Now you can update to Windows 10 Anniversary Update – Tek.no

Microsoft has announced the rollout of Windows 10 Anniversary Update has started. This is the first major update of Windows 10.

The rollout will take place in several phases, and it is the newest PCs will get the update first, type Microsoft in a blog post. You will thus get the update automatically, but you may have to wait a bit.

If you do not wait for the update, you can use one of two methods:

1. Go to Settings – & gt; Update and security – & gt; Windows Update and press Check for updates.

You can manually initiate the update, if you do not have the patience to wait.

the update will appear as “Feature update two Windows 10, version 1607″. If you have not updated Windows in awhile, you may need to touch any updates before getting Anniversary Update. And popping it up, press Learn more link to navigate to a page that lets you download the update immediately.

Another way to get the update, is this:

2. Visit this page to download a tool that initiates the update.

As soon as the update is downloaded and installed, you are ready to start exploring the new features.

Here are some of the most important news in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update – or “Anniversary patch” that Microsoft’s Norwegian branch call it:

Power miser Edge with support for extensions

Microsoft has recently come out pretty hard and claimed that the latest versions of their Edge browser will use less system resources and thus less power than competitors’ browsers.

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According to the company anniversary edition of Edge make the browser even more energy-efficient, so you get even longer battery life on laptops. If this is true, we do not know until we eventually get tested allegations thoroughly yourself.

Equally intriguing is that Edge finally gets support for browser extensions (extensions). This is something users of browsers such as Google Chrome has almost taken for granted, and the lack of browser extensions has probably been one of the reasons why many have steered away from Edge. The extensions are downloaded via the Windows Store.

Finally! Microsoft Edge browser now supports extensions. The selection is somewhat limited now at the start, but we guess it takes up quickly.

Among browser extensions that are now ready for Windows Store is LastPass, Evernote, OneNote Web Clipper, AdBlock and Pinterest.

another new feature in Edge, support for notifications – so that websites can send alerts that appear in Action Center right of the screen. This action center also got a little refinement.

Windows Ink

One of the most exciting new features in the anniversary edition, Windows Ink. This is a feature that requires you to have a PC or tablet with a touch screen that can be used with a pen – at least if you have a particular advantage of it (you can retrieve Ink feature on a PC without pen also by pressing Windows key and W).

Windows Ink Workspace collects applications that support the use of pen in one place and allows you to instantly create notes, sketches or display artwork. Tip: Windows key and W brings up the menu.

With Ink feature consolidates all applications and functions that support the use of pen in a separate area called Windows Ink Workspace ( Windows Ink workspace in the Norwegian version).

You can create handwritten sticky notes. Do not have a pen, you can of course also use the keyboard. Photo: Microsoft

Here you get up both Microsoft applications (such as Office applications) and third-party applications that support the use of pen. In addition, a function for making handwritten notes, called Sticky Notes – similar to Post-it notes. Another feature – Sketch Pad – provides in practice a white sheet on the screen that you can draw on. It even comes with a virtual ruler you can use to create straight lines or measure distances.

With the Screen Sketch you can take a screenshot of the entire Windows desktop, and then draw on this. The result must be readily shared with others.

User interface improvements – and Dark Mode

One of the first things you’ll notice is that the Start menu has been little changed since the previous version. All applications now appear in a long list that you can scroll down to, while File, Preferences, on / off button and a button for Online account appear as small icons to the left. Rightmost you site with “tiles” for all your applications.

Start menu in Windows 10 has been new.

Many Mac users are embracing the opportunity to leave the menu lines and elements of the operating system appear in a dark gray color. The anniversary edition has finally Windows also received such “Dark Mode”. In addition to that many people find it more pleasing to the eye, the PCs and tablets with AMOLED displays could actually use less power when areas of the screen are black – even though we are somewhat uncertain how much this will actually have to say in practice.

to activate Dark Mode in Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

you turn on Dark Mode by going to Settings – & gt; Personalization – & gt; Color and then scroll down and select “Dark” under the option “Select appmodus.”

It’s not all affected when you select Dark Mode – for example, “old” Windows programs File look like earlier. But most places in the operating system with new designs will have a black background, including also the Windows Store.

Cortana from the lock screen

Microsoft’s voice assistant Cortana is unfortunately still not available in Norway, but hopefully it will be there eventually. Anniversary edition includes a number of Cortana-related news, including that you can now use voice assistant directly from the lock screen. For security reasons it is of course a limit to what you can do, but you can pledge Cortana questions, get it to play music or ask assistants to remind you of something.

Other news in Cortana is that it can store and later retrieve information you want it to remember for you – such as where you parked your car, the name of a good wine, or other things. Enter Cortana on your Android device, will Cortana could give you notifications from your Android phone to your PC, let you reply with a text message from your PC if you would not have time to take the phone, and so on. Cortana for Android is not available in Norway before Cortana launched in this country.

Cortana will now incidentally also the Xbox, allowing you for example to be able to turn on your Xbox by saying “Hey Cortana, Xbox on “.

New Windows Store

App Store Windows Store has been improved, and with Windows 10 Anniversary Update also to Xbox, the Xbox owners could download and install universal Windows apps for Xbox. Xbox has in other words almost become a computer, not just a game console.

Windows Store has been revamped slightly. The screen is made with Dark Mode feature enabled.

All in all new Windows Store have been neater and more streamlined.

Better security and support Windows Hello more places

According to Microsoft should the embedded security solution Windows Defender have been improved. It has also come more advanced features designed for businesses.

Windows Hello is the handsome feature that uses facial recognition to automatically log on to Windows – without having to enter a password. In the anniversary edition can Hello function now also be used in both Windows apps and websites – assuming you use Microsoft’s own Edge browser.

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Other improvements

Windows can now automatically change the time zone when you are traveling. This is a handy feature that Mac users have enjoyed long, and that makes you have to manually set the clock or time zone when you are traveling. To turn on this feature, go to Settings menu.

Otherwise, the startup time have been reduced by up to 20 percent, according to Microsoft.

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