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WINDOWS10
Windows 10
ü Windows 10 is an operating system developed by
Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.
ü First presented in April 2014 at the Build
Conference, it is scheduled to be released in 2015, and is currently
in public beta testing.
ü Windows 10 will be offered at no charge for consumer
users of Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone
8.1.
WHY WAS IT DEVELOPED?
ü The overlying goal of Windows 10 is to actualize
Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to unify the Windows PC, Windows Phone, Windows
Embedded and Xbox, Surface Hub and HoloLens,
around a common internal core and application ecosystem.
NEW
FEATURES
1.
Start Menu Returns
When you click on the Start button at
the bottom left of the screen, you get two panels side by side, with the left
column showing pinned, recently and most-used apps.
You also get a power button at the
top for options such as Hibernate, Standby and Shutdown, and an all apps option
a la Windows 8. The right column features a selection of live tiles that you
can customize, resize and reorganize. Not only that, but the search field
at the bottom will look up related Internet results in addition to programs and
files (as it did on Windows 7).
2. Cortana on Desktop
Windows 10 will bring Microsoft’s
voice-controlled digital assistant Cortana to desktop computers, to make it
easier for you to interact with your device without lifting a finger. You can
even get Cortana to send an email while you’re working on a spreadsheet, making
multi-tasking much easier.
3.
Xbox App
The new operating system will support
Xbox game streaming, with improved speed and graphics performance thanks to
DirectX 12 support. The app also lets you record, edit and share your fragging
victories with the Game DVR feature, which lets you grab the previous 30
seconds of your game so you don’t miss unexpected wins.
4.
Project Spartan Browser
Forget Internet Explorer includes PDF
support, a reading mode that improves the layout of long articles, and a new
note taking feature. The latter lets you scribble on any page and share your
comments with your friends through social networks via a slide-in menu so you
won’t have to leave the browser. Project Spartan will feature Cortana support
within the browser, so she can pull contextual information from the sites
you’re on to do things like navigate to a restaurant you’re looking up or pull
up an upcoming flight time without having to go into your email.
5. Improved Multitasking
Let’s you run another set of
windows as if on another screen, but without the physical monitor. This is
similar to Apple’s Spaces feature on OS X, and helps you manage your multitude of
open windows and apps. Set up one specifically for home and leave your
apps such as Netflix and Amazon open, and create another desktop for work on
which you keep Word, Excel and Internet Explorer open.
6.
Universal Apps
To make the transition across devices
more seamless, Microsoft is introducing a new category of software called
Universal Apps, which use the same code but adapt their interface to the device
in your hand. The content is stored and synced via Microsoft’s cloud service
OneDrive so you can pick up where you left off on another device.
The system even detects duplicates
and stores just one copy of the same image, and can automatically create
good-looking albums for you. The Mail app has also been overhauled and
will now be a version of Outlook, complete with an editor based on
Microsoft Word.
7. Office Apps Get Touch Support
A new version of Office apps
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook will provide a touch-first interface across
phones, tablets and PCs. The persistent function ribbon at the top of the apps
is now an app bar that shows up only when you need it. In Outlook, you’ll now
be able to delete messages from your inbox by swiping each entry to the left.
Swiping to the right flags that message. The apps will look and perform the
same way on a PC as they do on a mobile device for a more coherent
experience.
8.
Continuum
With the rise of hybrid laptop-tablet
devices, Microsoft wants to make it easier to switch between either modes.
The system will detect if you’ve plugged in a keyboard or mouse and switch
modes for more convenient interaction. If you remove the keyboard/mouse, a
notification will pop up from the task bar at the bottom, asking if you want to
activate Tablet mode. When you do, you are greeted with the more touch-friendly
profile. Dock your tablet into the keyboard again, and you’ll receive the same
prompt, this time asking if you want to exit Tablet mode.
9.
Action Center
Windows 10 will provide a new way to
look at all your notifications in one place. It collects alerts from your
device from all your apps, similar to the notifications drawers in iOS and Android. Depending
on the app, you can also respond or react from this panel itself, with each
notification expanding to show more actions. The Action Center also offers a
quick way to toggle connectivity options and other settings such as display brightness
and contrast.
10.
Unified Settings / Control Panel
Instead of having two apps to control
your device settings in Control Panel and PC Settings, Microsoft is making
things less confusing by bringing them together in one. You’ll be able to
manage your device from one place instead of hunting for a specific menu.
BY:-
PRIYA BANSAL
B.Tech, ECE, FIRST YEAR
IGDTUW
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