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WINDOWS 10 APRIL 2018 UPDATE IS NOW AVAILABLE



5 BEST NEW FEATURES

TIMELINE

Timeline is the major change in this update. It replaces the task view that shows the currently running apps. Timeline displays the apps that you've used in the past 30 days. It also retains all the functions of task view. It also displays different apps and activities that you've used on another Windows 10 device linked with your Microsoft account and activities from Microsoft edge and office on Android and iOS.

MICROSOFT EDGE IMPROVEMENTS
Now you can mute a website playing annoying audio on edge. Microsoft added this feature to edge following Google's addition of mute tabs to chrome. Microsoft edge now fully support Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). This might help Microsoft in the app gap situation. There are also several UI and performance improvements.

NEARBY SHARING

Nearby sharing allow you to share websites, documents or photos to a nearby Windows 10 device. Nearby share works with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It is similar Apple's AirDrop.


DICTATION
This feature will let you dictate into any app. That means you can compose an email, create a word document, write an article online using dictation. It can be launched with the keyboard shortcut windows key + H. It only seems to be working with English (US).


FOCUS ASSIST
Focus Assist is basically quiet hours from previous versions of Windows 10. It is the do-not-disturb mode of windows 10. It will automatically mute notifications when enabled. You can also let particular notifications to be displayed by giving them priority.

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