I have eventually got my update for windows 10 on my computer and laptop, at the moment, I like it, however, my flatmate absolutely hates it and curses it every time she uses it, after all she is a history student. In this blog post I wanted to share my opinion on the new operating system from Microsoft. Windows 8 was an improvement to the Microsoft operating systems and brought them up to the same standard as other companies, however, if I had to choose between Windows 8 or Windows 7 then I would go with 7 every time as it was simple and did everything you needed it to do, nothing more or nothing less. However, if asked to choose between 7, 8 or 10, at the moment I would choose 10, because I think 10 is a good combination of 7 and 8.
The first major change is the taskbar and the features listed on it. It has a new and improved look and has a standard set of programs pinned to it, these are all featured in the centre. There are other new parts to the task bar, in the far left is the start menu. Next to this is the search bar, which is otherwise known as Cortana. In the far right is the usual information like battery and internet/wifi, but there is a new notification panel. This is just on the task bar, there are many other features added to make it better than other operating systems Microsoft have distributed before.
One of the pre-pinned programs on the task bar is a new browser, Microsoft have changed and evolved called Microsoft Edge. Which is basically a newer version of Internet Explorer. Now I don't use Internet Explorer, I use chrome, but from what I have seen on TV and on the internet, it does look pretty cool. Thats all I will say.
Another thing which is useful in Windows 10 is the addition of Cortana to the desktop. I have had a Windows phone before and she was quite helpful when it came to organisation, to have this on my laptop now will help me with uni work etc. You can ask Cortana to remind you to do tasks at a specific time or place, search the web, ask her random questions etc. etc. However, Cortana has a bad side, in order to work to the best of her standards she needs to gather data about the user and our behavior, which is in most peoples eyes, spying on the user and many people are put off by this. But in today's day and age, privacy and security cease to exist simultaneously. Having said this, I like how Cortana is personalised to suit our individual needs, I'm not to sure of another mpore private way around this though. On the plus side, you can talk to Cortana as much as you like as she is voice based (but you can type in what you want her to do as well) even if I do find voice recognition temperamental. She is a great addition to the desktop so far though.
The most important and best change (in my opinion) is the start menu. No longer will we have to switch screens to view the programs we have installed. Although a step up from Windows 7, the Windows 8 start screen was a disadvantage to the operating system. Now, the start menu is where it should be, on the desktop page, in the left hand corner. However, Windows 8 still appears in the start menu, as live tiles. Which is the best part about Windows 8. I like how you can customise the start menu as in Windows 8 (with live tiles) but its now even better because its in its own menu rather than a separate screen. The start menu can be dragged along and customised in size to, so when you click on the start menu, it can potentially cover the whole screen. As with Windows 7, it also has a list of all the programs on the PC, as I said a mixture of Windows 7 and 8.
In the right hand corner of the desktop page, there is a new subtle notification panel. It holds all the information about whats happening in all your apps and other customised settings like; internet/wifi, battery saver mode, tablet mode or brightness. To me, this is a great idea as all of the important information is in one place and its easy to know when stuff is happening.
Another cool feature is the ability to have multiple desktops screens. This is good for when you are working on multiple projects or doing a lot of different things at once. Another thing which has been improved is the command prompt. This interface hasn't been updated since the 90's and I'm glad it has been. You are now able to change the size of it etc. This wont mean much to most people but to a programmer who has to use it for networking, it is a much needed improvement.
Overall, I think Windows 10 is a bigger and better improvement than any other operating system so far with Microsoft because of new and improved features such as the notification panel and the addition of Cortana. The element of Windows 8 in the start menu also keeps the operating system modern yet brings in a bit of Windows 7. So far so good with 10.
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