It might be hard to believe it, but Windows 10 has been with us, whether we
like it or not, for a little over a year now. And given that Microsoft has moved
away from monolithic updates every three
or so years, in favor of the new Windows
as a service concept with feature updates being pushed out more regularly,
I guess they decided it's time time for
the well anniversary update. But wait,
does this actually add new functionality or does it just make the operating
system less broken? Allah, the Windows service packs of yester year. Good
question. And while there are bug fixes, to be sure, Microsoft has stuck with
their vision of incrementally adding legitimately new features instead of
just selling us a whole new version of the software a few years later. So,
what's inside? Well, since you're probably watching this video through
some form of web browser, we'll start
off with the updates to Microsoft Edge, the replacement for Internet Explorer,
which you can learn more about here. The anniversary update finally brings the
long- aaited browser extension support to Edge, as well as the ability to pin
your most important tabs. On the subject of keeping things organized, Cortana is
a heck of a lot more useful. Now, she even works from the lock screen if you
want to tell her to do something with your computer from across the room. My
girlfriend could maybe learn a thing or two. You can also add images to your
reminders, useful for recalling stuff you have to do at a quick glance. And
speaking of Android, Cortana Desktop can now push to your Android or iOS device
or your Windows phone if you have one of those. If you spend late nights staring
into your computer monitor instead of your mobile device, one very welcome
change is a dark theme for Windows 10, which can be accessed with one click
from the personalization menu instead of a registry tweak. This should help keep
you from being blinded by the light colored UI elements during your late
night browsing sessions. And on the subject of late night tinkering, if
you're moving to a new setup or upgrading an old one, Microsoft has made
it a lot easier to deal with activation issues as a result of hardware changes
by giving users the ability to link their Microsoft accounts to their
license keys. So, you'll be able to reactivate more easily if you do
something like swap out a motherboard or a video card. Although this doesn't
completely remove activation concerns,
it does give frequent upgraders a fair bit more wiggle room. And experimenting
on the software side just got a lot easier as well as the anniversary update
includes a full fat bash shell. Essentially, you can run Linux commands
from within Windows, similar to how Wine enables you to run Windows applications
on Linux. An awesome feature for both developers as well as people who just
want to dabble in Linux without having to dual boot or virtualize. Touch input
is also more versatile. Windows Inc. supports annotations and gestures on
more programs including Office and Maps if you've got a smart pen. And
continuing to develop the do stuff without touching the keyboard paradigm.
You can also log into Windows with supported wearables and smartphones if
your computer is NFC capable. Although that being said, thirdparty solutions
with this functionality aren't brand new, this is the first time Windows has
supported it natively. Finally, apart from the usual security patches,
facelifts, and bug fixes, the start menu is different again. Mine is working for
now. The anniversary update allows Windows Defender, the built-in malware
protection program, to scan your system from time to time, even if you have a
different antivirus solution installed, just to make sure that your primary
solution didn't miss anything. So, while the anniversary update isn't quite like
getting a whole new operating system, I'd say it's a nicer surprise than the
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