Windows 10 analysis (review in Spanish)

Today we bring you the analysis of what is possibly the best Microsoft operating system : Windows 10. And is that… Do you remember that some time ago, during your beginnings in the computer world, everything revolved around Windows?

Well, nowadays Windows is not as indispensable in the world of computing as it was a few years ago, neither in the professional world nor in the domestic sector. Since, there is someone who has been in charge of doing his job well and has done it so well that he works from angles in which neither Microsoft was expected to happen, who is that someone? The competition: Ubuntu (Linux) and MAC OSX .

Windows 10 Review

At this time Microsoft has its hopes placed on Windows 10 to be the key to all those important platforms again, which clearly implies a return to the firm foundations of the system, but this time, leaning towards the future.

This new Windows brings with it interesting changes that have two fundamental objectives, one of them is to win over all those critics of what Windows 8 represented and the other is to understand and evolve through a totally modern operating system that has convinced many.

The task facing this system is not easy, since it must go back to the past but with the complexity of offering something more updated and modern to those who fear change.

Your new interface makes you fall in love

As many know, to accommodate other system formats that were making their appearance at the moment, such as tablets, for example, Windows 8 introduced a hybrid desktop format. It goes without saying that this approach turned out to be something interesting, since it gave the opportunity to manage the control in full screen with compatibility, as well as the use of certain types of applications, especially since Windows 8.1, for those high definition screens.

However, this Windows 8 was not entirely accepted by those users who always remained anchored in the old format or version of the start button, for them this system took them out of their comfort zone.

On the other hand, this new Windows has managed to achieve the formula to satisfy and recover these users, through a window system as is traditional, but with a modern and updated approach, with control modes such as touch screens, digitizers, among others.

With its new interface, Windows 10 makes use of the traditional start button again and in addition to everything combines it with live tiles, a system that was also part of Windows 8 and Windows Phone. There is a combination of traditional applications with universal applications, which in addition to this will be the same both on your mobile device and on your tablet and computer.

This new interface is much cleaner, the windows have a very nice three-dimensional effect with a very careful shading system and a rather subtle border. Minimalist and much more elegant. They also take up the effects of transparencies, both in the start menu and in the taskbar.

The start menu is more configurable, much more alive and gives rise to all kinds of applications, whether traditional or not. It can be enlarged to suit the user, make combinations with the different sizes of tiles, it also has a new application classification system for its use, among others. You can configure transparencies, color, among many others, a large number of options at our disposal to make our work environment more personal.

Regarding the taskbar, we find that it gives priority to Windows integrated search, where the figure or piece that shines is Cortana, and leaves room for a much simpler and cleaner organization system.

A new notification bar called Action Center appears, which opens at the top of the screen showing information in real time, it is introduced on our PC and also has fully configurable quick access buttons. With the idea that nobody feels strange or alien to the new system, it maintains the same set of classic icons on the taskbar.

The technology with the account of the new interface is called Continuum (an intelligent system, which will allow users to enjoy two systems in one in all their power) and it is from this that Microsoft has used to satisfy both modern and classics. One of the advantages offered by this operating system is that it adapts without problem to the machine being used in addition to its circumstances.

This system is trained to know if it is a tablet, and then it will adapt its interface to this format, or it can even know if this tablet connects to a dock and is used as a desktop PC and will go into a slightly more classic environment.

Even this system will manage to reach future mobile terminals, however, it will require more power than what mobile processors offer so far.

The Continuum system even has the ability to work perfectly with inexpensive tablets of 100 euros, turning them into a conventional PC when connected to a keyboard, monitor or mouse.

Universal Applications

Pure and simple convergence, this is how they identify this Windows system, because with it is the environment in which applications will be combined almost perfectly, mobile environment with others that are traditional in their essence. They can be run in Windows, the same applications that are purchased in the Microsoft store to be used on the phone or tablet, all without having to anchor full screens or windows. A total pleasure in configurable windows.

It's the end of nested or full screens. From now on, absolutely all applications will be able to run in windows, be they classic or universal.

Microsoft works on a compilation system of Android and iOS applications that is responsible for reducing the adaptation times of all those applications to Windows with basically a few clicks, so this can be said that this new application system wants go beyond those already developed for the Windows environment.

Above, the universal apps have their own controls for this type of applications, being one of the most interesting the one that allows the full screen to be enlarged quickly and without any desktop.

