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Microsoft Readies Windows 10 April Update With New Features and Enhancements (hothardware.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the coming-soon dept.

MojoKid writes: Microsoft has been preparing a Spring Creators Update for Windows 10 for a while now, which was recently pushed out as an RTM (Release To Manufacturing) build to all rings of the Windows Insider program. Now dubbed the "Windows 10 April Update," Redmond is billing that "lots of new features" are rolling out with this release, including the ability to resume past activities in timeline and a file sharing feature with nearby devices. Also, based on what has been tested in pre-release builds, there will be other features coming as well, including a rebuilt Game Bar with a new Fluent design UI, a diagnostic data viewing tool in the Security and Privacy section, and Cortana is reportedly easier to use with a new Organizer interface and My Skills tab. It is expected Microsoft will be pushing out this update for Windows 10 this week sometime.

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  1. It has More! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    More ways to exfiltrate your personal data!
    More ways to collect personal data!
    More ways to get you to pay for bandwidth for the above
    More ways to lose control over your hardware
    More telemetry!
    More spyware!
    More malware!

    1. Re:It has More! by AmiMoJo · · Score: 2

      The "diagnostic data viewing tool" appears to be a direct result of pressure from EU countries to make the telemetry visible to the user. Now we just need to push for a proper off button.

      The GDPR could be helpful here. When it comes in next month Microsoft will need your explicit permission to keep collecting any personal data. If you decline to give it, the have to stop.

      So what happens if Windows asks and you decline? Seems like bricking your computer would put them in some deep legal shit.

      We can apply some pressure by submitting GDPR data requests to see what they have on us, as a first move. It will be free from next month.

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  2. Windows Search by zippo01 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Will windows search finally work?!?!?! I mean, the answer is obviously no, but its fun to poke at Microsoft. find / funny!

    1. Re: Windows Search by ArmoredDragon · · Score: 2

      You want a legit way to poke fun of Microsoft? Their fluent UI is basically a rip-off of material design. Basically a defeat on Microsoft's part after they kept pushing that shitty metro design. Flat UI is crap, it always has been. It's also a bad idea to completely toss out skeumorph, like metro did.

  3. My favorite new feature by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Resetting your default apps to Microsoft's!

  4. Meh by Gaygirlie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    From what I've seen, most people just use Windows to open a web-browser or play games. I haven't seen anyone actually using any of the new Windows 10 - specific "features" Microsoft has brought with the OS, including myself.

    1. Re:Meh by BillTheKatt · · Score: 2

      You mean everyone isn't using Paint3d, Edge, etc?? Microsoft can't seem to afford to pay any developers to keep the stuff everyone uses running, but they sure seem to find lots of devs to create new stuff that no one will ever use.

    2. Re:Meh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      An operating system shouldn't have "features". And operating system should stay out of your way and work quietly and transparently in the background. Windows 10 fails on all points.

      Messages constantly flying in from the side of the screen to tell me stupid pointless shit that I don't give two fucks about. (Dear Microsoft, Yes, I know that I plugged in an external hard drive. I'M THE ONE WHO PLUGGED IT IN, YOU FUCKING DUMBASS).

      Constant changes and constant introduction of new "features" which introduce new bugs and more bloat.

      The weirdest and most ridiculous thing is, none of this is necessary. With 90% market share on the desktop, Microsoft could just keep selling Windows 7, with a few patches and updates "under the hood", and still sell a couple hundred million copies every year to OEMs to install on the computers they sell.

    3. Re:Meh by greenwow · · Score: 2

      The only time I've heard someone mention them in person is to ask how to disable them.

  5. All of these new "features" are useless to me by MpVpRb · · Score: 4, Insightful

    All I want is a reliable and secure OS

  6. Re:The betting pool is opened, ladies and gentleme by jwhyche · · Score: 4, Informative

    Give it up man, Ubuntu or Debian are both viable options + no spyware, what's not to love?

    Well not being able to play most games for one. Two, not being able to take part in most computer related events. No real support for VR or 3d printer support.

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  7. Move to Mac by vatin · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I got tired and just moved to Mac.

    1. Re:Move to Mac by TheFakeTimCook · · Score: 2

      I got tired and just moved to Mac.

      Good for you!

      You'll soon wonder why you waited so long...