Ramblings of an old Doc

 

On August second, the following features are being added (along with various ‘fixes’ for current bugs).

They’re summarized in two articles from TechRepublic:

The first cites “Windows Information Protection” (a.k.a. Enterprise Data Protection):

“1. The feature uses containerisation file techniques to keep personal and enterprise data separate, as well as imposing various controls over who can access which data.

2. Windows 10 Defender Advanced Threat Protection (WDATP), a service for detecting online threats and attacks. While Windows 10 already includes the Windows Defender antivirus, this new service will attempt to spot emerging threats by analysing large amounts of security data and suggest responses to breaches. WDATP has been tested by 300 enterprises ahead of launch.” – TechRepublic

My take is that number one will be made available to Home users, while one and two will be made available for Enterprise users.

For more regarding the big five changes, I’d suggest looking at the second article in Sources, below. They include extensions and changes to Edge:

“Supported extensions include AdBlock, Evernote, the LastPass password manager, Microsoft Translator, which automatically translates pages into more than 50 different languages, an extension to augment mouse gestures support, and the Reddit Enhancement Suite.

Another extension will allow users to create, edit and view Office files from inside the Edge browser, without having to install Microsoft Office.

Outside of extensions, the Edge browser will allow users to pin tabs for their favorite sites and web apps, so they always have a tab open in the browser.” – ibid

The Start Menu:

The broad design of the Windows 10 Start Menu will stay the same, with the familiar list of application shortcuts on left and the menu of tiles on the right.

However, there are changes. The new look Start menu makes the 'All Apps' list visible by default on the left-hand side. At the top of this permanently visible 'All Apps' list, are a selection of the user's 'Most used' and 'Recently added' apps. Microsoft says the change should reduce the clicking and scrolling needed to access apps. The menu's Power, Settings and File Explorer links have been squashed into the far left of the menu, and now appear as icons on a left-hand rail, rather than an icon and a label. The look of the Start menu in tablet mode has also been overhauled, turning the 'All Apps' list into a fullscreen menu, reminiscent of the Windows 8.1 Start screen.” – ibid

There are more…take a look at the first article in Sources. They include Taskbar tweaks, a “cleverer Cortana” (AI), Windows Hello extended to apps and the web with an extended biometric login, a new hub for digital pens, a customizable action center, more control over when updates happen (no deferring for Home users, but control over when the reboot happens with “Active Hours”). Also an improved Settings app, and features being migrated from the control panel to other areas like Network and Internet category. A Quick Assist app with transferred control to the other person. Easier activation. Better security…for Enterprise E5 users…not Home users. There are also technical improvements like access to the command line interpreter and allow W10 to run a variety of Ubuntu software without a virtual machine or third party tools. There are more…so, give the articles a look.

 

 

Sources:

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-10-anniversary-update-to-land-on-august-2nd/

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-build-5-big-moves-you-need-to-know/


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on Aug 10, 2016

This update got forced on me today, and except for the fact that it took hours and hours to complete, it seems to have worked with no problems that I've noticed so far.  On the plus side, I'm leaving home for a while soon, and I'm happy that it got downloaded while I was still at home with a relatively high speed link.

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