Windows 10 has more than just standard features. The new version of the OS has many features that most users do not know about. Some of them are useful only for a certain circle of people, but others will simplify the work with the system for everyone. Therefore, each user needs to familiarize himself with the new options in order to choose those that are useful for himself.
Unusual Windows 10 features
except standard functions that everyone uses on a daily basis, Windows 10 includes unusual opportunities useful in a given situation. Some of them are not available in Russian version systems or in the absence of additional equipment, but most of the possibilities are available to all users.
Voice assistance and speech control
Control the computer, open required programs and you can perform some actions using your voice if you activate the Cortana assistant. But she is not available for Russian speaking users, therefore, to start using it, change the region of the location, and only then turn on the speech control.
- Expand System Options.
In the "Start" menu, find and open the "Settings" program
- Go to the "Time and language" block.
In the Windows settings, open the "Time and language" section to change the region
- In the list of regions, find and set the value to "USA" or "UK".
In the menu for selecting the region and language, we indicate: USA or Great Britain
- Wait for the download and installation of the new language to finish.
We are waiting for the end of the download and installation of the language
- Without leaving the language and time settings, go to the subsection "Voice recognition" and set any accessible language where you will communicate with your assistant.
You may need to restart your device to start using Cortana, after which you can open applications and perform some actions, such as shutting down your computer, activating a mode, etc., using voice commands.
Video: Activating Cortana
Dividing the monitor into blocks
If you often have to work in several windows at the same time, then Snap Assist mode will come in handy. It allows you to divide your monitor into two, three or four parts.
- Go to split by dragging one of the windows off the right or left side of the screen. In this case, two blocks will appear - right and left. One will working window, and in the second - a list of running applications.
Drag the window to the side to split the screen in two
- Drag the window to top corner screen again to divide it into four parts.
Drag the window to the top corner of the screen to split it into four parts
- Fine-tune the arrangement of the blocks using the clamped Win keys and an arrow (right, left, up, down). For example, you can make the working window take up a quarter of the screen, and the rest of the area works as usual.
We control the split of the screen using the Win key and the arrows, choosing the location and size of the working windows
Memory details
In Windows 10, you don't need third-party programs to get detailed information about your computer's memory. This data is located in the computer settings: in the "Storage" subsection of the "System" section.
The subsection "Storage" contains detailed information about the disk
By selecting, for example, drive C, you can find out which file format it is full of. Detailed analysis will allow you to find out what data you should pay attention to when cleaning the system.
By selecting a section, you can view detailed information about him
Additional desktops
The user can create multiple desktops and switch between them. This opportunity will come in handy if you like order: one table for work, the other for rest. You can go to the list of tables using the icon in the form of three rectangles located in the lower left corner of the panel quick access.
In Windows 10, you can sort, delete and create desktops
Here you can create new table, delete the old one or go to the previously created one. The function supports hotkeys: Win + Ctrl + D - generate a new table, Win + Ctrl + F4 - close the active table, Win + Ctrl + arrows - switch between existing tables.
Video: Working with Additional Desktops
Fingerprint password
The system has the ability to confirm identity with a fingerprint. This will require built-in or third-party touchpad capable of reading a fingerprint. Set a password and pin, and after that - fingerprint verification.
- While in the system parameters, select the "Accounts" section, and in it - the "Login parameters" subsection.
In the "Accounts" section, open the "Login Options" subsection
- Create a password and come up with a PIN to help you log in if you forget your password.
Set a password and pin
- Switch to Windows functions Hello to enroll your fingerprint. It can be used instead of a password and pin code.
Registering a fingerprint to enter the system
- Now, when you try to log in, you will be asked for a password and fingerprint.
Putting your finger on the touchpad to enter
Video: Set up a fingerprint for login
Sync with Xbox One
If you have an Xbox One, you can sync it with your Windows 10 computer. One account will allow you to manage your existing games from both your computer and console. And also Microsoft announced that players with Windows 10 and Xbox will be able to play on the same servers, that is, cross-platform will be supported.
In the computer settings, find the "Games" section, which contains the "Game Menu" subsection. Turn on game control with your Xbox controller.