This convergence of Windows encompasses disparate devices, such as: Xbox platform, Windows x86, conventional PCs, tablets, Surface Hub, Windows Phone mobiles, the Hololens, including the Raspberry Pi2 in its version with embedded Windows. All this with the use of a single SDK and with adaptation in addition to the traditional interfaces of each of the different types of devices, either with mouse, keyboard, touch interface, among others.

All these applications will be able to make use of the Action Center, the integration of Cortana in this new Windows system, in addition to other benefits such as information on the lock screen, use of the Microsoft cloud, and many more.

Multimedia: quite a few improvements

The improvements that this Windows system has introduced are truly remarkable for both games and multimedia playback. Through a renewed Xbox application that will have important applications, integration with this gaming platform is carried out.

Among these important applications, it is first of all that Xbox One users will be able to connect via streaming with their tablet and PC and play directly from it to all Xbox One games. The console is the place from where the games are run and they can be viewed and played through the PC. The better the results the faster the connection.

Secondly, as another important factor that this application introduces is an OSD that has compatibility with quite a few DirectX games and in addition to this it allows to record clips or take gameplay captures. So far, it does not allow streaming in real time, however, there is no doubt that Microsoft has considered this in its implementation plans.

On the other hand, as regards the Windows player, it has also received a few improvements. You will find that now it plays more high definition codec and this is achieved with the PC and its contribution from the graphics card.

The player is specialized in formats such as HVEC or H.265 that are ultra high definition, therefore you will have a player with access to the Microsoft content store and quality.

Another element highly anticipated by gamers is the incorporation of DirectX 12. A new version of the API with more importance among PC games completely changes its orientation to a lower-level API, which takes advantage of the hardware more efficiently.

By using DirectX 12, those games of the future, which will arrive before the end of the year, will obtain a significant gain in realism, complexity of scenarios, artificial intelligence, while the player will gain in image quality and performance. Without a doubt, a long-awaited improvement, as it truly introduces the world of PC gaming to the low-level API revolution.

Virtual desktops

Although it has a few pending improvements to carry out, this function or presentation has been expected by many for a long time or years and has finally appeared with official support in Windows 10. This virtual desktop system offers the user to create different environments. work where windows can be placed and organized as the user sees fit.

Its implementation is quite basic, as it lacks some basic organization functions, such as the default opening of all applications that are considered as displaced to those desktops on those desktops. This means that each time a window is opened, what you want to see on desktop number two must be moved to this desktop.

The absence of important direct controls, such as moving windows through keyboard shortcuts is also another of the improvements that this system needs. But on the other hand, we can add to its benefits the speed of the interface with multiple desktops in addition to its few limitations when creating them.

Without a doubt an important step that improves productivity in any exponential way.

What is Cortana? How can we help ?

Another example of convergence that Microsoft is trying to find with this new operating system is the integration of Cortana to it. Cortana will be present in all Windows devices, or at least in its great majority, and works as an important axis in the performance of the universal applications of this Windows.

For those who still do not know Cortana, it is a fairly powerful voice assistant, which makes use of Microsoft's Bing engine and helps in the search for data (if desired it can be changed). In its integration or incorporation to this new Windows it will also allow dictation, establish meetings, alarms, multimedia control, take notes, among others.

You can activate the "hello Cortana" mode, by saying these words it is automatically activated or on the contrary use the search bar, with the use of the voice button, it will be seen as standard in the taskbar. This system will allow you to recognize any voice or make the respective and specific adjustments for a specific person, obviously by user profiles.

The synchronization of the instructions entered will depend on the device. By the time this Windows is introduced to mobile devices, we may see much more involvement between the two environments.

This assistant (Cortana) works in several languages, however, at the moment the voice genre is exclusively feminine. With the passing of the weeks, it is probable that more options will be achieved, it should be noted that the power it offers is remarkable.

What is Microsoft Edge for?

Edge is a totally new browser project for this new Windows and it is incredibly fast as well as efficient, much more than other browsers for Windows. It requires extensions to really become a versatile and productive alternative.

It has a fairly fast and efficient page prefetch system, with low consumption of resources, and its rendered engine achieves spectacular results. Today it is the fastest browser that can be found for Windows.

Among the most striking elements of this browser is its integration with OneNote, which is also an essential part of this new Windows. Just by pressing a button you can take screenshots with notes from the navigation windows that are currently displayed and integrate them into OneNote and from there take them to the cloud or share with contacts.

