New features coming soon Company on Windows 10 – ZDNet France

To achieve its goal of one billion devices running Windows 10, Microsoft will have to convince companies to adopt its new OS, Windows 7. The replacement editor counting on new features to achieve this.

These news to come, the Redmond company announces in its roadmap for Windows 10 Business. Microsoft did not specify however which of these features will be integrated during the update Windows 10 Anniversary planned for this summer.

The publisher list a number of functions “public preview release” – which could be those of Windows 10 Anniversary – and others whose development may or may not be completed for this update Redstone 2.

Among the list ” public pre-release “Edge include extensions, already being tested by Insiders and Enterprise Data Protection, multi-factor authentication for apps and sites via Hello and Passport.

Microsoft Enterprise Data Protection spoke at the beginning of last year. This technology provides encryption at a file for corporate data and apps to improve the containment and data leakage prevention.

Among the most interesting features the roadmap Windows 10, we should mention the planned improvements for Continuum, the techno Microsoft Windows to connect a smartphone to a monitor, mouse and keyboard for a PC running.

The roadmap also the publisher list of features under development including support for touch input when connecting a compatible smartphone with a touchscreen monitor Continnum the “casting” PC to PC, or compatibility with laptop Continnum type accessories (without CPU / OS).

During a session “Continuum for Phone” on Build 2016, Microsoft presented some of these features, including the ability to project directly from a phone to a PC wirelessly; the use of a smartphone as a touchpad Windows 10; using an Xbox controller with a Continuum dock …

In the “developing”, Microsoft Windows Defender class also Advanced Threat Protection (whose availability could come in Q3 2016 ); the use of a phone (Android or Windows Phone) to unlock a PC; using companions terminals like Microsoft Band 2 for Passport-based authentication; integration of Cortana and Action Center.