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

Who Are We? Cody Pierson Marketing Manager Prophet Business Group Patrick Wall IT Technician 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. Patrick has been an IT technician at Prophet for two years. He’s a graduate of Winnipeg Technical College and is a specialist in Office 365 and desktop system Configuration.

Windows 10 The Last Version of Windows

Windows 10 - Released on July There is no Windows 9. - Insiders have had access for several months. - Microsoft has promised 10 years of updates and support. - Currently on 53 millions devices.

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 Search - 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. - Search everywhere at once.

Cortana & Integrated Search - 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. - Search everywhere at once.

Cortana & Integrated Search - 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. - Search everywhere at once.

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.

Analyze Storage See What’s Filling Your Hard Drive

Analyze Storage - View the layout of files and drives on your system. -See exactly what types of files are taking up space.

Windows Hello The Password’s Days Are Numbered

Windows Hello - Fingerprint scanning, facial recognition and more. - Provides better security without a password. - Depends on your current hardware. - Most companies don’t support it yet, but they will.

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.

Security & Privacy Only Share What You Want To

Security & Privacy - Microsoft collects data about you by default. - Edge passes browser history to Cortana to aid searches. - Uses location for weather, calendar for notifications, etc. - Privacy settings are opt-in/opt-out in your Microsoft account. - Nothing gets shared if you don’t have a Microsoft account.

Wi-Fi Sense An Easier Way To Share Wi-Fi Passwords

Wi-Fi Sense - Shares your Wi-Fi passwords With Outlook, Facebook and Skype contacts. - More convenient way to share Wi-Fi passwords. - Password is sent encrypted, so contacts never see it. - Activated by default but can easily be deactivated. -In theory, will encourage the use of stronger passwords.

Upgrade Pricing Can You Get A Free Upgrade?

… And Behind Door #10 - Free upgrade for people using Windows 7 or newer. - Must register for the upgrade within first year of release. - Will have Pro and Home versions and an upgrade from Pro to Home. - Regular price is $199 for Pro, $119 for Home and $99 to upgrade Home to Pro.

Should I Upgrade? Nobody Needs Another Windows Vista

Should I Upgrade? -Reviews have been very positive. -Install in a VM and test critical applications. -Waiting is perfectly fine. -Ask software vendors if they support Windows 10. -Hardware that can run Windows 7 efficiently should be fine with Windows 10. -Corporate PCs should all have Pro installed.

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