Windows 10 version history

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This is the first public preview build of Microsoft Windows 10. It introduces a hybrid start menu that combines the functionality of that of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. In this build, "Metro-Style" apps, direct predecessors to UWP apps, can be run in floating windows. Improvements are made to window management with the introduction of Task View that features virtual desktops. Other improvements in this area include the expansion of the window snapping feature allowing apps to be snapped on up to four corners with "Snap Assist" feature that suggest other windows to snap when the users snaps a window.^[20][21]

The Windows command line console is updated with this build with new functionalities including, allowing users to cut, copy, and paste texts with the standard keyboard shortcuts, the ability to display the console at full screen at any display resolution, and transparency options.^[20][22]

The second public preview build of Windows 10 introduces Action Center, which debuted in Windows Phone 8.1.^[25]

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This is the last public preview build to have the version number of 6.4. This build brought upon one of the most controversial changes to the operating system by removing the OneDrive's "Smart Files" that allowed users to view and work with files on OneDrive through File Explorer even if they were not synced to the device. OneDrive now uses selective synchronization of local contents with the cloud service.^[27][28]

Other UI changes in this build include the ability to hide the "Task View" and "Search" buttons from the Taskbar, updated minimize and restore animations, updated menu icon for "Metro-Style" apps from 3 dots to hamburger-style icon.^[28]

New 3 finger gestures have also been added to switch to Task View and switch between virtual desktops.^[28]

Internet Explorer contains opt-in preview of new EdgeHTML rendering engine.^[29][30][31]

This build brings Native support for Matroska file types. It also brings Operating system compression through the Disk Cleanup utility.^[32]

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This build was released after Microsoft's January Windows 10 event where it showed off its upcoming roadmap for the operating system as well as introduced new hardware, including the Hololens and Surface Hub. This build brings an all-new Start menu built on top of the UWP APIs. It replaces the Start menu and Start screen, built on legacy DirectUI used on Previous Windows builds and releases. A full screen button is added to the new Start menu, allowing the user to toggle the full-screen experience without having to go to the Settings app, logging out, and logging back in, as it was required in previous builds.^[34]

This build is the first build to introduce Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps. It introduces the beta version of the Windows Store built using the UWP APIs. It also debuts the new Xbox app, which Microsoft announced would be used to stream Xbox One games directly to the PC.^[35] A new alarm app is featured and it includes a world clock, timer, and stop watch^[36] A new UWP Calculator app replaces the traditional Win32 calculator. Maps app with Cortana integration^[37] and ability to save maps for offline use^[38] A new Photos app is introduced with aggregated content and automatic enhancements.^[39]

Cortana is introduced on the PC for the first time, with support for U.S. English locale.

There are other user interface changes with this build, including restyled window frames and support for new languages. The Settings app is updated with new layout^[40] The Taskbar is restyled with new opaque appearance, smaller application icons, and underlines to denote active applications. The Action Center is redesigned and includes with quick action buttons.^[41] The search button on the Taskbar is changed to a search box by default. Option to pick default folder when opening File Explorer is added with this build. Early version of DirectX 12 is also included.

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This build brings Cortana support to China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and United Kingdom. App updates for this build include Insider Hub, Photos, and Windows Feedback. User Interface changes include the addition of network connections fly-out that can be invoked from the taskbar, handwriting input canvas optimizations for short text entries, lock screen changes with "did you know" backgrounds to help users with Windows 10. The Start button is smaller and has a new hover animation. Functional changes and the addition of transparency to the Start menu. Open applications no longer appear on the taskbar across all virtual desktops by default and can be moved across desktops.

This build also adds the ability to unlock devices with Windows Hello, but requires manufacturers to implement a camera with said capabilities. Print to PDFs is also added.

