What is Windows 10?by Hewie Poplockss@webnutt.com

http://www.hewie.net

What is Windows 10?

Windows 10 is the most comprehensive and exhaustive overhaul of Microsoft’s Windows franchise in the history of the company. It is a complete rethinking of Windows partially in response to the poor reception Windows 8 got in the marketplace.

Microsoft’s definition is pretty cool. Here it is:

Windows 10 (“Windows”) is a personalized computing environment that enables you to seamlessly roam and access services, preferences and content across your computing devices from phones to tablets to the Surface Hub.

Rather than residing as a static software program on your device, key components of Windows are cloud-based, and both cloud and local elements of Windows are updated regularly, providing you with the latest improvements and features.

There are 7 versions of Windows 10.

Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Windows 10 Education Windows 10 Enterprise Windows 10 Mobile Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise Windows 10 for IOT

Feature deprecation section

• If you have Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8 Pro with Media Center, or Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center and you install Windows 10, Windows Media Center will be removed.

• Watching DVDs requires separate playback software• Windows 7 desktop gadgets will be removed as part of installing

Windows 10.• Windows 10 Home users will have updates from Windows Update

automatically available. Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise users will have the ability to defer updates.

• Solitaire, Minesweeper, and Hearts Games that come pre-installed on Windows 7 will be removed as part of installing the Windows 10 upgrade. Microsoft has released our version of Solitaire and Minesweeper called the “Microsoft Solitaire Collection” and “Microsoft Minesweeper.”

• If you have a USB floppy drive, you will need to download the latest driver from Windows Update or from the manufacturer’s website.

• If you have Windows Live Essentials installed on your system, the OneDrive application is removed and replaced with the inbox version of OneDrive.

OK! Let’s Look at Windows 10

The Start Button Returns

Click The Start Button

Right ClickThe Start Button

Notification Area(System Tray)

Hidden Icons

The Task Bar Notification Area(System Tray)

New NotificationsIn the Action Center

Action Center

Default icons on the Task Bar

The New Browser - Microsoft Edge

Google News in Edge

The Menus in Edge

Make a Web Note

Hamburg Menu (Hub)• Favorites• Reading List• History • Downloads

Reading View

Add Favorites or Reading List

Share• Mail• Reading List App• Facebook• OneNote

Other Choices

Web Notes

Reading List

Where is my Internet Explorer?

Using the Snap Feature

Snap to the sideWindows Key + Left Arrow or Windows Key + Right Arrow

Snap ¼ Page Windows Key + Up Arrow or Windows Key + Down Arrow to get it into the desired quadrant.

Let’s add a second Window

Now Let’s add a Third Window

Ready to jot some notes

Maybe a Final Step, if desired

Task View – Virtual Desktops

Jumping into Task View is as simple as hitting the Windows logo key + Tab (or the Task View Button.)

To create a new virtual desktop, hit the Windows logo key + Ctrl + D (or the + New Desktop.) To close the current desktop you’re on, it’s Windows logo key + Ctrl + F4.

Note: It’s very easy to forget what you’re doing and hit Ctrl + Alt and the arrow keys instead of the Windows logo key + Ctrl. If you do that, which I’ve already done many times, you’ll change the orientation of your display.

You Start with your Desktop

Click on New Desktop

Now you have 2 Desktops

I Like to work with 4 Desktops

I have several Windows open

Currently they all are in Desktop 4

I drag & drop into various windows

Desktop 1

Desktop 2

Desktop 3

Desktop 4

Let’s Look at All Apps under the Start Button

You can scroll down the Alphabatized list

Or Click on a Letter

And get a Menu

Up Close

Here are all of my Apps starting with W

Under Windows Accessories are several old favorites

The Settings Menu

Right Mouse Click to Edit the Start Menu

Medium

Small

To get help with Windows 10, use the Get Started App

Find What you want in the Menu

A typical article in Get Started

Cortana

Cortana Settings

Say or type to get answers

I asked, “What is the Weather?

I asked for a joke

Links• http://www.windows10update.com/what-is-windows-10/ • http://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-features-microsoft-is-cutting-from-windows-1709512284 • http://www.cnet.com/pictures/8-windows-10-settings-you-should-change-right-away/1/ • http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-secure-windows-10-the-paranoids-guide/ • https://davescomputertips.com/edge-browser-tips-settings-and-customizations/ • http://www.groovypost.com/howto/customize-quick-action-tiles-windows-10-action-center/ • http://www.pcworld.com/article/2955454/windows/windows-10-superguide-everything-you-need-to-know.html • http://www.pcworld.com/article/2952392/browsers/how-to-use-microsoft-edge-windows-10s-new-browser.html • http://www.pcworld.com/article/2952864/windows/how-to-use-windows-10s-task-view-and-virtual-desktops.html • http://

www.infoworld.com/article/2955462/microsoft-windows/windows-10-visual-tour-the-good-the-bad-and-the-missing.html

• http://www.pcworld.com/article/2875600/windows/windows-10-the-best-tips-tricks-and-tweaks.html#slide1 • http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/insider-review-windows-10-fall-update/ • http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-snap-windows-using-keyboard-shortcuts-in-windows-10/

Links from me

• http://hewie.net/winsig • http://hewie.net/content/meeting-notes-2015-06-14-winsig • http://hewie.net/content/meeting-notes-2015-07-12-winsig • http://hewie.net/content/meeting-notes-2015-08-09-winsig • http://hewie.net/content/meeting-notes-2015-09-13-winsig • http://hewie.net/content/meeting-notes-2015-10-11-winsig • https://youtu.be/09ayTA9sQbU Part 1• https://youtu.be/1_rF8l2X-IM Part 2

Time for Q & A(Questions & Answers)