In the "Game Menu" section, turn on the use of the Xbox controller
All computers have the Xbox app installed by default (you can find it through the system search string), through which it is convenient to manage the account Xbox recording live: buy games, view statistics, view new items and updates.
Windows 10 Xbox app lets you manage your Xbox live account
Built-in browser
In previous versions of Windows, the default is built in Explorer browser, but Windows 10 has a new version - Edge. The innovations include:
- EdgeHTML engine supporting new web programming technologies;
- the ability to control voice using Cortana;
- support for stylus control;
- login to sites using a fingerprint - Windows Hello (how to set up support for authorization using a fingerprint, described above in the article).
The design has radically changed - it acquired the features of minimalism and was simplified. By default, there are two themes: night and day. But the main innovation is the ability to install extensions from the store, which will help each user to expand the set of browser functions to meet their needs.
V new Edge the design has changed dramatically, and new functions have appeared
Video: Edge Browser Overview
Auto connect friends to Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Sense option allows you to compile a list of friends taken from Skype, Facebook and others social networks and services for which Wi-Fi will connect automatically, without entering a password. That is, if friends added to the Wi-Fi Sence list come to visit you with their devices, the computer will recognize their devices as friendly and allow connection without a password.
We include Wi-Fi function Sense to activate friends' auto Wi-Fi connection
The only exception is that the function does not work with corporate and public networks because it would threaten the safety of users. To start using the option, just open the network connection window and check the box next to the Share network with my contacts function.
Screen keyboard
Windows 10 has redesigned the onscreen keyboard. And also it can be launched in new ways:
- Right-click on the quick access toolbar in the lower left corner. In the opened window, activate the "Show touch keyboard button" function.
In the context menu of the quick access panel, enable the function "Show touch keyboard button"
- A corresponding icon will appear on the quick access panel, clicking on which brings up the keyboard.
A button for calling the on-screen keyboard has been added to the quick access panel
- In the computer settings, in the " Special abilities", There is a subsection" Keyboard ". By navigating to it, you can overtake the slider responsible for touch keyboard to disable or enable it.
In system settings, you can enable or disable the on-screen keyboard
- In the search engine system line you can enter "On-Screen Keyboard" and the system will display the desired application that launches the keyboard.
We are looking for the on-screen keyboard through the search bar and launch it
- In the "Run" window, opened by the Win + R combination, the execution of the osk command also brings up the keyboard.
We execute the osk command to bring up the on-screen keyboard
Video: On-Screen Keyboard in Windows 10
New cmd features
This item will be of interest to those who often work with the command line. First, now you can select several lines at once with the mouse. Secondly, there is support for hot keys: Ctrl + A (select all), Ctrl + C (copy), Ctrl + V (paste). Thirdly, when you change the window scale, the words that do not fit will automatically be transferred to next line, which increases the readability of information.
Multiple lines can be selected in cmd at once
Another important change - if you paste text containing unsupported characters from the clipboard, they will be automatically replaced with familiar characters command line... In previous versions of Windows, this action would throw an error.
Lines in cmd are wrapped automatically
Unified gesture system
In previous versions of the system on different models touchpads and laptops, there were different gestures that replaced the functions of the mouse and keyboard. But in Windows 10, a unified system was introduced that supports the following actions:
- swiping up or down with two fingers will scroll the page;
- swiping from the center or from the corners to the center with two fingers will zoom in and out active window;
- swift double tap- call context menu, that is, an analogue right key mice;
- three-finger swipe - launches the list of open windows.
There are other special gestures, but they are rarely used. By remembering the above steps, you can do without a mouse if you have a touchpad at hand.
Support for new formats
The built-in media player is now able to open music in flac format and video in mkv format... No additional applications are required to run these formats.
Windows Player supports new formats
Making a backup
OneDrive service allows you to transfer user data to cloud storage which will not be damaged if the system itself stops working. You need internet to work with OneDrive. You can transfer a large number of files to the storage: music, pictures, videos, documents, etc. You can view the list of downloaded files from any device, including a mobile one, if you have Internet access and a password from the account with which authorization was carried out in OneDrive.
