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SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft announced at the Build developers conference 2016 the new update of “anniversary” will come to Windows 10 free this summer.

the update will be available for free for all users running Windows 10 before July 29, the date on which finalized within update Windows 8 and Windows 7 to the latest version of the Microsoft operating system.

Although Windows 10 has been constantly updated since its launch last year, this update will be the most important to the . time

Microsoft calls the update “anniversary” and offers improved performance, but also other important developments:

With the upgrade, Windows Hello permitted entry into your bank account using, for example, the reader fingerprint device.

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Windows Hello

Windows Hello was one of the great innovations that Microsoft introduced with Windows 10, but with the update “anniversary”, the company extends the functions of this biometric security system.

Focusing primarily the business sector, Windows Hello now allow you to use multiple devices to unlock others. for example, you can now use a cell with Windows 10 Mobile to unlock your computer.

in this way, if you have a computer with Windows 10, but without a fingerprint reader or a camera that can detect your iris or your face, you can use the hardware of another device that integrates the hardware to unlock easier and safer that other device.

also, Windows Hello will now be integrated in apps and the Edge browser, allowing you can enter your bank accounts or other secure web pages using biometric security offered by Windows Hello.

The new menu of Windows Ink to take advantage of a stylus.

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Windows Ink

On the other hand, the update brings a new experience with Windows Ink. with better integration this intelligent recognition of styli, now you get a menu to jot quick notes Quick notes, a board to write freely and be able to share what you write and take screenshots and then write about them and share them.

also, Windows Ink also be more integrated with other apps, allowing, for example, write a tour you want to do in the app Maps and you can see 3D tour and get directions, distance and estimated time of the walk.

in addition, Windows Ink will also be integrated into Microsoft Office documents to allow you to interact more naturally. For example, using the stylus you can underline text or delete just cross it off.

As for third-party apps, Adobe Illustrator is the first app of this kind to offer with support for Windows Ink, allowing you can draw very naturally.

the menu Windows Ink automatically appear in the taskbar like another Start menu so that you can choose one of the tools available but if your stylus has a button it you can program to open a specific app.

in a way, this seems to be a very similar to what Samsung has done with the Galaxy Note 5 and its predecessors, bringing better recognition and integration of its function stylus on the device. Even the notes in Windows 10 will also be available until the lock screen.

Thanks to the new Windows integration Ink, Cortana understand what you write on the screen with the stylus.

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Cortana

Cortana officially came to computers with Windows 10 and updating the “anniversary”, the virtual assistant Microsoft can manipulate my third more deeply and now will be attentive to listen to your voice commands up on the lock screen.

Finally, Cortana will also come to Xbox One with updating “anniversary” of Windows 10.

This is the mode developer Xbox One.

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Xbox One Dev Mode

with the free upgrade Windows 10 any user with a Xbox one can turn it into a console for developers. that will be possible only download an app that will provide a way for developer.

mode developer Xbox one or Dev mode will be available in previous version from this Wednesday.

Other news

with the free update anniversary Windows 10, Microsoft will also be releasing more than 100 new features in total and new APIs for developers to make their apps are compatible with, for example, Windows Ink.

in addition, with the acquisition of Xamarin last February, Microsoft wants to allow developers to create apps on Windows for the Windows operating system, like Android and iOS.

in addition, the converter Visual Studio, developers can now also convert .NET and Win32 apps to modern apps by Windows 10.

Finally, also on Wednesday, Microsoft will enable the SDK update so that developers can adapt their apps to all the innovations that brings this free update.

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