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So, Windows 10 Anniversary has officially been released to all Windows 10 users. This is the biggest update marking the 1-year anniversary since the launch of Windows 10, eagerly anticipated by users.
Previously, many users have performed the Windows 10 update to access the latest operating system version from Microsoft. However, the update process has encountered numerous errors. A guide on fixing error-0x800704dd-0x90016 during Win 10 upgrade is one of the important guides to help you resolve one of the occurring errors.
In this article, Mytour will focus on introducing notable upgrades, advantages, and limitations of the Windows 10 Anniversary update so that readers can freely choose to update to Windows 10 Anniversary as soon as possible.
Should you update to Windows 10 Anniversary?
The AU update brings many new features to Windows 10 after more than a year of being on the market. In this update, Windows 10 Anniversary will display version 1607.
However, currently not all users can receive the Windows 10 Anniversary update. Therefore, you don't need to worry if your device hasn't received the update notification yet.
So what new features does Windows 10's latest version bring to justify users updating to Windows 10 Anniversary? The following summary will let you know whether to update or not.
- Changes to Action Center, Start Menu, Taskbar, and Taskbar Calendar including support for cross-platform notifications and a more intuitive interface.
Taskbar interface changes
The Calendar interface on the Taskbar has also been updated.
The Action Center interface has undergone some noticeable changes.
The Start Menu bar has been redesigned to look more streamlined.
- Upgrade Cortana, cross-platform support, able to play music or set reminders from the lock screen.
- Enhance Skype experience through the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app on both PC and mobile platforms. If you want to try out the latest features of Skype Preview, you can install Skype Preview from the Windows Store. Skype Preview offers many new features, especially the stunning black and white interface feature in Skype Preview.
- Enhanced customization with the addition of a dark theme interface. To enable this interface, you go to Settings > Personalization > Colors.
- Improved Windows Ink, supporting touchscreen pens.
- Activation Troubleshooter, a feature for troubleshooting operating system activation supported by Microsoft.
- Microsoft Edge supports extensions, improves performance on mobile devices, supports web notifications, and Miracast connects computers to other devices via dock or adapter. Some of the latest extensions on Microsoft Edge include: AdBlock Plus, LastPass, Evernote, Amazon, Office, etc.
- Strengthen security, expand support for Windows Hello features across various devices as well as UWP apps and in Edge.
- Equipped with Bash technology on Ubuntu on Windows, allowing for running Linux graphics software, supporting Linux command-line tools, and accessing Ubuntu binary files in Windows 10.
- Completely new gaming experience with Xbox Play.
- A range of features for students and teachers on the Windows 10 Pro Education edition completely redesigned.
- Completely upgrade the Settings feature to replace the Control Panel. Particularly, Settings also add many personalization options for users to choose from.
- Pin virtual desktops. This is a tool that allows users to pin an application to all virtual desktop screens. To activate this feature, you need to Open Task View (virtual desktop manager) > right-click on the screen you want to pin, then select Show this windows on all desktop.
- Remove the Battery Saver item and replace it with Battery in Settings. Users can stop background running apps by selecting the Always allowed in background monitoring mode. Or you can also pin this mode to the Start screen after launching the next application.
So, have you grasped all the new features and improvements in the Windows 10 Anniversary update?
If you're using older Windows versions like Windows 7 or 8, 8.1, and you're still hesitating to upgrade to Windows 10, you need to explore information about Microsoft's latest operating system. Meanwhile, for users who have updated to Win 10 and want to enhance system stability. The only way to do that is to update Win 10 through Windows 10's built-in update mechanism.
However, many readers have expressed to Mytour that they do not want to receive annoying updates on Win 10. To address this issue, turning off Windows 10 updates, blocking Windows 10 from automatically updating through actions in Settings will be the top solution.
Wishing you will make wise choices when deciding whether to update Windows 10 Anniversary or not.
