TechRepublic has published what we can expect will be added to W10 in 2017. Needless to say, MS has a track record to consider when deciding what to believe...they've disappointed in the past. Still, if they fulfill the promise, these features will be coming.
I'll give a short list, but the article (linked) goes into a lot more detail, and is worth the read.
1. Windows 10 phones edge closer to replacing desktop PCs - the Continuum feature. ""With Continuum for phones, we believe that any screen can be your PC," Joe Belfiore, Microsoft's corporate VP of the operating systems group". At present, the OS falls short of that. "While a select Windows 10 phones, such as the Lumia 950, can be hooked up to mouse, keyboard and monitor and used as a Windows desktop there are significant limitations. Only one fullscreen app can be used at a time, legacy Windows apps won't run on existing handsets and even Universal Windows Platform apps need to explicitly support Continuum." - TechRepublic.
2. Running classic Windows software on your phone - "Problem is that Windows 10 phones only run Universal Windows Platform apps. Mary Jo Foley, said her sources had told her that Windows 10 will gain this x86 on ARM64 emulation capability, but not until Fall 2017." - TechRepublic. So...maybe.
3. Return of OneDrive placeholders (smartfiles) - "while it was removed from Windows 10 (present in 8.1) but is now due to be bought back in Windows 10 File Explorer when browsing OneDrive. The returning feature will work in a similar fashion to Windows 8.1's placeholders." - TechRepublic.
4. Orchestrate Windows apps - "using Linux tools Microsoft recently updated Windows 10 to let users run a range of Linux tools from inside the OS and seems committed to continuing to improve support for Linux command-line software in Windows, and to expand the number of Linux commands." - TechRepublic.
5. Easy communication with friends and family - "The Windows MyPeople feature will allow users to pin their favorite contacts to the right-hand side of Windows taskbar. Clicking on a pinned contact's face brings up email or Skype messages from only that person and files can be dragged files to that person's face for quick sharing. Informal check-ins also become easier, with the Shoulder Taps feature allowing pinned contacts to send friends animated emojis and other clipart, which pop up above that contact's face on the taskbar." - TechRepublic.
6. Focusing Windows around virtual and augmented reality..."with Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo releasing hardware around the Creators Update." - TechRepublic
7. Better battery life - "Windows 10 PCs and tablets should have better battery life after the Creators Update lands in March, thanks to changes to how the OS is patched." - TechRepublic
8. Windows Defender Application Guard - "Coming to Windows 10 Enterprise users early next year, Windows Defender Application Guard is designed to help protect firms against online threats. The new safeguard will add container-based isolation to Windows 10's Edge browser." - TechRepublic.
9. Home Hub - "Rather than building hardware to challenge voice-controlled virtual assistants such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, it seems as if Microsoft is working on transforming Windows 10 into what it calls a Home Hub. In it, family members share access to photos, apps and calendars on a screen attached to a wall and interact with computers around the home." - TechRepublic.
10. Blue light reduction - "One more unconfirmed new feature appears to be aimed at helping Windows 10 users get a good night's sleep. Being exposed to blue light from computer screens late at night can supposedly disrupt the body's sleep cycle. To counter this disturbance, Windows 10 already has f.lux software that reduces blue light emitted by screens close to bedtime. But it seems that Microsoft may be working on its own feature to address the issue." - TechRepublic.
So, that's more or less it...
Source:
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-10-ten-missing-and-highly-anticipated-features-due-in-2017/