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This build debuts the public preview of Microsoft Edge web browser.^[44] Alarms & Clocks, Calculator and Voice recorder have been updated with new interfaces. Bio Enrollment is also added, although its purpose is still not known and the app is not accessible.^[45]

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This build features several new apps as well as improvements to existing UWP apps. The Mail, Calendar, MSN Weather, MSN Money, and other apps have been updated with new interfaces and improved performance. Preview versions of the Music and Video apps are included along with their Windows 8 counterparts. Microsoft Solitaire Collection is now included with the operating system^[49]

This build also brings several UI changes. There is now a new black system theme across the Start menu, Taskbar and Action Center. There is now transparency in the Start menu, the Taskbar, the Action Center, and preview windows, with options to enable or disable it. The Start menu is now resizable. Visuals have been refined for desktop icons, close buttons, and thumbnails

Tablet mode is improved such that entering Tablet mode now causes the Start button, Cortana, and the Task View buttons to all grow in size and space out to be more touch friendly. There is also a new setting to boot direct into Tablet Mode. For tablets under 10 inches, this is the default behavior.

Microsoft Edge has received improvement such that double-clicking on its titlebar now maximizes the application.

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Released alongside Microsoft's 2015 build conference, this build introduces new default Windows system sounds. Cortana's user interface is significantly improved; it is now more seamlessly integrated with the Start Menu. Enhancements are made to live tiles, including new animations and the addition the option to disable a live tile. The Start menu's UI has been further refined. Through A/B testing, select users are chosen to experience a translucent Start menu with background blur. The settings app has been improved, including the addition of desktop personalization within the app.

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Changes to the desktop user interface is included with this build. The File Explorer and Settings icons in the Start menu are moved to the bottom, near the Power option. The ability to toggle between Start menu and Start screen was moved to the new Start settings page under Personalization settings. People, MSN Weather, MSN Money, Insider Hub, and other apps have been updated with new interfaces and improved performance Microsoft Edge received a New Tab page.

This build also brings changes to how Windows 10 handles default apps. Now, apps cannot modify default apps; only the end user can do so from the Settings app. If an app attempts to change the defaults, the user will simply receive a message describing how to manually change the default apps.

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This build brings various visual improvements. Users can now customize Start experience by opening the Settings app > Personalization > Start. There are new icon throughout the operating system. Jump Lists on the taskbar and Start menu, first introduced in Windows 7, are rebuilt using UWP APIs. Further improvements are made to tablet mode, video playback with the Movies & TV app, and Microsoft Edge (still named Project Spartan in this build). This build also adds the ability to print to PDF natively.

Starting with this build, Cortana's speech recognition can be launched using ⊞ Win+C.^[60]

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This build brings further UX improvements and refinements, updates to Cortana and its integration with apps and services. This build also includes app updates, including updates to the photos app and the Snipping Tool app that allows the capture of screenshot after a user defined timer. Starting with this build, the Insider Hub app is no longer installed by default but can be reinstalled from the Settings app. The legacy Windows Photo viewer app no longer has various picture format associations in the registry in favor of the Photos app.^[64]

Microsoft Edge has also received significant improvements in this build. The browser no longer refers to itself as "Project Spartan"; instead, it bears the "Edge" name. Updates to the browser include an optional home toolbar button, the ability to import bookmarks from other browsers, dark theme, the ability to drag and drop tabs to another Microsoft Edge window, and auto-fill of forms and password fields. The user can also set what page Microsoft Edge displays upon startup and whether to display top sites and/or aggregated news content upon opening a new tab. Microsoft Edge can now also continue playing audio and video even when the app is minimized.

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This build includes a new default desktop wallpaper, referred to as "hero image" by Microsoft, that would be included in the public release of Windows 10. The lockscreen is also updated to display a modified version of the default wallpaper on the page where the user enters their login credentials.

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This build adds a pop-up help on how to use Tablet Mode.

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The final pre-release build of this branch adds the ability to purchase wi-fi connections via the Windows Store. At the time, this feature was only available at Seattle, WA.^[73]

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This is the first released to manufacturing (RTM) build of Windows 10. It was released to device manufacturers to be preloaded on their devices. This is also the build that was sold to retail stores in a USB installation media for customers who would like to purchase the operating system as a standalone retail product.

