Post by anwenwilson on Sept 19, 2017 6:39:08 GMT
MICROSOFT has a big Windows 10 Creators Update in the pipeline - set to be released in the next few months - which is full of great new features. Testing has begun for the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, ahead of a planned September 2017 release date for the big patch.Fast Ring Insider testers received the update to download in the past few days and have been trying out the new features of Microsoft’s flagship OS. It will mark the second Windows 10 Creators Update this year, after a patch was released in April of this year. The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update brings with it changes to the Action Centre notification area, which now has a separate section for apps.
The Windows Phone keyboard will also be coming to PCs, with enhanced text prediction to the touch keyboard in Windows 10.There will also be a new touch keyboard layout, similar to the phone keyboard, for one handed use and Windows 10 users will be able to use dictation to input English or Chinese text on the desktop with the microphone button.Voice commands can also be used for basic editing and punctuation as part of the new experience.Users of the Edge browser are getting a brand new Full Screen Option (by hitting F11) and will be able to pin websites to the Taskbar.
While Microsoft have also added in new Cortana features, such as giving you reminders of upcoming events if you’ve taken a picture of the event’s poster and the voice assistant gets a new Lasso tool to circle relevant information on screen using a pen that supports Press and Hold.By pressing the Windows and the full stop buttons, it will bring up the Emoji panel and you can quickly scroll through and pic the emoji you want.The latest Windows 10 update, due out in a few months time, follows on from the most recent Creators Update in April.
It brought with major improvements to 3D modelling, virtual reality support and a new Game Mode for Windows 10 PCs that prioritised resources for games.If you haven’t upgraded to Windows 10 yet and are wishing you had signed up during the official free upgrade period, you may still be in luck.