The Redmonds have admitted that they have done a poor job of explaining new features to users in their biannual Windows 10 feature updates. So now we have a new tips app similar to iOS to make it easier for users learn more about the new features in an update.
The new app Tips should help the 1 billion people who actively use a Windows 10 device, many of whom are not aware of the latest features that are being tested in the Windows Insider program, or highlighted through our website.
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“We know that it is not always clear what changed with a major update, or even how you can learn and test new features and enhancements. This means that updates can feel slow with no real benefit to you, and we want to change that »said Brandon LeBlanc, a senior program manager at the Windows Insider Program.
The new one “Post-upgrade experience” is currently rolling out to Windows Insiders in the development channel in the preview version of Windows 10 Build 20190. It follows the release of Windows 10 May 2020 Update, also known as version 2004, which contains relatively few feature changes to as Microsoft attempts to stabilize its feature updates to serve business customers and consumers.
The application Tips it will highlight all the important changes in the next feature update after installing that update. People with this preview build will see a new tips app shows “Some of the latest new features from the latest Insider Preview builds on the dev channel”.
Windows 10 Insider users should check the ‘Show Windows welcome experience’ checkbox in Settings> System> Notifications & Actions. For the moment, is available to users in the US, UK, Australia, India, and Canada.
More information on option updates
On the other hand, Microsoft is improving the information available on optional updates. Microsoft has recently made changes to its optional updates, which are released on the third and fourth week of each month. These updates are not installed automatically and are called week versions ‘C’ and ‘D’, but are now called week versions ‘preview’.
Together with upgrade On Tuesday, Microsoft updated its Settings page to show more information about these optional updates, which often fix bugs but are not forced on users until the security update is deployed.
Now users can go to Settings> Update & Security> Windows Update> View Optional Updates, to see what optional updates are available. This will help us avoid the use of Device Manager to see if there are update drivers for specific devices, according to Microsoft.
Windows Update will automatically keep drivers up to date, but the new page could help users install optional driver updates when driver-related issues occur.
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