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Commonly referred to as "Day One Patch", this is the first general availability build. It is the update users received when they upgraded to Windows 10 through the free upgrade offer or after checking for updates on PCs preloaded with Windows 10.

This cumulative update to Windows 10 adds new functionality to Microsoft Edge. For websites that display dialogue boxes multiple times, Microsoft Edge now provides a checkbox on the dialogue box to prevent further dialog boxes to pop up.^[103]

• Updated color options
• Memory Manager improvements

• Share functionality added to Windows Feedback app
• Redesigned context menus

• Start menu tile columns can be expanded by 33%
• Increased Start menu tile limit to 2048
• Tablet mode improvements
• Logon screen background can now be disabled

Slow ring:
October 16, 2015

• Tab preview added to Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Edge improvements
• Context menu improvements
• Title bar improvements
• Updated icons
• Device activation improvements

• Media Casting added to Microsoft Edge

In this build BitLocker adds support for XTS-AES encryption algorithm.^[147] Other security related features include Enhanced Credential Guard.^[148] In the Settings app, under Privacy, Call History and Email are now included.^[149] Starting with this build, Windows Spotlight is available on the Windows 10 Pro edition.

This cumulative update brings improved UI for tracking data under Networking and Wireless > Data Usage in the Settings app.

This update enables UWP games and apps to unlock framerate. This will allow UWP games to disable V-Sync and enable the use of third party features such as G-Sync and Freesync.^[184][185]

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• History menu added to Microsoft Edge

• Cortana improvements

• Foundation Work for new features

• Getting feedback is an integral part of the Windows Insider Program

• Added more languages to Cortana
• Logon screen background now matches the lock screen background

• Microsoft Edge improvements
• Added extensions to Microsoft Edge
• Added tab pinning to Microsoft Edge
• Added Feedback Hub app

Slow ring:
March 30, 2016

• Ubuntu Bash added to Command Prompt
• Added Skype UWP Preview app
• Action Center improvements
• Updates emoji
• Added dark mode to UWP apps
• Added window pinning to Virtual Desktops
• Redesigned update progress screen
• Updated Windows Update settings

• Added Windows Ink Workspace
• Start menu improvements
• Full-screen All Apps list in Start screen
• Added Cortana to lock screen
• Updated Action Center icon
• Added Cortana to Action Center
• Action Center Quick Actions can be moved
• Added Calendar to taskbar clock
• Taskbar clock now visible on all monitors
• Taskbar settings moved to Settings app
• Added playback device manager to taskbar
• Swipe four fingers horizontally to switch desktops (precision touchpads only)
• Lock screen email addresses are now hidden
• Added media controls to lock screen
• Updated File Explorer icon

• Ubuntu Bash improvements
• Command Prompt improvements

• Swipe navigation added to Microsoft Edge
• Ubuntu Bash improvements
• Updated Windows Ink Workspace icon
• Redesigned User Account Control dialog
• Middle-click dismisses notifications in the Action Center
• Feedback Hub improvements

• Cortana improvements
• Windows Ink improvements
• Added music and timer commands to Cortana
• Added compass to Windows Ink ruler
• Updated File Explorer icon
• Windows Enterprise edition deployment improvements

• Windows Ink improvements
• Consistent background color in Settings app
• Updated Blu-Ray and network icons

Slow ring:
June 17, 2016

• Office Online extension available for Microsoft Edge

Slow ring:
June 21, 2016

• Windows + F launches Feedback Hub
• Added 23 languages to handwriting recognition

