QUESTION NO: 02

Discuss in detail some of the features which were specifically introduced in

Windows-10. Put a heading of those features and explain them feature under

The heading.

Windows-10
Windows 10 is a series of personal computer operating systems produced by Microsoft as part of its
Windows NT family of operating systems. It is the successor to Windows 8.1, and was released to
manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and broadly released for retail sale on July 29, 2015. Windows 10
receives new builds on an ongoing basis, which are available at no additional cost to users, in
addition to additional test builds of Windows 10 which are available to Windows Insiders. The latest
stable build of Windows 10 is Version 1909 (November 2019 Update). Devices in enterprise
environments can receive these updates at a slower pace, or use long-term support milestones that
only receive critical updates, such as security patches, over their ten-year lifespan of extended
support.

FEATURES OF WINDOWS-10
Windows 10 won’t be launching for quite a while but we already know a lot about Microsoft’s upcoming
OS. From Xbox for Windows and Cortana for desktop to a resurrected Start Menu and new multitasking
tools, the new platform will offer a bevy of new features. These are the 11 best features.

1. START MENU RETURNS

The Windows 10 Start menu is a table of contents to all the apps (programs), folders and contacts
you use often. In Desktop mode, all the app icons appear in an alphabetical list on the left side of
the screen, and they can be made to appear on the right side as tiles.It’swhat Windows 8
detractors have been clamoring for, and Microsoft has finally brought back theStart Menu. Now,
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).
Even better, you can have the Start Menu expand to full screen whenever you want, eliminating
the need for a Modern UI Start Screen

REFERENCE:www.pcmag.com and Wikipedia

2. Cortana on Desktop

Being lazy just got a lot easier. 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 will be able to search your hard drive for specific files, pull up photos from
specific dates, or launch PowerPoint presentations just by telling your PC to do so. You can even
get Cortana to send an email while you’re working on a spreadsheet, making multi-tasking much
easier. Microsoft is showing off more new features of its upcoming Windows 10 operating system
today, and possibly the most exciting of these is Cortana for PCs. With Cortana on the desktop,
you'll be able to get the voice-controlled digital assistant for easier hands-free interaction. The
voice assistant will be available over the next few months via the Windows Insider program for
those who wish to test early versions of the next OS.
Cortana will work a little differently on the PC than on smartphones. It will be able to search your
hard drive for specific files, pull up PowerPoint slides, and serve up photos from specific dates or
events based on your query.

3. XBOX APP

The Xbox app for Windows 10 is the tip of the spear as Microsoft tries to re-engage PC gamers. As
the primary client for Xbox Game Pass for PC, the Xbox app for Windows 10 also sports nifty voice
chat functions, a cross-platform friends list, and a PC gaming store vastly superior to the default
Microsoft Store client. You will soon be able to play any Xbox One game on your PC or tablet,
with the Xboxapp for the windows 10. The new operating system will support Xbox game
streaming (through your home network), 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. You'll also be able to join your friends in games across Windows 10 or the
Xbox platforms, and see your friends' activity via Xbox Live.

REFERENCE: laptopmag.com
4. Project Spartan Browser

Project Spartan is designed to work the way you do, with features enabling you to do cool things
like write or type on a webpage. It’s a browser that is made for easy sharing, reading, discovery
and getting things done online. Forget Internet Explorer. The long-derided browser will be
replaced by the newly announced Project Spartan. New features include 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. Better yet, 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

A new Multiple Desktops feature lets 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. Instead of having multiple windows open on
top of each other on one desktop, you can set up a whole other virtual desktop for those
programs to reside in. 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.

With the new desktops comes a new way to keep track of your open apps on Windows 10. On
the new operating system, you can either hit the new Task View button on the task bar or swipe
in from the left edge of the screen to pull up a one-page view of all your open apps and files. It’s
not much different from using the Alt-Tab combination shortcut on your keyboard, but this
presents a convenient way for touch-oriented users to get an overview of what’s running.
Microsoft also updated its Snap View multitasking feature to let you dock windows to the four
corners of your screen. While you could split your display between apps before, the number of
programs you could have side-by-side was limited by your device’s screen resolution. The system
will even suggest what other open apps you can use to fill up available space, a feature called
Snap Assist.

REFERENCE: laptopmag.com
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 company is also bundling its own set of Universal apps with the OS, including
Photos, Videos, Music, Maps, People & Messaging and Mail & Calendar, which all function the
same way on tablets, phones and PCs. The content is stored and synced via Microsoft’s cloud
service OneDrive so you can pick up where you left off on another device.

Some of these apps, such as Photos, are brand new. Photos will pull your images across your PC
and mobile devices and organize, enhance and sync them through OneDrive. 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. Microsoft Office is the world’s leading productivity suite, but up
until now, it hasn’t offered much in the way of touch support. However, it looks like that’s all
about to change. Today at the company’s Windows 10 event, JoeBelfour demonstrated new
Windows 10 Office applications that are made for touch input and offer the same experience
across phones, tablets and PCs.

