Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is here and these are the new features it offers to conquer your computer

This morning we told you how Xbox One (and later Xbox One X) users already have Microsoft's October update on their consoles. An update that has allowed them to savor the improvements that come with Fall Creators Update

But it's not just the consoles that are already savoring the new version and that is if you have a computer with Windows 10 running through its circuits you can now download the new great Windows 10 update , which we know as the Fall Creators Update and thus test the new features it offers.

Fluent Design

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There is no denying that it is the great attraction. And it is that the visual is the first thing that enters through the eyes. Here&39;s a Modern design refresh with a new OS design language."

Your name? Fluent Design and we already saw a few days ago how it would turn out in our teams. More elegant, accessible and above all looking for greater fluidity symptom of a more mature version of Windows 10.

Bet on Mixed Reality

The other great workhorse with Fluent Design is Mixed Reality, the name by which we know the result of combining Augmented Reality and Virtual RealityAn environment in which Microsoft has been working for some time, as demonstrated by the Windows Mixed Reality program.

In fact, they already have with the Mixed Reality Viewer application with which, using tablets, we can work with 3D models It's just a example of all that is to come. From Microsoft they seek to create an environment in which the user can use the different UWP applications and games.

My People because better in contact

It didn't make it in time for the Creators Update, but the Fall Update train couldn't pass by again for My People. An application to have all our contacts always at hand by being able to pin them to the taskbar.

We will thus have with a single click access to all the information related to that contact A functionality that comes to Windows 10 so that each user I configured it to my liking and it offers a high degree of customization... if you want to use it.

Bet on the games

"Game Mode>worked into a new Game Mode>. Now it has been improved so that Windows 10 and the operating system in general do not interfere with the game. What is that lack of power? Now what could consume extra Windows 10 will be cancelled. All the power of your team to play."

The game bar has been optimized. Now it includes an access to enable or disable Game Mode in the current game and also from it we can take screenshots of games running in HDR.

If you can't beat the enemy…

Windows Phone is dead. Well, not officially, but if we listen to the words of Joe Belfiore it can be said that almost. So the best thing to do is to partner with the competition on some keys, which in this case is represented by Android and iOS.

We have seen how iconic Windows applications arrive on these platforms, in the case of Edge or OneNote to name just two. But also from Redmond they want to bring Cortana to Android or allow synchronization between equipment and mobile terminal.

A more secure Windows

The WannaCry Decryptor ransomware was the alarm signal and although Microsoft released a patch to prevent it from happening again, with the Fall Creators Update they have cut it off. The new Windows 10 now has a system with which you can protect your files against unauthorized changes and harmful applications

This way if an unauthorized application tries to access it, it will be blocked and you will be notified of the attempt to protect the content we store on our computers.

OneDrive always present

The cloud is another of the bets. A cloud called OneDrive Files On-Demand and which allows access to the content we have on OneDrive but without downloading it to our computer. Why download it if we can operate directly on the web?

In this way, users with computers that are tight on space will benefit from a measure that will allow us to earn a few extra gigabytes in your hard drive.

Windows Story Remix

Windows Story Remix is ​​the bet that comes to facilitate the creation of content With this app we can create our own videos with the help of the much hackneyed Artificial Intelligence. It will be enough to choose some photos, some videos and songs and thanks to the automatic learning algorithms a video will be created that could almost pass for professional.

Windows Shell refreshed

Windows Shell now features new icons that come to the context menu on Start, a new Action Center interface now with Fluent Design o a more streamlined scroll bar that causes it to shrink when the cursor is not near it.

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File Explorer>allows access to files stored in the cloud and through the Share option in the context menu, now we can share all kinds of files ."

A More Accessible Activity Center

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The Activity Center>now has a cleaner look to make it more accessible and clear for all users. It has new elements and more control systems that seek to further enhance its usability."

Miscellaneous Edge improvements

Microsoft Edge wants to grow and one of the ways to do it according to Microsoft is to make it more compatible with two of the most common reading formats: ePub and EdgeThis improves the use of ePub files and now allows writing on them, just like PDFs, in which we can now highlight in four colors, underline and add comments.

Cortana now helps us search while reading an ePub, for which we only have to select a text and thus Copy and Ask Cortana.

Regarding PDF files, now when Edge notices that we are facing a PDF form, we can fill it out from the browser to save or print it. We can also make notes by clicking on the icon at the top of the bar.