• Activation improvements

• New extension for Microsoft Edge

Slow ring:
July 20, 2016

Release preview:
July 28, 2016

• Reliability improvements of Start, Cortana, and Action Center

Slow ring:
August 2, 2016

Release preview:
August 2, 2016

Public release:
August 2, 2016

Slow ring:
August 9, 2016

Release preview:
August 9, 2016

Public release:
August 9, 2016

Release preview:
August 23, 2016

Public release:
August 23, 2016

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August 31, 2016

Public release:
August 31, 2016

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September 13, 2016

Public release:
September 13, 2016

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September 20, 2016

Public release:
September 20, 2016

Release preview:
September 29, 2016

Public release:
September 29, 2016

Public release:
October 11, 2016

Public release:
October 27, 2016

Public release:
November 8, 2016

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December 9, 2016

Public release:
December 13, 2016

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January 10, 2017

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January 26, 2017

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January 30, 2017

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March 14, 2017

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March 20, 2017

Public release:
March 22, 2017

• Banner notifications in File Explorer

• Improved app and update downloads

• Snooze feature added to Microsoft Edge
• Removed apps will not be reinstalled after an upgrade
• PIN login accepts numbers regardless of Num Lock state
• Microsoft Edge can now export favorites to an HTML file

Slow ring:
October 5, 2016

• Feedback Hub updates
• Maps update
• Skype Preview supports SMS and MMS messaging
• Native support for USB Audio 2.0

• Turn Off the Lights extension for Microsoft Edge
• Tampermonkey extension for Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Personal Shopping Assistant for Microsoft Edge
• Fixed an issue causing Narrator to continually speak the progress of a song
• Fixed an issue where using the tab key to navigate the Settings app wouldn’t work
• Fixed an issue resulting in Explorer.exe frequently crashing for some Insiders, particularly for those with multiple network switches

• The Start menu app list can now be hidden
• The Photos app has been redesigned
• Precision touchpad enhancements
• Preinstalled apps de-provisioned from an OS image will remain that way after an upgrade
• New Windows Update icon
• Service hosts are split into separate processes on PCs with over 3.5 GB of RAM
• Active Hours range extended to 18 hours
• Form field navigation in Narrator

• Extended gesture customization for precision touchpads
• Separate screen time-out settings when using Continuum for Phone
• Updated Wi-Fi Settings page

• Windows Ink improvements
• Windows Ink available for Photos
• Redesigned Camera interface
• Enabling Developer Mode no longer requires a restart
• Narrator improvements
• Windows Subsystem for Linux updated to Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus

• Context Awareness in Narrator
• Outlook Mail and Calendar updates

• Display scaling support for Virtual Machines

Slow ring:
November 16, 2016

• Sticky Notes update
• Windows Ink Workspace improvements
• Enhanced address bar in Registry Editor

• EPUB file extension support for Microsoft Edge
• Enable to read EPUB books in Microsoft Edge.
• This build includes a new preview version app of Paint named 'Paint 3D Preview'
• Replacing Command Prompt with PowerShell in the Win + X file menu.
• Improved Typing Experience with Chinese and Japanese Input Methods.
• Get Office app updated to version 2.0

Slow ring:

December 14, 2016

• Cortana can now shutdown, restart or change system volume with voice commands
• Added Cortana music recognition for Chinese users
• Full screen mode available for Cortana
• Enterprise cloud printing
• Windows Game Bar has full screen support for some games.
• New additions to Windows Ink like Resuming previous screen sketches, updated ink flyout visuals and finer control over ruler rotation.
• Updated Rendering Technology.
• Narrator Improvements.
• New Windows Defender dashboard.
• Registry Editor improvements allowing to change the fonts.
• Improved Update Experience allowing to control when to install an update and enabling to free up space during upgrading.
• Improved Windows 10 experience in Asia consisting Chinese and Japanese IME improvements, new context menu for IME, Line Mode for Chinese (Simplified) handwriting etc.

