MICROSOFT officially announces its biggest update to Windows 10 since it launched in last year.
After Microsoft slipped up by mistakenly revealing the launch date of their latest Windows 10 upgrade, the US tech firm has now officially confirmed it's coming on August 2nd.
The Anniversary Update will be available for free to the 300 million people who has already upgraded to Windows 10.
The new software has all-new breakthrough features that bring Windows Ink and Cortana to the mainstream; a faster, more accessible and more power-efficient Microsoft Edge browser; advanced security features for consumers and a better experience for gamers.
Speaking about the update Terry Myerson, executive vice president, Windows and Devices Group, said: “When we introduced Windows 10, our vision was not only to deliver the best and most secure version of the OS ever, it was also to create an experience that would keep getting better,
"The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is a great example of this — and we look forward to building on it even further in the future.”
HERE'S A FULL LIST OF NEW FEATURES
• More security features for the most secure Windows. For all Windows 10 customers, the Anniversary Update brings new improvements to Windows Hello and Windows Defender.
• With Windows Hello, customers can sign in with enterprise-grade security, password-free, to apps, and access supporting websites with biometric authentication using Microsoft Edge, the first and only browser to natively support biometrics.
• Windows Defender anti-malware improves with the option to automatically schedule periodic quick scans of a PC, and provide notifications and summaries when scans are complete and if scans find any threats.
• Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection is designed to detect, investigate and respond to malicious attacks and is informed by the world’s largest array of sensors and expert advanced threat protection, including a team of expert security researchers at Microsoft.
• Windows Ink. An all-new experience that puts the power of Windows in the tip of a digital pen enables people to write on a device as they would on paper. Integration with Office and other applications such as Microsoft Edge and Maps bring the power of inking everywhere.
• Improvements to Cortana. The world’s most productive personal digital assistant gets even better with access above the lock screen, more ways to remember with the ability for Cortana to save and recall information, and synchronisation across devices.
• Microsoft Edge. The Anniversary Update includes even more power-saving improvements in Microsoft Edge, using fewer CPU cycles, consuming less memory, and minimising the impact of background activity and peripheral content such as Flash advertisements.
• Improved gaming. With Xbox Play Anywhere, gamers can buy a game once and play on a Windows 10 PC or Xbox One with shared progress, shared game saves and shared achievements.
Every new title published from Microsoft Studios will support Xbox Play Anywhere and will be easily accessible in the Windows Store on both Windows 10 and Xbox One.
Cortana is also now available on Xbox One to help gamers find great new games, see what friends are up to, start a party, accomplish common tasks, and turn on Xbox One by saying, “Hey, Cortana, Xbox One.
And don't forget...
If you haven't upgraded to Windows 10 you only have until the end of July to get it for free.
Microsoft recently revealed just how much the software upgrade is going to cost once its free promotion ends on July 29th.
Users who don’t get a move on will be faced with a $119 (£99) bill if they fancy switching to Windows 10.
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