The reinstatement of the Start menu, but also the debut of the new web browser for the Edge, the assistant Cortana, the identification system Hello. Are some of the things to come for millions of computers worldwide with Windows 10, the new operating system from Microsoft that debuted July 29 in 190 countries, including Italy, and will be gradually available to groups of users. Since the “insider”, 5 million people who have contributed to the realization of the platform with their tests.
The upgrade will be free, except for the “pirates”. Unveiled in early 2015 with great fanfare, Windows 10 marks the fortieth birthday of Microsoft and brings with it the responsibility of the revival in an area where Windows is still the undisputed king – is on over 90% of pc – but in hot pursuit has giants as Apple and Google.
Windows 10 will not come immediately for all. Potentially facing “a billion devices”, the software will be gradually released for PC and tablet. The first to receive it will be those who are already testing, the “insider”, amounted to 5 million users. Then it will be the turn of those who have “booked” a copy of Windows 10 with an online process active since June 1. And then all the others. According to a recent study by Kadence International on behalf of Microsoft Italy, just over a quarter of owners of PCs and laptops with Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 is inclined to upgrade immediately. Free or not? This is the question that has plagued many users in recent months.
Microsoft has stated in recent months that upgrading to Windows 10 will be free for those copies “in conformity” with Windows 7 and 8.1, not for those with pirated copies, illegally installed, previous versions of the software. The misunderstanding was born in late March at a summit in China when the vice president of Microsoft, responsible for Windows, Terry Myerson, had said that the update would be free for one year after the launch even for those not in possession of copies ” genuine “software. If, and how, in this way Microsoft meant ‘heal’ illegal copies of the software had not been clarified. Then the point: the “pirates” will have to pay, even if they are provided for tenders to encourage them to go to the law.
“Windows 10 – remember Evita Barra, director of Windows – will be a major revolution developers, since it will allow you to create applications for a single platform. ” The main feature of the software is the ‘”universality” in the sense that will be based on multiple devices, from PCs to tablets, smartphones to Xbox.
But will come in 7 versions (Home, Mobile, Pro , Enterprise, Education, and Mobile Enterprise Core IoT), with features tailored to users and devices. That is undoubtedly the most awaited Windows Home, available for personal computer and tablet, focused on the everyday uses of users. Inside you you will find many of the new features: the voice assistant Cortana, the browser Edge – which replaces the “historic” Internet Explorer, how Continuum for the tablet, Windows Hello recognize that face, iris and fingerprint users. Windows 10 for PCs will also have an app called ‘Phone Companion’, which will connect the computer also to iPhone and Google Android smartphones, bringing on these ecosystem Windows (including voice assistant Cortana).
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