Belfour started by opening a copy of Word for Windows 10 on a phone. He showed that the
word-processing application had the same function-filled ribbon as previous versions of word, but
it was available as an app bar rather than a persistent set of buttons at the top of the screen.

REFERENCE: laptopmag.com
8. Continuum

Microsoft Windows 10 Continuum is a feature that adjusts a device’s user interface to

accommodate different form factors. For example, if a user works with a 2-in-1 device, the
operating system automatically detects a keyboard and adjusts the device’s view to that of a
traditional desktop computer. With the rise of hybrid laptop-tablet devices, Microsoft wants to
make it easier to switch between either mode. 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.
Microsoft Windows 10 Continuum is a feature that adjusts a device’s user interface to
accommodate different form factors. For example, if a user works with a 2-in-1 device, the
operating system automatically detects a keyboard and adjusts the device’s view to that of a
traditional desktop computer. If the user does not attach a keyboard to the device, the operating
system defaults to tablet mode.

Windows 10 Continuum also works on users’ Windows-based smartphones. Users can connect
their smartphones to a wired dock or wireless adapter and project their phone’s screen to a high
definition television (HDTV) or monitor that has HDMI input. Continuum then registers that
peripheral devices, such as a keyboard or mouse, are present and displays the desktop
accordingly. The feature works best on devices such as the Microsoft Surface line of tablets and
Windows flagship smartphones, which are designed to take advantage of the adaptive interface.
Continuum is designed to work with Universal Windows applications to simplify app
development. Developers only have to write code for an application once and it works across
devices.

REFERENCE: techtarget.com
9. ACTION CENTER

Windows 10 will provide a new way to look at all your notifications in one place. The Action
Center appears to replace the Charms menu that slides in from the right on Windows 8 devices. 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. Windows-10 fixes
this with the Action Center, a slide-out pane that groups and displays notifications, and also
provides access to quick actions like Wi-Fi, Quiet Hours, and Night Light. The Action Center is
straightforward to use, and it’s also pretty customizable.

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.

We expect more features to be announced as Microsoft gets closer to publicly releasing Windows
10, so stay tuned for more info.
If you’re a longtime Windows user,…you know that it seems that with every version of
Windows,…various system settings and control panels…seem to get more and more
scattered…throughout the operating system,…making it difficult to find or remember…where
certain settings are located.…This was especially true of Windows 8…where you could open your
PC system settings from…at least four or five different places.…But with Windows 10, Microsoft
has brought…access to all the system settings and controls…into a single unified settings
area…and organized them into a clean, logical fashion…that should make it much easier to
find…the controls you’re looking for without…having to spend a lot of time hunting…through
various windows and menus.…

You can find Settings here in the Start menu…and selecting it opens up the main Settings
window…where the various categories are represented…by these icons with simple
descriptions.…Now, to be clear, this isn’t to say that…the traditional control panel
you’re…probably familiar with is gone.

REFERENCE: lynda.com
11. TABLET MODE

Unlike Windows 8, Windows 10 makes a clear distinction between desktops and tablets. If you're
using a keyboard and mouse with Windows 10, you'll be in desktop mode by default. If your
computer also has a touchscreen, you can go into tablet mode at any time. Tablet users can also
switch back to desktop mode if they prefer.
One of the biggest things that annoys users about Windows 8 is its all-or-nothing Start screen.
Windows 10 tries to fix that problem with a separate full-screen tablet mode that it hopes will
soothe angry desktop users.

Tablet mode is a new feature that should automatically activate (if you want it to) when you
detach a tablet from its base or dock. The Start menu then goes full screen as do Windows Store
apps and Settings. It’s also important to note that in tablet mode, the Desktop is unavailable.
When you open for example, File Explorer, it will only appear maximized. So, tablet mode is truly
a mode in which the Start screen is where you will spend most of your time interacting with
Windows.

If you’re on a desktop with a proper keyboard and mouse, then you will be able to use the Start
menu, which can be resized and adjusted to fit your needs and whims.
If you want to try out tablet mode because you have a touchscreen or you want to configure its
behavior, then you can manually turn it on and make adjustments.

You first need to open the Settings and then the “System” group, then tap the on/off button
under the “Make Windows more touch-friendly …” heading to enter or leave tablet mode.
You can also configure which mode your device assumes when you sign in, as well what your
device should do when it wants to automatically switch tablet mode on or off.

In tablet mode, the most striking aspect will be that the Start menu is now the Start screen,
similar to Windows 8.
Remember, in tablet mode, the desktop won’t be available though you will be able to still access
the desktop folder through File Explorer. Otherwise you can use your computer and all its
applications as you normally would.

The advantage to tablet mode will obviously be that it’s far more appropriate to touchscreens
because of all the big targets it provides for our fat fingers. The one big caveat for most people
may still be the fact that you’re dealing with the Start screen as the primary interface, though it
does retain enough desktop elements that it will hopefully not be too confusing for most users.

REFERENCE: howtogeek.com