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You can also make written or graphic annotations, notes, clippings, even underlining text. It does not require a tablet or a PC with a touch screen, it is truly powerful, and adapts to the interface present at all times.

This browser is specially prepared to be used by devices with digitizers and touch panels, here its handling and control will be much more powerful than in traditional environments.

As for its window management, this browser adapts with excellence to any format or device that manages to implement this Windows, it is really simple, an interface without major complications.

You can achieve wonders on devices with reduced resources such as the inexpensive tablets mentioned earlier. Dark and light, are its two interface themes, it has a very well-kept design.

More curiosities

This new Windows has incorporated more features but has also gone back a few steps, for example the return of OneDrive, to its Windows 7 modes and for which there is no longer direct selective download of point files, instead it should select the folder that you want to synchronize and everything in it will end up on our hard drive. This of course, for reduced storage devices, indicating a considerable delay.

The same is true, with part of the synchronization in the cloud. There will no longer be synchronization of purchased applications as before, nor downloads to other devices. The truth is that Windows 8 did not download directly, but left them synchronized on the desktop and then clicked on the tile to download it to the new machine. Rather, it must now be done explicitly in the Windows Store.

What does indicate a rather notable or considerable improvement is the behavior and adaptation to any type of Windows to Go hardware and environment. It is also quite nice to be able to download maps offline to be used without the need for the Internet. This makes searches faster and data traffic is reduced when traveling or on the road.

A fairly accepted addition is OneNote, which is fully integrated with the system. This does not depend on Office and anyone with this new Windows can access this notes and notes application. It adapts to any work environment, is very powerful and synchronizes with the Microsoft account.

The wireless sensor, or Wifi sensor, is a feature that Microsoft has not attempted to properly explain. Well, it is enabled by default and its only intention is that we can access access points known to the contacts registered in our database, and in turn that they have access to ours.

It is a feature that is quite interesting for a work environment or perhaps at home.

One measure that gave much to talk about was the incorporation of mandatory updates included in the Home version of the operating system. It can be said that it is a quite accurate measure because it protects the least understood user and the rest as well.

It represents a security risk, having a machine without the latest updates, both for the user and for anyone else.

For its part, Windows Hello is another of the interesting novelties that this operating system brings. Biometric validation systems are incorporated in a more decisive way such as: facial recognition, fingerprint readers, among others.

As an inheriting element of Windows Phone, there is the storage sensor or Storage Sense, which is basically an operating system that allows you to manage the place where new applications, documents, among other equipment go. So you can take advantage, especially on portable devices, those added storage elements such as card slots.

Microsoft Windows 10 versions and final words

Much to the use of Windows 7 and 8, this new Windows has 4 versions namely: Pro, Home, Education and Enterprise.

Although the names can leave little to the imagination, it is necessary to clarify that the Home version has few limitations compared to the rest.

All the important features such as Microsoft Edge, Cortana, Windows Defender, Continuum, are present in this new version of Windows, and the Home version will take care of covering, no matter how powerful it is, any home hardware.

The number of cores that a home PC owns or the amount of RAM that is owned is irrelevant. There will be no problem.

The Pro version contains technical elements such as bitlocker in the main units, virtualization through Hyper-V, remote desktop, support for multiple processor systems, among many others.

Enterprise integrates the App locker business management systems to the Pro version, such as the creator of Windows To Go units, centralized administration of multiple devices, among others.

These two versions allow you to add the machine to an active business directory. In addition to this, it gives access to the Microsoft Business Store.

While the Education version is a mixture of all versions, but with certain adaptations to the academic world. It is used in very specific environments.

To finish, it is necessary to make it clear that, who currently does not use this new operating system is simply because they are afraid of change, however, it is necessary to let other people know that these changes bring many improvements, improvements that they will not want to miss. and to which they will adapt in a very short time.

The price of Windows 10 Home ranges from 95 euros and that of Windows 10 PRO at 145 euros. Taking into account the cost of previous versions we believe that it is a good price. But a minority sector prefers Linux because it offers greater potential.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ COMPATIBLE WITH DIRECTX 12.	- AUTOMATIC UPDATES ARE ENOUGH COMPLICATED TO DEACTIVATE.
+ HAS IMPROVED PERFORMANCE VERY MUCH.
+ THEY HAVE GIVEN SUPPORT TO UPDATE FOR FREE FROM WINDOWS 7 AND WINDOWS 8 / 8.1

The Professional Review team awards you the gold medal and the recommended product badge:

WINDOWS 10

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9/10

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