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a big Windows 10 update is coming August 2nd Microsoft announced the Windows 10 anniversary update will arrive on the 2nd of August the anniversary update is named as such says it will arrive about a year after the original introduction of Windows 10 Windows 10 machines will receive the update for free microsoft says there are over 350 million active Windows 10 devices so what's the big deal what's new in this anniversary update anyway first up Cortana integration comes to the lockscreen you can ask Microsoft's digital assistant to questions without having to unlock your machine Cortana also gains the ability to recall information like where you parked your car at an airport a new version of Microsoft edge the Internet Explorer replacement promises better battery life and support for extensions like LastPass windows ink comes with the anniversary update ink will let you use a stylus to sketch or write notes office maps and Microsoft edge will support ink the Xbox and PCs will gain Xbox play anywhere with the anniversary update that will let you start certain games on an Xbox one and continue them on a Windows 10 PC and vice versa gameplay syncs up to Cortana commands will also hit the Xbox one there are security improvements including using Windows hello with Windows apps and edge windows hello let you use your face iris or fingerprint as your password if you haven't upgraded to Windows 10 Microsoft's free upgrade offer ends on July 29th that's it for this tech news update I'm Maya's actor and you can stay on top of the biggest stories at cnet.com slash