Description
Windows Ink
Windows Ink lets you draw on pictures and videos in the Photos app to make them your own. With Windows Ink, you can draw on a 2D or 3D map in the Maps app and make it yours by creating routes with turn-by-turn directions, measuring the distance between any two points, adding notes, and marking places to visit.
Groove
With Groove, you can upload music from your PC to OneDrive to play your own tunes and make a playlist once for all your devices.
360° Immersion
With the Movies & TV app, you can explore immersive 360° video content from partners like GoPro, Baobab Studios, SLIVER.tv, LIFE VR, and NextVR.
Mini View
The mini view feature lets you keep an ever-present small window on top of what you're doing. This means you can do things like binge watch your favorite show, carry on a Skype conversation or control your music, regardless of what else you're working on.
Night Light
You can now lower the amount of blue light emitted from your PC at night with Night light.
Support
The Creators Update enables immersive experiences that blur the lines between the physical and digital worlds. It enables developers to create exciting Windows Mixed Reality apps and experiences with Windows Mixed Reality dev kits.
Security
The Windows Defender Security Center offers a single dashboard display, so you can control your security options from one place—everything from anti-virus, network, and firewall protection; to assessing your device performance and health; to security controls for your apps and browser; and to family safety options. For enterprise customers using the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) service, the centralized portal first delivered in the Anniversary Update called the Windows Security Center will link to Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection, via the Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph, to allow IT administrators to easily follow an attack across endpoints and email in a seamless and integrated way.
Dynamic Lock
Windows Hello can use any paired iPhone, Android, or Windows Phone to detect when you step away from your PC or tablet, automatically locking it behind you for an extra measure of security and privacy. This feature works with smartphones, fitness bands, or any device that's paired to your PC or tablet.
Windows Defender ATP
New actions and insights have been added in Windows Defender ATP to investigate and respond to network attacks, including sensors in memory, enriched intelligence, and new remediation actions.
Privacy Dashboard
Microsoft's privacy dashboard will let you see and manage your activity data across multiple services, as well as changes to how Windows 10 privacy settings will be designed and featured for customers.
New Setup Experience
The Creators Update introduces a new setup experience for you to choose the settings that are right for you, simplifies Diagnostic data collection from three levels to two (Basic and Full), and further reduces the data collected at the Basic level.
Skype for Windows 10
Skype was built for Windows 10 and includes exclusive features such as mini view, SMS relay for Windows Phone, and Skype Translator for calls to mobile phones and landlines. It is easy to use with keyboard shortcuts, conversation search, and a redesigned group video calling view that brings everyone even closer together. Be more productive on your PC and collaborate over Skype - share screens, photos, videos, documents, and files (up to 300MB). Say "hello" with an instant message, voice or video call, all for free, no matter what device you use Skype on.
Windows 10 Pro Features
Start Menu
After its hiatus in Windows 8, the Start Menu has returned. Utilizing a combination of the traditional menu system and Windows 8's Live Tiles, the improved Start Menu gives you more information at a glance, showing notification information alongside your applications and other pinned items.
Cortana
Microsoft's digital personal assistant, Cortana can answer your questions with information gleaned from both your device and the internet at large. You can type or even talk with her, if your system has a microphone. Using her Notebook, Cortana keeps track of your needs and wants, and she learns over time to improve her information gathering skills.
Microsoft Edge
After nearly 20 years, Microsoft has finally replaced its Internet Explorer web browser. With Microsoft Edge, users can write directly on web pages and share notes with friends and colleagues. It also improves the online reading experience by adding a distraction-free mode and read-it-later functionality. Edge also has built-in Cortana integration; you can have her help you find a restaurant, make a reservation, and pull up directions without leaving your browser.
Windows Store
For Windows 10, Microsoft has unified the Windows Store. Now, apps for PCs, tablets, and phones will all be accessible from one place. And with support for Universal Apps, one version of an app can work across all your compatible devices automatically.
Windows Continuum
Windows 10 was designed for a variety of screen sizes and input styles, and with its Continuum feature, it automatically adapts to fit your needs. A Windows 10 tablet on its own requires a touch-centric approach, but attaching a mouse and keyboard will shift everything to a more traditional interface. You can even attach an external monitor to your Windows 10 phone for a near-desktop experience. But it's not just the operating system; Windows Universal Apps take advantage of Continuum as well.
Xbox on Windows 10
Gaming is a big focus of Windows 10. Xbox integration allows for PC players to match up against Xbox One players on supported games, and if you have an Xbox One, you can even stream compatible titles to your PC. Native support for recording with the new Game DVR feature makes it easy to capture and share your gameplay. The new DirectX12 takes better advantage of multi-core processors, giving games a performance boost, even on older hardware. Windows 10 also features native support for virtual reality headsets, such as the Oculus Rift.
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