If you sign up to the
Windows Insider Program, you can download the latest preview build of Windows 10.
Please note that unless
you are a tech wizard, it is advised that you install this on either;
a different hard drive and duel boot alongside your current OS or
create a virtual machine using software like Virtual Box or
Vmware.
So 10 things that you
may or may not know about Windows 10:
Windows 10 is set for a
summer release this year(2015)
Microsoft gave us our
first look at what they were developing back in October 2014 and the
released what the called was there Business-orientated preview,
although at this early stage there wasn't much to do in the preview
build it did have inclinations of what was to come. Following this
build in January there consumer-orientated preview was dropped onto
there site. This build had been drastically improved, some features
were unlocked to get a sneak preview of what it may look like
finished and some were even redesigned. A Pre-release build or even a
Full Release is expected to be dropped sometime towards the end of
April/start of May.
Office Apps to be included with Windows 10
These Office apps are Microsoft's way of trying to regain some of there lost territory, territory lost to free programs similar to office, like WPS, Google Drive apps etc. The Office apps will be optimized for phones, tablets and touchscreen PC's, they can also be used on a standard desktop which you can try out on the technical preview of the latest build.
How these will compare to Office 365 users and the upcoming Office 2016 desktop software remains a mystery.
Windows 10 will be
free
Yes, Windows 10 will be
free, but it comes with a couple of very well worded catches, the
first being, it will only be free as an upgrade from Windows8/8.1 or
Windows 7 only (loyal XP users get shafted here) and it has a time
limit of a year to get this done, if you miss your window, which
given the time frame should be very difficult, you will have to pay
for it. There's also lots of speculation as to how it will be paid
for after the year is up, will it be like all previous versions of
windows and you only pay the one off fee or will there be a
subscription based model set in place like they have done with Office
365? Who knows. The second is that you will get updates and support
for the life of the device Windows 10 is installed on. So basically
if your machine knackers, your back to paying for a new copy of
Windows 10. What isn't known at the moment is whether you have to pay
an upgrade fee after the year or there is a subscription charge. You
can keep up to date with current Windows 10 information by signing up
to there Windows 10 web page.
Holograms in the home,
the future is coming faster than we thought
That's right, movies like Iron Man and Minority reports dreamt about waving your hands in the air to move windows and images in front of you.
Windows can be tested and used right now
As I mentioned earlier Microsoft has been releasing preview builds of there soon to be flag ship OS. This gives us - as the end user - the opportunity to test, bug hunt and even comment on what we like and dislike about the OS and see if our collective voices are heard.
The preview builds are not finished products and are for beta testing only so not every feature of Windows 10 will be fully functional or stable at all, but most of it should work fine.
Insert Halo reference
#1: Cortana
Halo was famous for its
great story line, big worlds, fun to fight enemies and of course
Master chief himself. But in the midst of all that beautifully
crafted madness was the Artificial Intelligence Cortana. Microsoft
have revived her and has developed there very own Digital Assistant,
that first appeared on Windows 8.1 phones and will be a part of
Windows 10. It's now available in the technical preview builds and
has been since January. It ties in with Microsoft's search engine
Bing, so you can just ask Cortana to look up something for you,
or type it depending on your preference.
Cortana
is far from working perfectly but I am confident that with the
progress Microsoft is making on Windows 10, that Cortana will
be working as we expect.
Windows RT maybe on the way out
Microsoft designed a version of Windows 8/8.1 that uses 32-bit ARM CPU technology for mobile devices, they also mentioned that they may be designing a newer version alongside Windows 10. Confusion ensued about this though when Microsoft's Surface 2 was discontinued and that existing RT devices will be kept alive only through upgrades and updates.
Gamers
will be pleased
DirectX
12, this is Microsoft’s new API software for gaming. It promises
faster gaming performance and better efficiency. Windows 10 will also
include a DVR mode in which you can record the last 30 minutes of
game play, so another push for social gaming.
Microsoft
also announced that they will also enable cross platform gaming
between Xbox and PC. This has been attempted by Microsoft before, so
we will see if they can pull it off this time.
Insert Halo reference #2: Spartan
Microsoft has been developing a whole new web browser for us, aptly codenamed Project Spartan. But they are also keeping Internet Explorer 11 as well, so we get 2 browsers. Spartan will be a less cluttered browser that resembles more of what were used in other browsers like Google Chrome. Microsoft has developed this new browser in another attempt to regain territory they lost to popular browsers like Mozzila’s Firefox.
All for
one and one for all
Is the
theme with Windows 10, Microsoft is making the same Operating system
available across all platforms. This means that most Windows phones
should receive the upgrade, but there may be some unspecified
exceptions. Microsoft tablets will also get Windows and Xbox One,
this will as previously mentioned help with the cross platform gaming
Microsoft intends to attempt again.
Microsoft's
new Windows Version looks promising and boasts a lot of new features,
it will give developers, businesses and home users a great platform
to start a fresh new Windows experience and combine all there most
used devices together.
Also AMD
may have accidentally leaked the launch date of Windows 10 to be in
July read the full story here
http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/203827-amd-leaks-plans-for-upcoming-windows-10-launch
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