Continuum for Phones
Microsoft Windows 10 Creators Update will bring many new features to Continuum for Phones, which includes multi-window support, a fully functional taskbar and Action Center, and a whole lot more.
Continuum features:
- Let one screen time out while you keep working on the other one.
- Keep your phone in your pocket and connect wirelessly to your dock.
- Independently customizable Start screens across connected devices.
- Enable “win key + type”; Taskbar app pinning, System tray Windowing.
Groove Music Maker
Microsoft is also working on Groove Music Maker. The app will make it easy to create your own music.
Bluetooth GATT supports for wearables
Microsoft Bluetooth GATT support may come with Creators Update. GATT is important to companies like Fitbit who rely on the Bluetooth profile to read and display phone notifications to their fitness wearables.
Get Themes from Windows Store
With the Creators Update, users will able to buy Windows 10 themes from Windows Store. You will see a new “Personalization” section in the Windows Store with collections of themes for Windows 10.
Full Pen support for MS Word
Full pen support to Microsoft Word is also coming. Microsoft teased better pen support for Word earlier this year. We may get more information on this feature at upcoming Office event.
Unified Update Platform (UUP)
With upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft will start delivering updates over new Unified Update Platform(UUP). With this new service, the download will only include the changes that have been pushed out since you last updated a Windows 10 PC. According to the Microsoft, download sizes to decrease by around 35 percent. This is a good news for those on low-bandwidth connections and people with internet caps.
Windows Holographic Shell
Microsoft is launching Windows Holographic “shell” to Windows 10 PCs next year as part of the Creators Update. VR experience for PC’s requires high-end specifications. However, the Holographic Shell requires some basic hardware to run. Windows Holographic VR for PC requires minimum 4GB of RAM, USB 3.0, a CPU with 4 cores, 1GB of free storage and DirectX 12 supported graphic card. There is also a requirement of 1.5m x 2m of open space for free movements. Your two years old PC’s should work with upcoming Windows Holographic VR.
E-Book Store
A new e-book store is coming with Windows 10 Creatures Update. The new e-book store will be available on both PCs and tablets running Windows 10. The new e-book store section will appear in the Windows Store. Interested users will be able to buy books from different publishers and authors. Once purchased, you will able to read the book on Microsoft Edge.
Microsoft Edge will collect all your purchased e-books and they will show up in its dedicated section for e-Books. Also, you will be able to add bookmarks into any book you are reading or easily view the table of contents. Additionally, you can also customize the EPUB Viewer’s theme, change the font and the font size.
Dynamic Lock
Windows 10 Creators Update will bring new Dynamic Lock automatically locks feature which will lock your PC when the Bluetooth-paired phone is not found near your PC, Windows turns off the screen and locks the PC after 30 seconds. To enable Dynamic Lock, you need to pair your PC with Phone Bluetooth and go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options and toggle Dynamic lock to “on”.
Storage sense
Microsoft’s Windows 10 Creators Update will bring new Storage sense features. The new Storage sense features will delete your old junk files automatically. Now you won’t have to worry about temporary files anymore. More details here.
Microsoft is expected to release Windows 10 Creators Update in April. The next major update Redstone 3 and Redstone 4 will come later this year and next year respectively.