Files can be backed up via OneDrive
The storage is managed in official app OneDrive, which is installed by default on all computers. In the program settings, you can enable data copying, as well as configure which files will be saved and under what conditions.
Video: Working with OneDrive
Minimized conductor
A file manager was found in the system, which supports much fewer functions than the original, but still takes place. Run in the usual way it cannot be, and it is not clear for what purpose it is present in the system. Perhaps this is a prototype of a simplified explorer for tablets. If you want to test it, then follow these steps:
Partitioned media support
A flash drive or disk, like a hard or SSD disk, can be divided into several partitions. In previous versions of the system, only one section was shown, and all others were discarded. But in Windows 10, by opening File Explorer, you can work with each of the media partitions.
In Explorer, the media is divided into several sections that you can work with
Gamer Mode
By activating the game mode, you will indicate to the computer that for the near future, priority is given to games, therefore, performance and power must be optimized for running game... Game mode allows you to increase the FPS in games.
- In the computer settings, select the "Games" block, and in it - the "Game mode" subsection. Activate the mode.
In the "Games" parameter of the computer, we find and turn on the game mode
The key combination Win + G open special menu and go to the game mode settings
- V general settings check the box to confirm that you need to use game mode for this game.
Check the box to confirm the use of the game mode
Video: Windows 10 Game Mode
Quick screenshots
You can find the "Scissors" program through the system search bar. With it, you can create screenshots by selecting one window, the entire screen or its area. An unusual feature is the timer-based screenshot creation. You can choose after how many seconds the screenshot is taken.
Screenshots are taken with the "Scissors" application
Fast PDF creation
If you find a page or file that you want to quickly save to PDF format, then click the Print button, and in the list of printers, select Microsoft Print to PDF. After saving the result, you will get a file with given name that you can use and edit.
Converting the desired file to PDF via printing
Windows 10 has a lot of little-known features... Each user will determine their importance for himself. Some of them will not be useful, but some options can be used in certain conditions.
Summer means that many people are on vacation and spend less time in front of computer monitors than usual. but Microsoft decided this year to present its new operating system just in the summer, namely on July 29th.
In Windows 10, Microsoft promises to fix everything Windows disadvantages 8 and significantly modify its software platform so that it is more adapted to the requirements of the modern computer market. Program Windows testing Insider showed that Microsoft is more than ever ready to listen to user opinions, and at the same time fueled interest in the system.
1. Start menu
After being absent from Windows 8, the Start menu returns in an updated guise. It was because of his absence that many did not switch to Windows 8; the menu now offers a mix of traditional approach and tiles home screen, which will be familiar and familiar to those who are still not afraid to get acquainted with Windows 8.
2. Notification Center
Where Microsoft's operating system lagged behind competitors' products was the delivery of notifications. In both Windows 7 and Windows 8, there was no single place where all system and application notifications were collected. Action Center in Windows 10 addresses this issue. It is available in both PC and smartphone versions of the system, eliminating the need to open separate applications to find out what the notification is about.
3. Cortana
Another borrowed from the mobile operating system function - voice Cortana assistant... This program has found application in many segments of Windows 10, in particular, in searching within the system and in global network... The feature is so important that Toshiba even dedicated a separate key on the keyboard to launch it in its Windows 10 laptops.
Sorry, Cortana is not available yet Russian owners Windows 10, and when it will work is not yet clear. In time when voice assistant will work in all regions, opportunities machine learning make Cortana even better.
4. Continuum
An interesting feature for owners of smartphones on Windows 10. It turns smartphones into real computers when connected to a keyboard, mouse and monitor. The mobile operating system interface changes to the PC version interface. A number of manufacturers are already preparing special docking stations for smartphones that will allow connecting peripherals to them.
A single Windows on all Microsoft devices and a stake on cloud technologies... If everything works out as planned, the smartphone may become the only one computer device users, both mobile and stationary.
5. Switching between tasks
Not all new features of Windows 10 should be eye-catching sensations, some are just the result of the evolutionary development of the system. For example, the combination Alt keys+ Tab. Previously, with their help, it was possible to switch between programs, the same thing happens now, only with an improved appearance and the location of the windows.
