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[Updated 12/22/15 8:00 p.m. ] Microsoft has almost completed the migration of its 100,000 employees to Windows 10 . The publisher has released a document detailing this project and explains the approach established by the DSI to implement.
The group suggests putting two months and a half in the wake of Windows 10 launch in July, to migrate 95% of its employees to the new version of the OS. Microsoft used its house deployment tools to complete this deployment. – Including Operating System Deployment (System Center 2012 R2)
What does Windows 10?
The final version of Windows 10 (desktop and release tablets) was launched July 29, 2015. As for Windows Mobile 10 (for smartphones and phablettes), it could be delivered mid-December.
A 1- Start Menu and a real desk for PC
Windows 10 reinstates a “real” menu / Start button in the desktop interface, similar to that of Windows 7. The modern interface, dedicated to tablets, disappears on non-touch terminals, equipped with mouse and keyboard.
2- The Continuum Mode
Windows 10 can dynamically switch between desktop mode and touch mode depending on the configuration: tablet or laptop (netbook, ultrabook …). A feature that is designed for hybrid devices.
3- The ability to create multiple virtual desktops
Windows 10 introduced a virtual desktop functionality. It allows the user to have multiple offices according to their professional or personal needs, and spend one to another
4 The voice assistant Cortana
With Windows 10, the assistant Cortana (already present in Windows Phone 8.1) into Windows. It will launch, by voice or full text, or local searches on the Web, but also to manage his schedule, his calendar …
5 New applications
Windows 10 incorporates a new browser that is more modern than Internet Explorer. It also notes a new app for managing photos and videos, and a new center of notifications.
6- universal apps also compatible with Windows Mobile
The editor is moving towards a common base shared by Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. A base that allows to introduce Universal Portable Apps on both versions of the OS, with the keys Universal Store
7 New security features
Windows 10 includes new security features: multi-factor authentication, protection of business data, and biometric authentication – by iris recognition, fingerprint or facial (through Windows Hello). In the longer term, Microsoft also plans to integrate an electronic wallet in Windows 10, in order to facilitate both the purchase online and in stores -. Via Windows mobile terminal (according to The Verge)
8 – Price / price of Windows 10: a freemium fashion
The transition to Windows 10 is free for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 users, until July 29, 2016. This offer does not apply to Enterprise versions of Windows 7 and 8 / 8.8. In France, Windows 10 is priced at about 130 euros for the Family version and 250 euros for the Pro version. The new version of the OS was named Windows 10, not Windows 9 as the rumors had been able to believe. With it, Microsoft introduced a mode update over water, known as Windows as a Service.
History major updates to Windows 10
| Date | Name | Content |
|---|---|---|
| November 2015 | Major Update November (or November Update) | This update (code name: Threshold 2) regrouped all the new releases since launch Windows 10 in July 2015. It introduces application changes (affecting the assistant Cortana, the Edge browser …) and news for companies (Windows Store for Business and Windows Update for Business). An app modern Skype is also available in pre-release. |
| December 2015 | Performance optimization | An update of Windows 10 has been pushed to adjust certain device management-related bugs. Microsoft has also updated Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 in order to optimize the process to migrate these systems to Windows 10 (via Windows Update Client), especially if the transition to Windows 10 should be retried in case of failure. |
| Start 2016 | Arrival of extensions in Edge preview release? | A page announcing the arrival in pre-release extensions to the Windows 10 browser (Edge) was put online by Microsoft, apparently by mistake, and then removed. It specifies a selection of Edge extensions will come in a future update (Build) of Windows 10. Extensions for Reddit and Pinterest therein. |
| Summer 2015 | Major Update : Windows 10 Redstone | An integration more deep personal voice assistant Cortana is evoked by some credible sources. Cortana could in particular appear above the open documents, to answer questions in a more personalized and contextually. Other sources suggest possible improvements to the Continuum function. The goal of Microsoft is here to establish a continuity of experience between Windows versions (desktop / tablet and mobile). . Read our full article |
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