Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Anniversary Update (zdnet.com)

Windows 10 Anniversary Update is now rolling out, Microsoft announced Tuesday. The major update brings with it Windows Ink, a dedicated hub designed especially for 2-in-1 devices with styluses, and improvements to Cortana among others. ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley writes: I'm hearing that the first users to get Anniversary Update via Windows Update will be those with the newest hardware, BIOSes and firmware. Those who may encounter compatibility issues because of drivers may get it slightly later through Windows Update, my contacts say. Microsoft actually delivered some of the Anniversary Update features for Xbox One on July 30. On August 1, Microsoft made Windows 10 Anniversary Update available to its volume licensees in the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center. It also made the Anniversary Update code available to its reseller partners via its Partner Portal yesterday. MSDN users can get the Anniversary Update bits today. Microsoft officials said a week ago to expect Microsoft to make Anniversary Update ISOs available today, August 2. The Media Creation Tool seems to now be updated to include the Anniversary Update release.We asked readers last week whether they would update their computers to Windows 10, and the majority of people indicated they wouldn't.

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Very good release!

[Billly Gates]

Well for those stuck on Windows wanting to hear more rather than those screaming with pitchforks here is my 2 cents. It feels a lot more polished from a user perspective

I am typing this on a surface pro 3 hybrid. My take on improvements
1. Black theme/dark is much nicer
2. Big start menu improvement with less clicks. For the minority on touch it is more flowing with all the tiles being shown or a big full screen. My surface now switches between the 2 automatically with the keyboard cover
3. Action center actually useful. Big change. Action Center now is super customizable and gives numbers with notifcations. News events, weather, stock quotes, and other items you can add or remove. So if you do not want email you can take it off and add a weather report and the notification changes from clear to white with +1 notififcations for a flood watch etc. Tips are there as well as PC stuff which you can turn on or off
4. Windows Ink is fun to play with but not as a big deal
5. Settings are much better. A left pane to the left has been added so when you open system or personalization the left pane will show commonly used features.
6. Hyper-v supports nesting and dock containers supposedly. I am downloading a Server 2012 R2 ISO to test this.
7. The login screen is more fluid and you no longer have to swipe. The keyboard and user login swaps up with the same background. It no longer feels like a phone