Creators Release Features
- OneDrive Files On-Demand - View and access your OneDrive files in File Explorer without using disk space.
- Pin contacts to the taskbar - Pin your top people to the taskbar for one-click access by Skype or Mail.
- Drag and drop files to share - Drag files directly onto contacts in your taskbar to start an email, or share directly to your contacts via the share picker
- Touch keyboard on PC - The one-handed touch keyboard provides shape writing, dictation and enhanced text prediction.2
- Pin your favorite websites to taskbar - Pin a website to the taskbar from Microsoft Edge for instant access.
- Ransomware protections - New protections in Windows Defender Antivirus help safeguard against malicious apps and threats, including ransomware.
- Fluent Design - The UI for Start, Action Center and Microsoft Edge includes Acrylic Material - a cool, translucent effect.
- Connect to iPhone/Android - View a website or Office doc on your iPhone or Android phone and move to your PC with one click.
- Story Remix – Add 3D effects to your photos and video clips complete with soundtracks, themes and transitions.
- Improved battery life with power throttling - Save up to 11% in CPU power consumption by throttling background apps.
- Currency converter in Calculator - An international currency converter is built into the Calculator app, including an offline mode.
- PDF-based forms in Microsoft Edge - Fill in PDF-based forms within Microsoft Edge and make notes directly on PDFs.
- View Mixed Reality – Through the world-facing camera on your PC, you can see 3D objects mixed into your actual surroundings.
- Get web search results in Cortana without opening your browser - Cortana pane will expand automatically with results.3
- Better storage management - Files can be automatically deleted in your Downloads folder after 30 days
- Support for 3D in Office apps - Easily insert a 3D object into a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file.
- Emoji 5.0 – Cool, new and improved emoji designs display more consistently on other platforms.
- Improved pen experience - Scroll with your pen, select content more efficient, and get help finding a lost pen.
- New handwriting experience - A handwriting panel features more gestures, easier editing, emoji and improved handwriting recognition.
- New gaming features - PC gamers can stream games using Mixer and get better performance using Game Mode.
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