6. Snap
7. Edge
In the 90s was introduced Internet browser Explorer, and while it got better with each version, it lagged behind many competitors in terms of features. New browser Microsoft is dubbed Edge, and by stripping away the legacy IE code, it is better suited to the specifications of the modern web. This makes it faster to work, and features like stylus input support further increase user engagement.
8. Universal applications
Windows 10 will end fragmentation software products Microsoft. It will run computers, tablets, smartphones, set-top boxes and a number of other devices. Universal Applications should also work on different types devices, with changes in user interface... This should fill the store Windows applications Store and show the vision Microsoft of the future operating systems.
In recent years, especially after the appearance iPhone smartphone 5S, fingerprint sensors are found in mobile devices ah more and more. Windows Hello is a biometric authentication feature that lets you unlock your computer using facial recognition or iris scans. Thus, users can be relieved of the need to remember and enter passwords. The future will show how reliable and useful this function will be.
Computers are becoming more powerful, and the cores in the central and GPUs More. So far, however, the ability to exchange information between these cores has been limited. Only one core could communicate with the other at the same time. Graphical interface DirectX 12 should make things better, and multiple cores will be able to communicate at once, increasing energy efficiency. Due to this, developers will be able to improve lighting effects and other graphics capabilities.
As you can see, the new system has many opportunities to lure users away from Windows 7, which remains the most widely used operating system in the world. Upgrading from licensed versions of Windows 7 and 8.1 to Windows 10 will be free in the first year after July 29. The transition guide can be viewed.
Now that Windows 10 has been released and millions of people are using it, let's take a look at some of the best hidden features, tricks, and features of this operating system. For those in the tank, Windows 10 is out now and you will really love it, despite its many flaws described over the past few weeks. It's definitely worth updating (or downloading Windows ISO Image 10 directly). It combines the best of Windows 8 (ultra-fast startup and improved security) with many features similar to Windows 7 and just as easy to use. At the same time, no one forces you to purchase touch screen or study all hidden items interface.
And if you're a computer geek like us, fine tuning The OS will give you a lot of fun. Opening and describing tips for experienced users is our favorite step in getting a new OS. I remember the release of DOS 5.0, when everyone was still using DOS 3.3, and we tried to optimize our 286 with all sorts of new functions. (We passed long way.) Nostalgic aside, here's what you need to know about improving Windows 10 to bring it up a level after installation.
Task viewer and virtual desktops
One of the best things about Windows 10 is how it works with virtual desktops. The fact that she can finally work with them out of the box is a huge step, since Mac users OS X and Linux have had this feature for a long time. This allows you to set multiple tasks and windows on one desktop, mail and Twitter on another, and a browser for surfing or something else on the third. To use this feature, click the Task Viewer icon in the Control Panel (to the right of the search box), hold down the Windows key (usually abbreviated to Win), and Tab.
Configuring privacy settings
When you first set up Windows 10, make sure you select normal installation so that you can customize your privacy, which you cannot do in express installation. (If you've already skipped this point, that's okay - you can change it in the settings.) otherwise, you'll have to come to terms with the spread of a lot of personal data (and although Windows 10 is free for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, the operating system itself is not free), and you are unlikely to want to share personal information without his knowledge and permission.
Make sure Wi-Fi Sense is off
You may not agree, but it is definitely wrong that the password for your WiFi network is sent to everyone. it the right way make sure that your computer does not do this, and if it does, then you can disable this function by turning off WiFi Sense.
Running in a virtual machine
If you want to dig deeper into Windows 10, but don't want to occupy your perfectly working machine for now, you can first install Windows 10 on virtual machine... It is worth noting that this is different from the virtual desktops listed above. This virtualizes the entire OS inside another OS (the one you have installed).
Homepage Windows Explorer and quick access
Windows Explorer windows are much more useful this time thanks to the new Home tab (picture above). File copies are now perfectly tracked. and if you look at the top left of the window you will see new group Quick Access, which will allow you to navigate recently used folders. This makes it much easier to maintain the fast workflow associated with navigating your computer's file system.
