.
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Microsoft is doing everything it can to make the transition smooth, like ensuring it’ll work with your existing applications. Windows 8 was sort of an awkward generation, so here’s hoping the skipped numeral results in something that suits everyone’s needs.
That's a good one right there!
1) clone hard drive
2) install new windows on clone
3) discover new sucks so bad 2020 will be the year of linux
4) reinstall original hard drive
5) keep on truckin'
It's hard to tell. Every other release is good, but they skipped 9 and went straight to X. So, will it be good or will it be bad? Either way, the safe money is on waiting about 11.5 months before upgrading personal equipment, to let the fanboys and intentionally-testing beta testers shake out the bugs.
