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What exactly is this "Anniversary Update" anyway?

by muterad_murilax 10y ago

paride5745 10y ago
Windows 10 SP1 with a fancy name.
- bpye 10y ago
  It's a bit different to a service packs, service packs didn't usually include features, it's more like 8.1 was to 8.
  - TillE 10y ago
    That was true a very long time ago, but for example Windows XP SP2 added a firewall and Security Center. Big new consumer-oriented features.
    - DaiPlusPlus 10y ago
      And Windows 8.1 was effectively SP1 there too, which added back the start button and other features. If there's anything Microsoft is consistent about, it's inconsistency.
  - muterad_murilax 10y ago
    So, what new features does it bring to Windows 10?
    - yrro 10y ago
      You can change your default audio output device from the volume icon in the notification area!
      - mlvljr 10y ago
        wow (just checked) :)
    - Sylos 10y ago
      You now have the exciting ability to not anymore turn off Cortana! Well, unless you fancy digging around in the Registry, but yeah, they removed the GUI-toggle for it. More seriously, though, the biggest thing is that they added Ubuntu-support with this update. The rest of the features are pretty boring.
    - pjmlp 10y ago
      The new Linux subsystem, ability to package Win32 applications as UWP ones, improvements in the UWP gaming APIs, more desktop features brought into UWP, more application sanboxing...
  - Pxtl 10y ago
    Keep in mind that win10 is meant to be the last windows version. So that means that they're going to need to get good smaller, higher-frequency updates.
  - deleted 10y ago
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DaiPlusPlus 10y ago
The name given to the semesterly release of Windows that came out a couple of weeks ago. Previously code-named "Windows Redstone".
Sylos 10y ago
Windows 10 is supposed to be the last version of Windows. All new features from now on are going to be released in sub-versions of Windows 10, similar to how it is done on OSX. The first such sub-version release was 1511 (i.e. a build from 2015, November), and this Anniversary Update is version 1607 and happens to be one year after the release of Windows 10, which is why they called it "Anniversary Update".

What exactly is this "Anniversary Update" anyway?

paride5745 10y ago

Windows 10 SP1 with a fancy name.

bpye 10y ago
It's a bit different to a service packs, service packs didn't usually include features, it's more like 8.1 was to 8.
- TillE 10y ago
  That was true a very long time ago, but for example Windows XP SP2 added a firewall and Security Center. Big new consumer-oriented features.
  - DaiPlusPlus 10y ago
    And Windows 8.1 was effectively SP1 there too, which added back the start button and other features. If there's anything Microsoft is consistent about, it's inconsistency.
- muterad_murilax 10y ago
  So, what new features does it bring to Windows 10?
  - yrro 10y ago
    You can change your default audio output device from the volume icon in the notification area!
    - mlvljr 10y ago
      wow (just checked) :)
  - Sylos 10y ago
    You now have the exciting ability to not anymore turn off Cortana! Well, unless you fancy digging around in the Registry, but yeah, they removed the GUI-toggle for it. More seriously, though, the biggest thing is that they added Ubuntu-support with this update. The rest of the features are pretty boring.
  - pjmlp 10y ago
    The new Linux subsystem, ability to package Win32 applications as UWP ones, improvements in the UWP gaming APIs, more desktop features brought into UWP, more application sanboxing...
- Pxtl 10y ago
  Keep in mind that win10 is meant to be the last windows version. So that means that they're going to need to get good smaller, higher-frequency updates.
- deleted 10y ago
  [deleted]

DaiPlusPlus 10y ago

The name given to the semesterly release of Windows that came out a couple of weeks ago. Previously code-named "Windows Redstone".

Sylos 10y ago

Windows 10 is supposed to be the last version of Windows. All new features from now on are going to be released in sub-versions of Windows 10, similar to how it is done on OSX. The first such sub-version release was 1511 (i.e. a build from 2015, November), and this Anniversary Update is version 1607 and happens to be one year after the release of Windows 10, which is why they called it "Anniversary Update".