What is new is waiting for you in the transition to Windows 10

I'm sure many of you have also remained unhappy with Windows 8. If the new tiled interface and bothersome start screen could get along, the lack of a button "Start" haunted. I had to use "crutches"Or set special software. It was extremely uncomfortable. The impression that Microsoft risked reckless conduct experiments on us and herself. How do I then thought, it turned out quite badly. I quickly abandoned the "Eight", however, as the vast majority of my surroundings. He hoped that the next operating system will eliminate all shortcomings, and its success will suffer XP.

According WinBeta.org, in June 2015 Windows 7 held 61% of the global desktop operating system market. The share of Windows 8 had 13%.

But it is too early to swing and fame thirteen-year "grandfather", although I dare to predict that the youngster shot. All the makings obvious: faster loading, excellent performance, ease of classical, cross-platform perspective, and a number of useful features fresh. During the six months of testing "tens" I loved it. Definitely I recommend to try Windows 10 immediately after the release. And in order to get the most gentle transition, offer to find out about the most popular eye-catching innovations working environment.

Start

Microsoft no longer play hide and seek with the users and the back button "Start" to its rightful place. Although not without deviations from the canons: added "live" tiles, which is why the menu size has increased dramatically. On laptops, it may take - without thinking - 70-80% of the screen. Too much out. But not so bad, because the panel is extremely customizable: unnecessary elements are removed, the necessary drag and grouped for convenience, and the total size is adjusted by dragging the mouse (as in Conventional windows).

But that's not all. Looking into OSes settings, you can stumble upon the section "Personalization." Among other things, here are a few options for the "Start".

It turns out that a few simple actions can be as close as possible to adjust the "Start» Windows 10 to mean "sevens". And everything looks much more modern and stylish.

settings

Personalization window "Start" to show you some unusual? And all because redmondtsy radically changed the shape of supply of most system settings. Although the essence remains the same: nine categories include dozens of bookmarks, which are collected and hundreds of options, switches, and sliders.

At first I was too strange and difficult to walk among the settings, start up they are well structured and remarkably filed. But this can be very useful search fell. With his help to find the required parameters obtained much faster.

Lost and something is found? The good old "Control Panel" will not go away. Press Win + X and use the familiar way.

By the way, for a call setup meets the combination of Win + I. This is what I mentioned in the article about hotkeys Windows 10. Alternative - clicking the icon in the system tray.

notification bar

In the system tray collects all the service and support information for your working environment. Here you will find a message about available updates, scheduled reboots, the existing problems and the sea of ​​diverse data from the Microsoft service that you use. Handy thing, anyway.

There is also the quick action buttons: Adjust the brightness of the display, to connect to wireless devices, switch-mode Internet of silence, launching the VPN-connection. This is useful.

But back to the tips and repeated their benefit is more obvious when you use a Microsoft account.

Microsoft Integration Services

During familiarization with the Windows 10 TP it seemed to me that for the system necessarily have a Microsoft account, and the username and password bunch must be entered every time you boot OSes. I I found a solutionI share it with readers, which pointed to my mistake: you can use and local profiles. The right choice is yours. But the registered account is still better. Why? For example, in the "top ten" it is already integrated OneDrive, which greatly facilitates the work with the cloud. Undoubtedly, over time, developers will further bring together the services and platforms that are running Windows 10. The transition from computer to tablet or mobile phone, you hardly notice it. Full synchronization of data between devices connected to the same profile, will allow even watch what your friends are playing on their Xbox. In the future it will be possible to drive on his computer console games. Cross-platform multiplayer gaming is not far off. It's enough to download a free app from the store.

Universal app

Draw a small analogy. Do you have Android-smartphone or iPhone, to which you are uploading tirelessly poleznyashki from Google Play or iTunes. And for "ten" has its own app store - Store. And it works in the overall ecosystem for mobile gadgets, as well as for computers.

Universal app designed for one system - Windows 10. This automatically means that they work on both stationary and portable devices.

You can download Skype directly from the Store app, post a link to the taskbar and run the program from there easily. You do not need to download the distribution from the Internet, bathe with a choice of installation directory or read the license agreement - the process will take place both on the phone.

Universal applications open as a normal window that you can drag around the screen, minimize, close, and resize. A bit unusual, but ideologically correct. You load the utility from a trusted source and not from a random site on the web. Security in this case raises.

Security

Probably on your "Seven" set some antivirus. Perhaps this is Microsoft Security Essentials - its own free decision corporation that provides basic protection system. In the "top ten" as the default is something fresh, entitled "Defender Windows».

But do not get inspired: in a new guise hiding all the same MSE. This means that you still need to choose something more reliable third-party developers. Why? Microsoft's anti-virus stably shows not the best results in the popular AV-TEST test.

Speaking of security, it is worth mentioning the SmartScreen feature - Windows component that detects suspicious characteristics of web pages, fake sites and download questionable. Now he works at the system level, although I do not choose beyond the native Internet Explorer. The latter, by the way, lost his place more impressive successor.

Edge

By data NetMarketShare, in June 2015 Internet Explorer was the leader among desktop browsers with an overwhelming share of 54%. In truth, I can not believe these figures (although a similar statistics and other sources) and do not know who all these sadolyudi. :) On the other hand, the interest from month to month fall and gradually spill over to Google, Mozilla and Opera. Microsoft is aware of the trend and trying to change it with the help of a brand new development - Edge Web browser.

A little earlier, he was known under the code name Project Spartan. Once I have divided your impressions on prospective web viewer. Gradually, the browser is getting better and better, acquires new abilities and enhances performance in a variety of benchmarks. In general, a good thing planned. Of course, Edge automatically registered on the taskbar "tens".

Taskbar and desktops

tasks tape has got two important elements: the search bar and click the submission tasks. To begin with the second.

In view mode tasks you'll see all the processes running, and you can assign them to virtual desktops. It is very, very useful, for example, if you want to distinguish between work and entertainment. Imagine the office comes the boss, you press a key combination and elegant all running solitaire quickly replaced by office programs. Mosquito nose will not undermine!

Search String pleased. She is able to search for files and documents on your hard drive, or to find information on the Internet. As it is built Cortana assistant.

Cortana

Cortana - voice assistant from Microsoft a la mobile Google Now and Siri. To praise or criticize the assistant is not yet possible, because it simply is not localized for our region. But the idea is excellent. Assistant will be integrated into the overall ecosystem: can analyze your mail and recall events, to restore order in the cloud storage, prompt and adequate catering inform about the weather, point to congestion, give relevant explanations unfamiliar term, translate into a browser and simply make a stay comfortable in Windows 10 to limit. I believe that sooner or later it will.

conclusion

And in a fully Microsoft stops supporting Windows 7 and 8 years, will wait a little bit and will remove the numerical designation version, leaving only Windows. The result is inevitable, we all brute over the "top ten". Catch a wave and immediately moves to the latest OS. She took all the best from their predecessors and became universal. Windows 10 is easy to digest and has low system resources. What else is needed?