• Resizing windows should now be smoother
• Microsoft Edge tab preview bar
• "Set aside" feature for Microsoft Edge tabs,
• Jump List for Microsoft Edge, allowing users to open a new window from the taskbar
• Microsoft Edge now blocks untrusted Flash content until the user chooses to play it
• Payment Request API support for Microsoft Edge
• Tile folders added to Start menu
• Redesigned Windows Share
• Win + Shift + S now captures a region of the screen, and saves it to the clipboard
• Improved high-DPI support for desktop apps
• Desktop icon placement and scaling improvements
• Simplified and faster VPN access
• Improved sign-in dialog for apps
• Improved notification experience
• Windows Defender improvements
• Settings app improvements
• Windows Insider BSODs are now green
• Added recurrence options for Cortana reminders

January 12, 2017

• Microsoft Edge improvements
• Rainbow Flag added to emoji keyboard
• New Bluetooth APIs

January 19, 2017

• Merged Wi-Fi settings under Wi-Fi Services section in Settings app
• Lighter shade for Cortana search box
• Bigger text in notifications for Cortana
• Cortana notifications now use accent color
• Custom accent colors
• Power slider added to taskbar power flyout

January 27, 2017

• Beam streaming feature added to Windows Game Bar
• Gaming section added to Settings app
• Game Mode added to Windows Game Bar
• Improved full-screen support for Windows Game Bar
• Read aloud added to Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Edge now shows full-color, updated emoji
• Windows Out-Of-Box-Experience (OOBE) updates
• Blue Light renamed to Night Light
• Resizing a Hyper-V virtual machine window now changes the guest OS resolution
• Windows Store download progress added to Action Center
• Troubleshooters moved to Settings app

February 1, 2017

• Braille support for Narrator
• Support for mono audio
• Collections added to Feedback Hub
• Increased Night Light temperature range

February 8, 2017

• New Compact Overlay window
• Dynamic Lock added to sign-in options
• New Share icon
• Improved full-screen support for Windows Game Bar

February 24, 2017

• New Windows OOBE Cortana animation
• Flash improvements for Microsoft Edge
• Reading improvements for Microsoft Edge

February 28, 2017

• Reinstated Cortana's home color on the taskbar
• Improvements to Windows Defender
• Improved translations
• Updated gaming settings icon
• New application installation control

Slow ring:
March 8, 2017

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March 17, 2017

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March 23, 2017

Release preview:
March 30, 2017

Slow ring:
April 1, 2017

Release preview:
April 1, 2017

Release preview:
April 3, 2017

Public release:
April 5, 2017
(Manual download)

April 11, 2017
(General availability)

Slow ring:
April 5, 2017

Release preview:
April 5, 2017

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April 11, 2017

Public release:
April 11, 2017

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April 25, 2017

Public release:
April 25, 2017

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May 9, 2017

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May 9, 2017

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May 25, 2017

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June 13, 2017

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June 27, 2017

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June 27, 2017

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July 11, 2017

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July 31, 2017

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August 8, 2017

• Updated the share icon in File Explorer in the Share tab to match new share iconography
• Turning the night light schedule off in Settings now turns night light off immediately

• Windows Subsystem for Linux Gains Serial Device support

• Added ability to revert in virtual machines
• New Power Throttling feature

• Added My People
• New experience for Gmail accounts in Mail and Calendar app

• New features in Microsoft Edge’s PDF Reader
• Added Windows Defender Application Guard for Microsoft Edge in Enterprise Edition
• New Ninjacat Icon for Windows Insider Program in Settings app
• Cortana’s settings moved into Settings
• Updated Magnifier Settings page
• Replaced Windows Update dialog with toast notification

• Column name changed for Power Throttling in Task Manager
• Added support for UWP apps in Volume Mixer

• New features in My People and Settings app
• Updates to Narrator
• Added cross-device incoming call notifications with Cortana

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• Fluent Design in Start and Action Center
• Improvements to Microsoft Edge, Cortana, hardware keyboard, Shell, Settings app, developer tools, Ease of Access, Japanese font, Japanese and Chinese Input Method Editor
• New XAML-based handwriting panel and touch keyboard

• New features and improvements in Microsoft Edge
• New currency converter in Calculator app
• Emoji 5.0 support and updates to emoji panel
• Improvements to touch keyboard, handwriting panel, Windows Sonic, gaming, Settings app, Shell, Ease of Access, IT Pros and Japanese Input Method Editor

