One of man's greatest virtues is undoubtedly wisdom, often the result of experience and the capacity for self-criticism. And, apparently, in Redmond there is someone who in recent years has established that it was necessary to start from this virtue to develop the new Microsoft operating system. Windows 10 collects not only the successes of the three decades of Microsoft but also starts from the critical issues and mistakes of the past with an attempt to offer users the best possible experience on PCs, tablets, smartphones and augmented reality devices. Today is the day of Windows 10 for tablets and PCs and according to what can be seen, the judgment is absolutely positive. But we also have to wait for the news for Windows Phone and for integration with the X Box videogame console.
What are the main new features of Windows 10? We have collected above 4: Cortana, Edge, the notification center and the new interface. Let's look at them a little closer.
CORTANA: HERE IS THE VOCAL ASSISTANT ALSO ON PC
The voice assistant comes from the positive experience on Windows Phone Cortana. On Cortana it will be possible to perform voice searches or search for information on the Internet and PC by writing from the keyboard. Cortana represents a sort of rival to the revolutionary Siri, the intelligent voice assistant present on the iPhone. It is also very important to point out that Cortana has also been proposed on PCs to relaunch the Bing search engine, which is essential for voice assistant searches. As with Siri, Cortana also needs an internet connection to perform her searches at best. Cortana can also be queried to search for a document on the device.
DEAR EXPLORER IT'S TIME TO RETIRE – NOW IT'S THE EDGE'S TURN
The time comes for board for Internet Explorer which, after so many years, is also leaving the scene due to its mediocre "usability" in recent years which has led users to migrate to other browsers such as Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. Is called Edge, the new browser from Microsoft that today takes the legacy of Explorer. Those who have used it in these hours have highlighted that it is a much more up-to-date browser than Explorer but above all easier to use and faster.
MODERN INTERFACE REJECTED?
Partial farewell to the Modern interface of Windows 8. Windows 10 presents a fusion between the classic interface, the desktop one, and the Modern one which will be customizable by a single user of the new operating system from Microsoft.
NOTIFICATION CENTER
From the world of smartphones is imported the notification center will notify you when there are new operating system updates or the presence of new emails. From the notification center you can intervene to adjust the operating system settings a bit like it was for two decades with the historic control panel. On the other hand, the Charm Bar, the sidebar present on Windows 8 but little used by its users, was rejected.
Finally, we underline a non-secondary aspect in the entire history of Microsoft and that is that for many users, Windows 10 is free. The update has Windows 10 will be free for all those who have a license Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. But be careful: it can be downloaded for free within a year.
