{"id":1097,"date":"2017-03-30T18:36:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T01:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2017-05-20T10:19:45","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T17:19:45","slug":"windows-10-creators-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/2017\/03\/30\/windows-10-creators-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 Creators Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, congrats if your PC is running Windows 10. Whether you are interested or not in Windows 10 releases, ready or not, here comes the next edition:\u00a0Windows 10 Creators Update, which\u00a0will start rolling out (over a period of weeks or months) to the general public on April 11. Most of us will see this release as part of the normal Windows Update process, just like the monthly updates. Is it a good idea to stay up-to-date? Yes. Will you benefit from new features? Maybe not. Will there be fixes to glitches and bugs and security updates? Probably, but the main news out this week&#8217;s about what&#8217;s changed. Here&#8217;re some links to PC World articles and videos.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"From features to launch date to how to get it\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3185400\/windows\/windows-10-creators-update-faq-everything-you-need-to-know.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 10 Creators Update FAQ: Everything you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>More than five months after its grand unveiling last October, the Windows 10 Creators Update is finally here\u2014and the wait was worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Following in the footsteps of last August\u2019s sweeping Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the Creators Update tweaks and tunes the core Windows 10 experience while heaping on a pile of handy all-new features. While PCWorld\u2019s comprehensive Windows 10 Creators Update review contains detailed impressions of Microsoft\u2019s refreshed operating system, here\u2019s a higher-level look at what you need to know about the Creators Update.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"Windows 10 is more like a living, breathing entity\u2014one that\u2019s constantly changing with the release of massive new 'named' updates\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3157039\/windows\/the-windows-10-creators-updates-best-new-features-dynamic-lock-game-mode-privacy-tweaks-and-more.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Windows 10 Creators Update&#8217;s best new features: Privacy tweaks, Paint 3D, and more<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Privacy dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Gaming boosts<\/li>\n<li>Paint 3D<\/li>\n<li>Windows VR<\/li>\n<li>Much-needed Windows Update improvements<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic Lock<\/li>\n<li>Cortana monthly reminders<\/li>\n<li>E-books!<\/li>\n<li>Edge tab preview bar (and other Edge improvements)<\/li>\n<li>Windows Defender overhaul<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"All these omissions are an embarrassment for what is otherwise a very good Windows 10 update\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3185550\/windows\/missing-pieces-what-microsoft-failed-to-deliver-in-windows-10-creators-update.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Missing pieces: What Microsoft failed to deliver in the Windows 10 Creators Update<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If the Windows 10 Creators Update had worked out as Microsoft had promised, we all would be taking 3D selfies, importing them to Windows, and then sharing them among our closest friends and coworkers via Office presentations and mixed-reality headsets.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"These are the features and tweaks you'll notice first\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3185756\/windows\/windows-10-creators-update-the-5-biggest-changes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 10 Creators Update: The 5 biggest changes<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Microsoft just announced that the Windows 10 Creators Update will start rolling out on April 11, building upon the foundation laid by vanilla Windows 10 and its subsequent \u201cNovember\u201d and \u201cAnniversary\u201d updates. While not every feature that Microsoft promised at the Creators Update\u2019s reveal last fall actually made the final cut, it\u2019s still overflowing with helpful new extras that polish rough edges and just plain make things more fun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"Microsoft has said previously that its Anniversary Update and similar, major releases proceed in a phased rollout\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3183979\/windows\/windows-10-creators-update-could-take-months-to-roll-out-data-suggests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 10 Creators Update will take months to roll out, Microsoft confirms<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Users waiting for Windows 10&#8217;s Creators Update, which is expected to release soon, may need to be patient. Data released Wednesday by AdDuplex suggests that Microsoft\u2019s Windows 10 Anniversary Update took months to roll out to users after it was released last August, and the same pace could apply to the Creators Update.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>May 15, 2017 update: Screenshots.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1130\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Settings-Update-status-Creators-Update-note.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Settings-Update-status-Creators-Update-note-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"W10 Screenshot\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Settings-Update-status-Creators-Update-note-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Settings-Update-status-Creators-Update-note-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Settings-Update-status-Creators-Update-note-1024x800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Settings-Update-status-Creators-Update-note.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When you&#8217;re ready for Creators Update<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1131\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-enrollment-screen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1131 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-enrollment-screen-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"W10 Screenshot\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-enrollment-screen-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-enrollment-screen-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-enrollment-screen-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-enrollment-screen.jpg 1474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then wait for notification<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>May 17, 2017 update: Screenshot<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1133\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-manual-install-screen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1133 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-manual-install-screen-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Page screenshot\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-manual-install-screen-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-manual-install-screen-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-manual-install-screen-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Windows-10-Creators-Update-manual-install-screen.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you don&#8217;t want to wait, and use the Update Assistant to install the Creators Update<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, congrats if your PC is running Windows 10. Whether you are interested or not in Windows 10 releases, ready or not, here comes the next edition:\u00a0Windows 10 Creators Update, which\u00a0will start rolling out (over a period of weeks or months) to the general public on April 11. 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