Slow ring:
July 7, 2017

• Improvements to Windows Defender Application Guard
• New exploit protection and controlled folder access in Windows Defender Security Center

Server:
July 13, 2017

• Improvements to Microsoft Edge, Windows Shell, Input, PC Gaming, Task Manager and Hyper-V

• Improvements to Windows Shell, PC Gaming, Task Manager, Mixed Reality and Delivery Optimization

Slow ring:
August 2, 2017

• New phone linking features
• Improvements to Cortana, boot up experience, input, Microsoft Edge and PC Gaming

Server:
August 8, 2017

• New eye control features
• Improvements to Microsoft Edge, Console, input and Windows Defender Application Guard

This is the first public Windows 10 mobile pre-release build. It includes various changes from the operating system's predecessor, Windows Phone 8.1. The changes include an updated Start Screen where the wallpaper is displayed behind translucent tiles rather than within them and Live Tiles that can has a new tall size option for apps that support it. This feature would be removed in subsequent builds.^[325] Further changes to the Start screen includes app list redesigned with wallpaper as background, recent installed apps being shown at top, and the ability to search for apps though a prominent search box rather than a search button.^[326][327]

Other changes include changes to the general user experience, including the ability to expand notifications, actionable notifications,^[328] Action Center with additional settings toggles and same design across Windows 10 devices. The keyboard has been updated to contains virtual pointing stick for text selection and a voice input button.^[326] With this build, notifications can be synchronized between other Windows 10 devices. Furthermore, pressing and holding on any toggle in Action Center takes the user to respective settings of that option^[329] When shutting down the device the OS displays a reminder of coming calendar events on screen^{[325][327][330]}

Security features for this build include device encryption option.

New apps included in this build include a new file explorer app,^[331] an Alarms app, adding world clock, timer, and stopwatch modes,^[332] and a calculator app with a built in unit converter,^[333] The web browser rendering engine of Microsoft Edge is hosted in Internet Explorer, with the intention of Internet Explorer bing replaced by Microsoft Edge in later builds.^[334] The system's default camera app is now an updated version of the Lumia Camera app. Other apps include the photos app with OneDrive synchronization, collections and automatic photo enhancements, and the universal Sound recording app. The operating system also introduces the universal Settings app ported from the PC version.^[325][327]

Microsoft introduces the Reachability feature for 5" devices and above, allowing users to press and hold the Windows button for entire screen to slide down fore easier reach topmost UI elements. Battery Saver now displays detailed information on an application's battery usage concerning lighting up the screen, running the processor or transferring data^[340]

The settings app offers Split-view when in landscape mode on higher-res displays, offering a UI almost identical to that on the PC^[341]

"Project Spartan" web browser adds the following features: InPrivate mode, secure sites – marked with a badge, full-screen videos, a "Save as" option for web images to convert files into .png or .jpg images ^[342] (in later betas, and released Windows 10, this app is branded as Microsoft Edge)

Other changes include 3G only setting for highest connection speed, more improvements to Cortana, the ability enable and disable OneDrive backups for individual applications, Digital video stabilization, and VPN Point to Point Tunnelling Protocol (PPTP) and Secure Socket Tunnelling Protocol (SSTP).

This build also has several minor UI changes, including the All Apps letter 'jump' buttons are ALL CAPS instead of lower case, search box replacing the search button at the top of the all apps list

Internet Explorer Mobile is removed from this build.

"Project Spartan" is now branded as Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge gained option to view a website as "desktop" or "mobile". The browser's address bar moved to bottom of the screen

This build brings updated icons and visuals (including visual controls). Flashlight toggle is added as a quick action in the Action Center.^[345] Quiet hours now has to be enabled from Cortana's notebook. Option for hiding notification panes on the lockscreen has been added. Finally, download limit on 3G networks removed.

The Photos app now shows albums (Camera roll, screenshots, saved photos); it also gained support for opening .gif files. Automatic camera roll back up is now enabled from the OneDrive application. The built-in camera application now supports Face detection^[346]

This build also adds support for HTTP Live Streaming.

