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Windows 10 comes on July 29. Here’s how it will be – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published June 1, 2015 at 12:39.

Windows 10 will arrive on 29 July. The date was made official a few hours ago by Cortana, the voice assistant of Microsoft. Yeah, that’s right. A Redmond wanted to play effect, and have decided to entrust the voice software for assistance, the most anticipated announcement last year. Terry Myerson, vice-president of Operating Systems Microsoft, wrote on his blog: “I am happy to share with you the release date of Windows 10. If you have a Windows Phone Cortana used to find out the exact day.”

The announcement comes just days when the rumors about the operating system of Microsoft impazzavano on specialized sites. It assumed an exit at the end of August, however Windows 10 will arrive in the middle of summer. It will be immediately available in 190 countries (including Italy, of course). The official countdown can begin, then. But here’s how it will be what it should be, by admission of American society, the latest operating system of Microsoft’s history (he wrote here).

Go to the Start menu
Microsoft revealed that Windows 10 will be restored to the Start menu, one of the cornerstones in the history of Windows, allowing you to easily find files and your favorite applications. But it points to the keys on strong now Gates are other. One above all: the speed of ignition and the use of standby. In this Windows he has always taken the side to Apple, a little ‘for performance, a bit’ for the user habits. Now Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 “will start quickly and just as quickly will resume work from where you left off, thus ensuring a longer battery life.” The new operating system will also include Windows Hello, Microsoft Passport and protecting free anti-malware Windows Defender “upgradeable – they know from Microsoft – free and continuously throughout the duration of the life cycle of the device.” Another new feature of note concerns the “responsiveness” of the operating system, which will be optimized for use with either keyboard or touch, and will be compatible with all devices and Windows applications.

From Edge to Cortana
Among the most interesting is certainly the integration of Cortana, the personal assistant from Microsoft. The use will be discovered, but the level will be very high profile site. Microsoft admits it directly: “Cortana, the first true personal digital assistant, helps people make different activities on different devices, learning preferences and offering suggestions relevant and tailored, reminders and quick access to important information through text commands or voice. ” Cortana, therefore, learn to know each other, learning from our habits. Long wait for Edge, the new browser that sends retired Internet Explorer and will challenge the various Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Edge will take notes or notes directly on websites to share and view content in Read mode. And integration between the browser and Cortana, Microsoft announced a further phase of profiling. The two software, in fact, will interact and will be able to perform fast searches to deliver content based on personal interests and preferences. Users will be happy? We’ll find out in time.

Biometric authentication
On Windows 10 there is also room for Hello3, software that users will welcome greeting them by their names and allowing them the ‘access to the PC without the need to enter the password, but simply through biometric authentication. A big step forward in terms of the computer desktop.

Continuum and Office 2016
In terms of productivity, the function will be introduced Continuum, which will transform a mobile device in a real PC and vice versa, so as to obtain a full desktop experience even in mobility. One feature that is somewhat reminiscent ‘Continuity of Apple. This feature, however, will all be tested, because some mobile devices do not seem to have the hardware to support certain features. You probably will need to have a smartphone flagship. The intention is still to offer high productivity cross device. And in this context is also the release of Office 2016. In addition to the full version of the desktop suite, it will also be available the universal Windows application that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook for an integrated experience across all platforms.

Xbox Pc
With Windows 10 some features of Xbox will be available on PCs and tablets, as the gaming features of Xbox Live. Users can communicate with their friends on Windows 10 PC and Xbox One while playing on PC and share content through Game DVR. It will be also possible to stream the games directly from the Xbox One on Tablet PC or Windows 10.

Who can download? As versions?
Windows 10 can be downloaded for free by all users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.11. , Thus enabling hundreds of millions of people around the world to have access to the latest version. And starting today you can book the upgrade. The update will be free for the first 12 months, then take over the stage for a fee. But the costs are not yet clear.

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