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Also adds a new reading mode aloud for reading web pages, PDFs, or EPUBs. In summary, it is intended to make Edge a more all-terrain browser and that it is not only used for surfing>"

Also Microsoft Edge bookmarks have been improved and now you can save bookmarks to a different location directly from the bookmarks UI, or edit the URL of a favorite, being able to carry out this process from the favorites menu or in the favorites bar.

Full screen mode has been improved. To access it, just press F11 or the full screen icon in the Microsoft Edge menu. And to go back we only have to perform the reverse process.

In addition, since we have Fluent Design, tabs that are no longer active are shown with a semi-transparent icon and have been added keyboard shortcuts for searches.And if yours is Google Chrome, from Microsoft they put a plate bridge facilitating synchronization from the Google browser so that you can go to Edge.

Edge is also enhanced with the possibility of anchoring web pages on the taskbar that will become an icon permanent. It is a way of keeping the most used web pages close at hand.

The location of the close tabs button has been improved or more than the location, visibility, since now it will always be visible to close each tab, even when a dialog box is on the screen.

New emojis for Windows 10

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If iOS 11 has added new icons, Windows 10 was not going to be less and now adds new emojis. To show the emoji panel you must press the Windows key + .>"

Keyboard improvements

The Windows 10 version of the touch keyboard has also been improved so that it is now easier to type by sliding your finger across the keys without lifting it. To do this, they launch a new XAML writing panel with more gestures and a simpler way of editing.

The handwriting panel has been improved and one-handed mode for tablets has also been added while the prediction engine has been optimized to make it more intelligent.

Find my Pen, in case you lose your stylus

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Do you have a tablet or laptop, use a stylus and are clueless? Find my Pen>allows you to locate your misplaced stylus using a map that shows the location of your stylus the last time you used it."

Video

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The commitment to video could not be missing and now Windows 10 is committed to new formats where there will be new HDR options for monitors that they admit it For this they add a new Advanced Color configuration page>"

We can find it in the path Settings > Personalization > Video playback and gives access to additional controls that can be used if we use a monitor with support for HDR.

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Similarly seeking that the videos adapt to the specifications of each device so they don&39;t get hung up>"

Narrator improvements

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Now Narrator will now offer us sub titles automatically for which it will use Artificial Intelligence and so on the cases in which there is no sub title can generate an alternative text. We will activate the Narrator by placing the focus on an image and pressing Shift + Shift + D."

More information, now from the GPU

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Now the Task Manager>will show information related to the GPU and in this way the one already offered by RAM or storage capacity is completed. We can thus measure the performance of the GPU so that we can know the intensity with which the graphics is working."

Enhanced Network Configuration

The network properties panel has been improved and it is now easier to access the settings to set a network as public or private . To do this, two buttons have been added that allow you to mark a network as public or private.

Storage Sensor

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If you have space problems, the renewed Storage Sensor>now allows a more optimized use so that cleaning and searching for space is more logical. "

For this we can even program the way in which we want it to free up space on the hard drive. We found it in Settings > System > Storage > Storage Sensor.

Cortana Improvements

Cortana is enhanced with improvements that allow, for example, lock, log off, shut down and restart the device with voice commands. Cortana settings are now found in the Settings app.

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Reminders in Cortana have been improved so that we don&39;t miss any pending events. It also gets smarter with additions like Cortana Lasso so that if using the stylus on the screen we surround some type of information, Cortana will recognize it and offer suggestions in a menu.Can be used in the path Settings > Devices > Windows Ink > Press and hold>."

Results displayed by Cortana are now responsive on the screen. In this way, the Cortana window expands according to the information it has to display based on the results of our search.

Windows Update is now less gluttonous

If you want to download an update and your connection is not very strong, don't worry. Now Windows Update allows you to limit the maximum bandwidth that can be used so that it doesn't occupy the entire line and at least you have the ability to see that video that has been sent to you by Telegram.

This is configurable, so you can determine exactly how much bandwidth you want it to use It also offers to check the number of gigs that you have used Windows Update every month and even limit the use of them (ideal if we depend on a limited rate).

These are the main improvements that we will find in Fall Creators Update To be able to install the latest version of Windows, all you have to do is go to the Panel Control and check in Windows Update (Windows Updates) if you already have it available. Of course, do not forget some previous advice to avoid unpleasantness.

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