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This build finally removes the legacy Windows Phone 8.1 app store leaving only the Windows 10 version of the store app. Consequently, the Windows 10 store app looses the beta label.

This is the first Released to Manufacturing (RTM) build of Windows 10. It was released to device manufacturers to be preloaded on their devices.

In this build BitLocker adds support for XTS-AES encryption algorithm.^[347] Other security related features include Enhanced Credential Guard.^[148] In the Settings app, under Privacy, Call History and Email are now included.^[149] Starting with this build, Windows Spotlight is available on the Windows 10 Pro edition.

This cumulative update brings improved UI for tracking data under Networking and Wireless > Data Usage in the Settings app.

This update enables UWP games and apps to unlock framerate. This will allow UWP games to disable V-Sync and enable the use of third party features such as G-Sync and Freesync.^[184][185]

With this build, narrator has been improved in regards to using common keyboard navigation in tables. Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+O for focusing on the address bar is also added to Microsoft Edge. New system sounds and ringtones are added.

Manually dragging MP3 or WMA files to the device's "Ringtones" folder either from a PC or downloaded from within the device will allow the media to be available for use as ringtone or alarm.

The same snooze feature from PC is available on mobile, along with the performance improvements in text-entry heavy sites. The Wi-Fi settings page from the PC makes its way to Mobile, set to replace the legacy Windows Phone 8.1 based Wi-Fi settings page. However, as of now, the legacy Wi-Fi settings page also remains as a temporary fallback.

Slow ring:
October 5, 2016

The Windows Feedback Hub app has been updated to include a dark mode that can be set by the user or automatically based on system theme, a settings page, and author's name in the details section of feedbacks. Other app updates include Windows Maps, which introduces the ability to check traffic for the commute route between home and work. The user can also see recently viewed traffic cameras for a particular rout. Finally, the app also includes a dark mode, which can be set by the user or automatically based on the system theme. The UWP Skype app also received an update to allow users to send SMS from their PC and relay it through their Windows Mobile device. Messages sent on Windows 10 Mobile will be visible on the PC and vice versa. This build also includes support for USB Audio 2.0 out of the box.^[370]

• Added address bar in Registry Editor
• Few minor improvements towards system stability

• New separate screen time-out settings when using Continuum
• Updates to Wi-Fi Settings page
• New options to prevent autocorrection and remove a word from user dictionary

• Simplified camera interface

• Updates to Outlook Mail and Calendar apps

November 3, 2016

November 9, 2016

Slow Ring:

November 17, 2016

• Enable to read EPUB books in Microsoft Edge

• Removed Apps Corner
• Zoom enabled for all webpages in Microsoft Edge
• UWP app scrollbar improvements
• Apps can now be reset
• Cortana can now control music playback and volume
• Added recurrence options for Cortana reminders
• Settings app improvements

• Merged Wi-Fi settings under Wi-Fi Services section in Settings app
• Improved display speed of HTTP images on live tiles
• Stylized notification buttons are aligned to the right

February 2, 2017

• Microsoft Edge can now read aloud e-books
• Updated emoji for Microsoft Edge
• Added Collections to Feedback Hub
• Support for mono audio

February 9, 2017

• New Share icon
• Rainbow flag added to emoji keyboard
• The emoji keyboard will now remain open after inserting an emoji by default

Slow ring:
March 2, 2017

• Improved Continuum video playback for Miracast

March 3, 2017

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March 10, 2017

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April 11, 2017

Release preview:
May 9, 2017

Public release:
May 9, 2017

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May 25, 2017

Public release:
May 25, 2017

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June 13, 2017

Public release:
June 13, 2017

Release preview:
June 27, 2017

Public release:
June 27, 2017

Public release:
July 11, 2017

Public release:
July 31, 2017

Public release:
August 8, 2017

• New privacy page to the Windows 10 Mobile OOBE experience

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• Portrait mode support for Continuum

• Emoji 5.0 support
• Chinese Lunar calendar support in Calendar app