June 2017
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CHANGES TO
WINDOWS 10 – THE SECOND MAJOR UPDATE
Windows 10 has a major
update called Creators Update.
Before you upgrade you can view the changes on
Microsoft’s website. In this article, I touch on a few of the enhancements.
To actually download the upgrade, you must
have a licensed version of Windows 10. Below is the link to that dedicated
website to download.
These links will get you
to the guide on the changes in this new release and tutorial videos on the new
features.
Note: If a Microsoft pop
up ad appears, simply click any spot not on the Ad itself to return to the
videos
There are some General overall changes, some
are in the System App settings specifically.
There is a new setting for Pairing
Bluetooth accessories and changing permissions for installing Applications. The
Start menu’s latest change is called Live Folders.
The tiles are simply
short cuts to applications on your computer( appear as 2 icons in 1 tile next
to the “e” tile ) . Taking one tile and dropping it onto another tile creates a
“Folder” or “new tile “ . If you have a
smartphone or an iPad you have done the
same thing, grouped your Apps into one
folder. When I added Google Apps to my smartphone, all of them came onto
my phone in one tile. So I had 5 different Apps in one little square tile. It
bugged me because I couldn’t find the App when I needed it. So I dragged that
App out of the group and put it by itself on my home screen. I guess Windows 10
thinks this is a feature you want, a method to organize you Apps by grouping
them.
Another change to the Start panel is the
ability to turn off the list of APPS in the left edge. To achieve this, go to
the Settings > Personalization >
Start screen. Here simply choose to Turn
Off the App List in Start Menu. Now you will only see the tiles, and not the
list of Apps. But you can turn them back on
by clicking a button on the very
far left. The list of Apps will reappear.
There are some changes
in the bundled applications, specifically in the Edge Browser. Now you can add
several tabs and organize them. It is very similar to Apple’s Safari browser.
And you can also purchase and read books in the new version of Edge. A new
feature lets you read books aloud. You
will find eBooks in a new section for
EBooks in the Windows Store.
The Edge browser has
changes for Maps. Now you can draw on them.
If you draw points from one location to another on a map you can convert
those sketches into distance measurements or text directions. If you’ve ever
used Google Maps, you will understand this feature.
The is a new App for 3-D
painting or drawing. This is in the Paint App and you can use it to build 3
dimensional objects and artwork.
There are more features
to study before jumping into this upgrade. The sites listed above have videos and text to read about the various
changes you will enjoy when you upgrade.
Facebook Timeline
Issue
This article by Hewie
Poplock explains clearly how to control your timeline and posting from people
you’re following.
I like to read my Facebook timeline with the most recent items at
the top and successive postings in chronological order. Of course, Facebooks
interjects with sponsored ads and what appears to be older posts, but have
recent replies. Facebook’s default is to show the as “Top Stories” and it
determines what those are. Every so often, FB changes my selection back to theirs.
I don’t like that.
When I mentioned this to a few friends, they looked at me
strangely and I realized that they had no idea of what I was talking about.
Here is an explanation of what I mean & how to change the choice.
