Even Turkish handwriting recognition was added. Thanks to them Microsoft has added a Persian calendar to Windows 10 and also corrected DST for Iran. Side note: I didn’t realize how much Iranians and the Persian-speaking world were left out of the loop but it is impressive how well they band together to make their voices heard. Naturally Microsoft couldn’t simply ignore this as it would make it plain that MS doesn’t “really” care what users think, though they did opt for Edge over Spartan despite 17,000+ votes to keep Spartan as the name for Microsoft’s new browser platform: This was the number 2 most voted for topic on the Windows Feature Suggestion Box: It would not be so if it simply was a, “simpler visual style”. Using that as a base, my argument is Aero Desktop somehow requires more video processing power than high end high FPS 3D games. But ultimately the entire computer score is determined by the lowest number and it’s the, “Desktop Performance for Aero Desktop”. Which shows I have a more than decent rig though my video card isn’t a high end one, it’s pretty decent for only being a GT610 card (2Gb DDR5 + 2Gb DDR3 RAM) which gives me 40-46 FPS in high end games when I overclock it. Secondary hard disk: Disk transfer rate 6.9 Primary hard disk: Disk transfer rate 6.9 Gaming graphics: 3D Game Graphics Performance 6.1 Graphics: Desktop Performance for Aero Desktop 4.4
In Windows 7 we have the, “Windows Experience Index”, which asses our key systems components on a scale of 1.0 to 7.9.įor my system determined by lowest score: 4.4 They aren’t simpler as they are more graphic intense than other screen elements oddly enough.
The update itself takes a while but keeps all apps and programs installed on the system so that you don't lose any of those in the process. Who would have guessed that the company brings back Aero from the dead for instance? If you take this into account, and consider that the announcement covers mostly UI changes and not backend changes, then you may have a hard time denying that Microsoft is on a better way know than it was during the development of Windows 8. While you could call most improvements of this build marginal, especially if you are a desktop user, you cannot deny that Microsoft is listening at least partially to what Windows users have to say this time.
Probably the biggest improvements went into the Xbox app which now supports game DVR for PC games, screenshot support and more. The Music and Video Preview apps, and the Xbox app have received updates in this build. It is now closely tight to the start menu which means that it can take over searches for you for example You can use it to convert units, use it as a calculator, get dictionary definitions or stock quotes.Ĭortana's visual appearance has changed as well. New questions are supported by it now that are powered by Bing Instant Answers. New functionality was added to the digital assistant Cortana.
Small improvements went into the feature in this build including being taken back to the start screen if you close apps on a tablet. In addition, Live Tiles have a new animation when contents change.Ĭontinuum is one of the most interesting features of Windows 10 in my opinion as it can turn a smartphone into a "basic" PC when you connect it to a HDMI display and mouse/keyboard. Live Tile performance and stability has been improved in this build. There you find all sounds and can go through them one by one playing them in the process. The easiest way to test those is to tap on the Windows-key, type sounds and select the Sound control panel applet that is suggested to you at the top. If you like sounds, I usually turn them off as I find them annoying after a while, you may want to listen to new sounds that Microsoft ships with this build.