Everything you need to know about Windows 10

Wondering how much Windows 10 will set you back? In most cases, nothing. Microsoft has announced that the new operating system will be a free upgrade in the first year for everyone using Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows Phone 8.1. 

The announcement marks a change in strategy to its previous policy of charging for major updates.

The offer, which is limited to the OS's first year of release, may aid its adoption.
That could help avoid a repeat of the relatively slow uptake of Windows 8.

The event at the firm's Redmond headquarters spent much of its two-hour duration focused on new capabilities gained by introducing the firm's virtual assistant Cortana to PCs.

In addition it showed off a futuristic "holographic" computing prototype headset that makes it seem as if computer-generated graphics are superimposed over the real world, allowing them to be controlled with hand gestures and voice commands.

Cortana :

Microsoft executive Joe Belfiore demonstrated how the software could be told to:

>bring up Powerpoint presentation documents

>locate photos taken during a specific month

>dictate and send emails

>tell the user whether or not the weather forecast indicated they should wear a coat later

>show where their car was parked
In addition, Mr Belfiore showed how the software could also be used to respond to requests that had been typed rather than spoken into a PC.

Windows 10 brings the same operating system to devices of all sizes, rather than having different ones for PCs/tablets, mobile phones and the firm's Xbox games console.
Mr Belfiore also highlighted one of the core benefits of Windows 10: a single app will run on multiple types of device, with the user interface reformatting itself to suit the machine it is running on, rather than having a different program for phones, tablets and PCs.

Start menu:

The familiar Start menu is back, but it brings with it a new customizable space for your favorite apps and Live Tiles.g on, rather than having a different program for phones, tablets and PCs.

Everything runs in a window:

Apps from the Windows Store now open in the same format that desktop apps do and can be resized and moved around, and have title bars at the top allowing for maximize, minimize, and close with a click.

Snap enhancements:

You can now have four apps snapped on the same screen with a new quadrant layout. Windows will also show other apps and programs running for additional snapping and even make smart suggestions on filling available screen space with other open apps.

New task view button:

There’s a new task-view button on the taskbar for quick switching between open files and quick access to any desktops you create.

Multiple desktops:

Create desktops for different purposes and projects and switch between these desktops easily and pick up where you left off on each desktop.

Find files faster:

File Explorer now displays your recent files and frequently visited folders making for finding files you’ve worked on is easier.

Watch the below video from Joe Belfiore to see many of these features in action. Immediately you’ll see how Windows 10 carries forward a sense of familiarity, while providing new capabilities to help you way the work you want to and be more productive.

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