Windows 10 build 10036 did have many new features: better application management
Appearances can be deceiving. At least that's what they did with Windows 10 build 10036, which at first seemed devoid of any news, but that has finally revealed to contain very interesting changes. Some of them we discussed yesterday, thanks to a video published by Winbeta, and the rest we will review now, from new screenshots published by Neowin
The change that I personally find most interesting is the new application manager, available from the new configuration menu, and that unifies the management of modern applications (which are installed from the Windows Store) with that of classic applications.
Both types of applications are shown in the same list, indicating the installation date and space used. At the top there are controls to filter and/or order the list according to size, date or disk where they are installed. And apparently it will also make it easier to move applications between different storage units (for example, from a hard drive to an SD card), although we do not know if this function will also be available for classic applications.
"Better transitions between tablet mode and PC mode"
Another interesting novelty is the possibility of choosing how we want hybrid computers to behave when we switch between tablet mode>asking us to confirm before making the transition, but counting the build 10036 it is possible to choose between always asking us, transitioning without asking, and not asking or changing modes."
Better window and desktop management
We had already seen in the video a few days ago how this build gave us the option to move windows between desktops by dragging and dropping. Well, it turns out that this is not the only improvement in the management of windows that is incorporated, since a couple of options are also added to choose which windows we want to be displayed on the taskbarand pressing ALT + TAB: only windows on the current desktop, or windows on all desktops.
This represents a clear advance compared to the current situation, where Windows 10 shows open windows on any of the desktops on the taskbar, leaving us no other option in the configuration.
The Insider Hub now records our activity as beta-testers
This isn&39;t much of a practical use, but it is an interesting detail for everyone who participates in Microsoft&39;s testing program. This is an Insider Hub update thanks to which our progress is shown>, which will be measured in figures such as the number of hours we have used the device with Windows 10, or the number of times we have sent feedback to Redmond."
Here Microsoft knows its audience, and knows that someone trying an unfinished version of Windows is probably also a stats nerd, so including such a section can serve as an incentive for them to users publish more and better feedback to the company.
Virtual printer for PDFs
Last but not least, we want to tell you that the latest build of Windows 10 natively offers a virtual printer to convert files to PDF format Since Windows Vista, a similar tool was already included to convert files to XPS, but it is welcome that now support for the popular Adobe format is extended.
What do you think of all these improvements? Are there any features that you are still missing and would like to see in future builds?
Via | Microsoft-News, Neowin 1, Neowin 2, Neowin 3, Neowin 4