Customizing the Start Menu
New Start is just a huge improvement over what was in Windows 8.1, and it is simply impossible to describe it in words. It combines the best Windows elements 7 and Windows 8. And it's completely customizable. Frankly, the first thing many unfasten everything Microsoft applications, and downsize the menus to look like Windows 7 (picture).
For a while, in some technical preview builds of Windows 10, you could pin the trash bin to the taskbar, much like in OS X. Unfortunately, this feature seems to have been removed in the release version, but you can still pin its icon to the menu Start.
Keyboard shortcuts
Here are some keyboard shortcuts you should know as they can come in handy in your daily routine:
Windows-Tab (view tasks)
Windows-Right-Up (moves the app to the top right corner)
Windows-Ctrl-Left or Right (virtual desktop)
Windows-Ctrl-D (new virtual desktop)
Windows-Ctrl-C (ask Cortana)
Windows-S (Daily Glance weather, news, sports)
Windows-Ctrl-F4 (closes virtual desktop)
Windows-Up and Down (docks an app to the top or bottom of the screen and expands it)
Integration with OneDrive
Free cloud storage is almost everywhere these days, and Microsoft made it really easy on Windows 10 with OneDrive. You can use it to store files from mobile iOS devices or Android, and even for remote access to any file on your PC, not just the ones in your OneDrive folder.
Stream for Xbox
Windows 10 finally showed true Xbox integration and you can now log into your Xbox Live account. But more importantly, you can use it to stream your game to Xbox One through your PC. First you need to activate it on the Xbox One in the "Settings | Preferences | Allow game streaming" menu, and then launch the Xbox application on the PC. (Interestingly, Microsoft also went the other way and added keyboard and mouse support to the Xbox One - not really useful opportunity if you have a PC.)
Original control panel with other goodies
The new settings panel is very easy to use and makes a little more sense than the old control panel, which you will need if you want to dig deeper into system settings. It is easy to summon even if hidden. Just right-click on Start in the lower left corner of the screen and select it from the drop-down menu, or write Control Panel in the search bar in the lower left corner of the taskbar. If you right-click on the Start button, you will see a lot of useful menus there, such as computer management and disk management. Whichever you choose, you will invoke applications very similar to those in Windows 7.
The long-suffering Start Menu is finally back! Now Microsoft, with bitter experience, has made it possible for users to customize the size and location of this menu. To do this, you just need to hook and drag the border of the start menu with the mouse cursor. And if you again want to use the start screen from Windows 8, then just go to "Settings" → "Personalization" → "Start" and activate the option "Open the start screen in full screen mode."
2. WiFi Sense
This is a very interesting feature that is already known. Windows users Phone. It works as follows. Each time you connect to Windows networking remembers and sends the entered passwords to the cloud. Thus, an online database of passwords for access to wireless networks which can be shared. You can allow friends (contacts from Facebook, Skype, Outlook) to connect to your network and use the same networks that they use or have previously used. In this case, you do not even need to enter any passwords, since when such a network is detected, the connection is made automatically. You can activate and configure this function at: "Settings" → "Network and Internet" → Wi-Fi → "Manage Wi-Fi network settings".
3. Selecting a start folder for "Explorer"
Standard file windows manager 10 has got a new section called "Quick Access Toolbar". In the settings of this program, there is also an option to select a directory that will open by default at startup.
4. New application management tool
We are already accustomed to the fact that in each version of Windows a well-known applet in the "Control Panel" section is responsible for installing and removing programs. Windows 10 adds a new tool called Apps and Features to complement it. With its help, you can not only get rid of unnecessary programs, but also estimate how much each of them takes up hard disk space. This function is located at: "Settings" → "System" → "Applications and Features".
5. Cloud protection
Yes, it is possible, " Windows defender"Is not currently the most powerful and safe antivirus... But he had a chance to fix this state of affairs, because in Windows 10 he learned to send data about potentially dangerous files to Microsoft servers, where experts will deal with their content. You can activate this function in system settings: "Settings" → "Update and Security" → "Windows Defender".
