![]() ![]() It could be a few weeks before users see it in action, but it should be worth the wait.Ĭhase-able Live Tiles simply completes the metaphor However, Chase-able Live Tiles needs developers to enable it in their apps. Starting with the Anniversary Update, this changes as a user can now go right to the specific content reflected on the Live Tile. The user now has to look for the headline. When a user clicks the Tile to read that particular story, instead of going straight to it the app just opens. ![]() ![]() Currently, Live Tiles display current information e.g. We'll return to Tablet Mode later on.įinally, perhaps the biggest feature is not ready yet: Chase-able Live Tiles. With the Anniversary Update, you now see more of your apps as there are three columns instead of the previous single one. This modification is needed since on touch devices you preferably want bigger targets to tap. The Start Screen aka "full-screen Start Menu" for use on Tablets ditches the single column for All Apps found in the previous version for a larger full-screen layout. This trend has been occurring for the last few versions of Windows, and it differs drastically from the me-centered approach from years ago. No longer do you see the user name listed in the Start Menu unless you hover over it. The User Profile Icon is now shortened with a smaller version of the user profile image. Likewise, Settings, Folders, Power, and the User Profile Icon are all pushed to the left resulting in a three column layout instead of the previous two (System | New and All Apps | Start Menu). Recently added is also expanded to show more freshly installed apps and games. This layout differs from the original Windows 10 design where All Apps was nested in a submenu. Even further down are all your apps in a single list. The Start menu now features the Recently added at the top of the menu with Most Used below it. Instead, Microsoft opts for some smaller changes to the Start menu mostly based on user feedback. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update does not drastically alter the most recognizable aspect of the OS namely the Start menu. Why mess with a good thing? Microsoft keeps the Start menu simple while adding some refinement to the cornerstone of Windows. And for those asking about Windows 10 Mobile, stay tuned for that review a bit later. Just how successful were they with the Anniversary Update? That is our focus in this review. ![]() Microsoft's Windows Insider program has turned from an experiment to a critical piece in making an OS that regular users want. Windows as a Service is here and the Anniversary Update is just the beginning. Yes, that means after this update the whole process begins again for the next update expected in Spring 2017 and the another in late 2017. More users, more data points, better telemetry, detailed feedback, and mechanisms to improve the system. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the Insider program is that it will only improve. After all, millions of people, including yours truly, have been using it for many months now. However, Windows 10 Anniversary Update promises to be one of the most stable, fluid, and trouble free experiences to date. Will it be bug-free? Probably not, as no software, this complex can be. Microsoft is releasing a mainstream operating system that, for the first time, was directly shaped by its most enthusiastic users. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update differs from this dramatically as the OS you will get in August has been developed with millions of regular people already using it daily on laptops, tablets, phones, and desktop PCs. However, by this time the OS was already feature-locked meaning the feedback by the public was just last-minute bug fixing. In the past, "beta testing" was often internal until just before release when it was opened up to the public. To get to the "final" Windows 10 Anniversary Update for August 2 Microsoft released a staggering 25 builds for PC and 16 builds for Windows 10 Mobile over the last eight months. Microsoft is releasing a mainstream operating system that was directly shaped by its most enthusiastic users. It also means that this OS was truly crowdsourced with 75 million pieces of feedback and 5,000+ enhancements to the OS attributable to volunteer Insiders (estimated to be slightly less than 10 million people). This free program means that customers can get early access to what eventually is the Anniversary Update. Many of the changes, or at least the direction in which the changes went, were a direct result of the millions of Windows Insiders. ![]()
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