WINDOWS 10 What’s New? What’s Different?

Who Are We? Cody Pierson Marketing Manager Prophet Business Group Tim Robinson IT Manager Prophet Business Group Cody is in charge of marketing and communications for Prophet Business Group. He’s a graduate of Creative Communications at Red River College. He specializes in marketing automation and content marketing. Tim leads the IT department at Prophet Business Group. He manages a team of six IT Consultants and has 20+ years of experience working with Microsoft technology.

Windows 10 The Last Version of Windows

Windows 10 - Releasing on July There is no Windows 9. - Insiders have had access for several months. - Microsoft has promised 10 years of updates and support.

New Start Menu It’s Back And Better Than Ever

New Start Menu - Windows 8 Start Screen is gone. - Windows Apps are found on the Start Menu. - You can access all desktop apps. - Menu and tiles can be resized. - Tile section can be removed.

Microsoft Edge A New Web Browser For A New Windows

Microsoft Edge - New default browser. (Internet Explorer is still present.) - No backwards compatibility. - ‘Reading View’, which removes ads and menus. - Annotate and share web pages - Quicker browsing.

Cortana She’s Like Siri For Windows

Cortana - Integrated virtual assistant. - Responds to voice commands. (If you have a microphone.) - Syncing across all Windows devices. - Requires you to log into a Windows account.

Multitasking Get More Done With Windows 10

Task Switcher & Snap View - Snap windows to all four corners of the screen. - Task switcher in the task bar. (For easy app switching.)

Task Switcher & Snap View - Snap windows to all four corners of the screen. - Task switcher in the task bar. (For easy app switching.)

Universal Apps One App Store For All Devices

Universal Apps - Apps designed to work across PCs, phones and tablets. - All platforms use same app store. - Makes development easier, which means more Windows apps. - Includes Xbox and HoloLens. - Still requires downloading on each device.

Integrated Search One Search For Apps, File and Web

Making Search Easy - Search everywhere at once. - Same search interface on all devices. - Use Cortana or don’t. - It is in the task bar so it is always available and easy to find. - You can hide popular news if you want to.

Command Prompt Our Old Friend Gets A Facelift

Command Prompt Update - No more frustration when you press CTRL + C, X, V in CMD. - Select text just like any other Windows app. No more marking text. - Resize the window, and so do the contents. - Mostly a tweak for sysadmins, that will save them time.

Schedule Restarts Easier Access To Post-Update Restarts

Schedule Restart Settings - No more automatic restarts, if you don’t want them. - No batch file required. - You can tell Windows when you would like your PC to restart. - Allow Windows to suggest a time, or pick a time. - Leave your PC on at night.

Improved Usability Menus That Make Sense

Improved Usability - Like Office XP -> > 2013, things are better organized. - Old Control Panel is still there if you want to use it. - Integrated Search makes it easy to find the buried menu you need. - Groupings are more intuitive. - Simpler user interface, much like your phone.

Better Security Security Becomes More Usable

AppLocker: Simplified -Has an Audit only mode so you can see what you will block before you block it. -Not official yet, but may be available in the Pro version, Enterprise not required. -Restrict software installs by machine and/or user while allowing the ones they need and are licensed to use. -One of the best elements to defend against new malware like CryptoWall and its variants.

Upgrade Pricing Can You Get A Free Upgrade?

… And Behind Door #10 -Free upgrade for people using Windows 7 or newer. Except Enterprise licenses. -Must register for the upgrade within first year of release. -Will have Pro and Home versions and an upgrade from Pro to Home. -Corporate PCs should all have Pro installed. -Hardware that can run Windows 7 efficiently should be fine with Windows 10.

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