1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:06,400 It might be hard to believe it, but Windows 10 has been with us, whether we 2 00:00:03,919 --> 00:00:11,920 like it or not, for a little over a year now. And given that Microsoft has moved 3 00:00:08,559 --> 00:00:15,200 away from monolithic updates every three 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:17,440 or so years, in favor of the new Windows 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:23,279 as a service concept with feature updates being pushed out more regularly, 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:26,320 I guess they decided it's time time for 7 00:00:23,279 --> 00:00:28,880 the well anniversary update. But wait, 8 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:33,520 does this actually add new functionality or does it just make the operating 9 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:38,160 system less broken? Allah, the Windows service packs of yester year. Good 10 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:41,920 question. And while there are bug fixes, to be sure, Microsoft has stuck with 11 00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:46,399 their vision of incrementally adding legitimately new features instead of 12 00:00:44,559 --> 00:00:50,640 just selling us a whole new version of the software a few years later. So, 13 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:55,280 what's inside? Well, since you're probably watching this video through 14 00:00:52,239 --> 00:00:57,600 some form of web browser, we'll start 15 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:02,320 off with the updates to Microsoft Edge, the replacement for Internet Explorer, 16 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:06,960 which you can learn more about here. The anniversary update finally brings the 17 00:01:04,559 --> 00:01:12,240 long- aaited browser extension support to Edge, as well as the ability to pin 18 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:17,200 your most important tabs. On the subject of keeping things organized, Cortana is 19 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:21,200 a heck of a lot more useful. Now, she even works from the lock screen if you 20 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:25,360 want to tell her to do something with your computer from across the room. My 21 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:30,400 girlfriend could maybe learn a thing or two. You can also add images to your 22 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:35,200 reminders, useful for recalling stuff you have to do at a quick glance. And 23 00:01:32,799 --> 00:01:40,880 speaking of Android, Cortana Desktop can now push to your Android or iOS device 24 00:01:38,159 --> 00:01:44,799 or your Windows phone if you have one of those. If you spend late nights staring 25 00:01:43,119 --> 00:01:50,240 into your computer monitor instead of your mobile device, one very welcome 26 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:55,200 change is a dark theme for Windows 10, which can be accessed with one click 27 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:59,040 from the personalization menu instead of a registry tweak. This should help keep 28 00:01:57,439 --> 00:02:02,560 you from being blinded by the light colored UI elements during your late 29 00:02:00,719 --> 00:02:06,479 night browsing sessions. And on the subject of late night tinkering, if 30 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:11,200 you're moving to a new setup or upgrading an old one, Microsoft has made 31 00:02:08,959 --> 00:02:15,680 it a lot easier to deal with activation issues as a result of hardware changes 32 00:02:13,599 --> 00:02:19,280 by giving users the ability to link their Microsoft accounts to their 33 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:22,640 license keys. So, you'll be able to reactivate more easily if you do 34 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:28,400 something like swap out a motherboard or a video card. Although this doesn't 35 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:30,959 completely remove activation concerns, 36 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:34,560 it does give frequent upgraders a fair bit more wiggle room. And experimenting 37 00:02:32,959 --> 00:02:39,440 on the software side just got a lot easier as well as the anniversary update 38 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:44,080 includes a full fat bash shell. Essentially, you can run Linux commands 39 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:49,040 from within Windows, similar to how Wine enables you to run Windows applications 40 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:53,040 on Linux. An awesome feature for both developers as well as people who just 41 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:57,760 want to dabble in Linux without having to dual boot or virtualize. Touch input 42 00:02:55,760 --> 00:03:02,159 is also more versatile. Windows Inc. supports annotations and gestures on 43 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:06,159 more programs including Office and Maps if you've got a smart pen. And 44 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:10,560 continuing to develop the do stuff without touching the keyboard paradigm. 45 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:15,599 You can also log into Windows with supported wearables and smartphones if 46 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:19,120 your computer is NFC capable. Although that being said, thirdparty solutions 47 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:22,720 with this functionality aren't brand new, this is the first time Windows has 48 00:03:20,959 --> 00:03:26,720 supported it natively. Finally, apart from the usual security patches, 49 00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:31,440 facelifts, and bug fixes, the start menu is different again. Mine is working for 50 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:35,599 now. 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