6. Updating from local networks
Previously, operating system updates were always downloaded directly from Microsoft servers... In Windows 10, additionally, it became possible to download updates from other computers that managed to download required files previously. This function works by peer-to-peer technologies... You can access it here: "Options" → "Update and security" → "Advanced options" → "Choose how and when to get updates."
7. Analysis of data use
Since Windows 10 became unified system for devices of different form factor, it contains some functions designed for mobile devices. However, they can also be useful on desktops. For example, the function of monitoring network usage will allow you not only to track the total volume of traffic, but also to identify the most "gluttonous" applications. You can open it by following the address: "Settings" → "Network and Internet" → "Data usage" → "Usage information".
8. Battery saving
Another function that was borrowed from Windows Phone... However, laptop owners will only be glad to see it. Special mode saver will turn on automatically when the battery is low and allow you to add additional time work. You can configure this mode at: "Parameters" → "System" → "Battery saving". Here you can also find out which programs consume the most energy.
9. Site management
We have already touched on this innovation in the article "". Section "Storage" allows you to get detailed information about what the space of your hard drives, and clean it of temporary files, garbage and unnecessary applications... In addition, here you can set the default location for saving documents, videos, music and installing applications. This is located useful tool here: "Options" → "System" → "Storage".
10. Offline maps
The ability to use cards in offline will be appreciated by all travelers who often need to find their way around or find the desired point, but there is no access to the Web. Maps application included in Windows composition 10, can download maps of selected countries to HDD and then use them for navigation. To select the maps you need, go to the address: "Options" → "System" → "Offline maps".
Such interesting things can be found in the bowels of Windows 10. I am sure that further careful study of this operating system will bring us many more surprises. And what new feature Did you like Windows 10 the most?
The top ten first appeared in the summer of 2015. She offered users updated functionality and many additional applications... Later in this article we'll take a look at 15 Windows 10 features. Windows installation 10.
Function # 1. Revamped Start Menu
After missing in the eighth version, start menu returns in a different form. Now it is a kind of hybrid of the classic "Start" from the seven and the initial screen of the eighth version. The new menu has two sections:
- on the left, which implements the function of searching for applications as you enter their name;
- home screen tiles - on the right, which you can add right size and group.
By turning on tablet mode, the new menu switches to full screen mode. In the settings it is possible to change the colors of the design at the user's choice.
Function no. 2. Edge browser
Replacing InternetExplorer - Microsoft has decided to release a browser with completely new code that works faster. 
Among distinctive features product can be distinguished:
- the presence of tabs;
- convenient reading mode;
- the ability to add annotations directly to the page;
- assistant Cortana;
- support for stylus input and the ability to install custom extensions.
Edge has a flexible customization system that includes two skins - light and dark. "InPrivate"- allows you to work in the "Incognito" mode, during which page cache is not saved, browsing history and cookies. Here's how to bypass website blocking. Choose your free and the most safe browsers for computer.
Function no. 3. DirectX 12
Twelfth DirectX version expands opportunities multi-core processors, increasing the efficiency of the system. how to check and enable all cores on the computer. 
First of all, the changes affected the main part of the program - Direct3D:
- increased productivity and speed in graphics applications and games;
- object rendering now has better detail, and general illumination is calculated in a new way. This effect requires high power from video adapters, and therefore it is used selectively for now. You want to know what video card is installed on your computer.
To date, Microsoft is reporting only two DirectX 12 features that will require a graphics card update: new regime overlays and advanced rasterization, which helps to improve clipping of 3D objects and calculation of collisions.
Function no. 4. Shop
Updated app store, which now includes not only computer programs, but also applications for mobile devices along with games, movies and music.
- the company has added the ability to sort apps by category.
- the store got the ability to automatically update programs and games, as well as OS components and drivers for installed components.
In one word - Microsoft set up a department store, which includes almost every possible function.
Function number 5. Cortana
Cortana is another innovation last generation. Voice Assistant built into the system and capable of:
For Russia, these functions are not yet available, since Cortana does not understand Russian, but the company promises that its support will be implemented in the near future.
Function no. 6. OneDrive
The previously well-known service for storing documents in the cloud SkyDrive has changed its name and integrated into the new Windows 10. Using OneDrive, you do not have to necessarily save copies of files on your computer - the service offers three options for settings:
- "In the cloud"
- "On hard disk"
- "On hard drive and in the cloud".
OneDrive is linked to an account Microsoft records and you can work with it using a conductor, or any other file manager... how to disable account control Windows entries 10.
Using links, you can provide access to files on your PC to friends and acquaintances, as well as restore documents that have been deleted from hard disk but stayed in the cloud. to recover accidentally deleted files from a flash drive or hard drive.
The storage size can be increased.
Function no. 7. Notification Center
The new OS offers users a notification center, where all notifications from the system are collected and installed applications... It can be used both on PCs and mobile devices. system notifications appear in the lower right part of the screen, and if the user did not have time to get acquainted with them, then you can find them completely by opening the center menu. 
In the settings it is possible to set various parameters for each application, for example, do not display notifications in a certain period of time, and also, if necessary, completely disable the center.
Function no. 8. Work tables
Now you can create several desktops at once and switch between them with one click of the mouse or by pressing your finger on the screen. You can, for example, open programs at the same time to work on the same table, and entertainment content on another. 
When using multiple monitors, this function will be extremely useful and convenient. Here you can how to connect and configure two monitors to your computer.
Function no. 9. Continuum
This innovative feature is designed for smartphone owners with a tenth Windows version... Continuum turns your mobile phone into full-fledged computer by connecting a screen and a mouse with a keyboard to it, while the OS interface will automatically change to computer version... Some manufacturers already produce special devices for phones, with which you can connect additional devices. 
Thus, a smartphone can replace a computer, becoming the only device to work with. Continuum uses cloud technology extensively to enable seamless data exchange.
Function 10. Your phone
This function serves to closely integrate the computer with smartphones based on Android and IOS. As the name implies, its main purpose is to provide access to the phone's memory - messages, photos and videos - directly from your computer. Now "Your Phone" works with devices on which the Android 7.0+ system is installed and can only synchronize photos, but additional functionality is expected soon. 
IPhone owners will be able to use this feature to send web pages directly to their PC to continue working on the big screen.
Function no.11. Snap
This function allows you to conveniently position open windows on the monitor. It is especially useful for large screens where there are many free space... Windows can be attached to all corners of the monitor or split work area into two parts. 
Snap allows you to resize and position applications by simply dragging and dropping to one of the screen corners. For convenience, the system provides for assigning hot keys to control the active window.
Function no. 12. Switching between programs
Previously, it was possible to navigate between tasks using the keyboard shortcut "Alt + Tab", and now in Windows 10, using the "Taskview" display method, you can call a new system function by pressing "Win + Tab". She will show the control bar on the screen. virtual tables with thumbnails of open applications. 
The preview of the active window has become much larger, which made the function much more convenient.
Function no.13. Advanced clipboard
In more early versions systems, copying text and photos was only possible within the system. Windows 10 offers a new cloud clipboard, which, using the Microsoft service, allows you to exchange files or text between different devices.
This function is called using the keyboard shortcut "Win + V".
The new buffer allows you to view the history of the data placed in it and insert information of your choice. Now you can copy objects on one device and paste them on another computer where you are using Account Microsoft. 
For new function settings are available that allow you to enable two options for work - the user can activate auto mode when copying objects or choose manual control.
Function no.14 Search with preview
V new system an updated search interface is available with preview... With its use, it will become much more convenient to access additional functions and actions.
For example, when you search for a program or file, the left pane displays several options available actions including Extra options run with administrator privileges and information about the file, such as its location and the time it was last modified.
In addition, if the search is carried out by programs, then the results will display a link to download the application from the official website.
Function no.15. Screen sketch
The system has a new application for taking screenshots and their subsequent processing. It is a complete program with big amount useful functions for editing pictures. 
It is called Screen Sketch and is updated through the Microsoft Store.
You can start the program by pressing "Win + Shift + S" or "PrintScreen" on the keyboard.
In addition to the described functions, the company is constantly improving the system and adding new features along with updates 2 times a year - in spring and autumn.
Among the most requested innovations is the explorer tabbed interface, due out in October.
