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Windows 10 is now a year old and much the celebrating the milestone with a free anniversary update available in August 2nd it's not a huge update that will change the way you use Windows but it has some pretty additions that more than 300 million Windows 10 users will enjoy here are the top 10 new features coming to Windows first up is Windows Inc while Windows has always had Inc in support for years most sorts of create a dedicated section for it in Windows 10 complete with a sketch bed sticky notes and the ability to quickly sketch on a screenshot the best part is the new virtual ruler that lets you draw straight lines and shapes apps like office and maps also going to have Windows ink support and further party ones will get updated in time of all the new features there's still more to do to improving support in Windows 10 but Windows ink is a good start Microsoft edge browser is finally getting extensions to be very similar to the extensions II using Chrome and if you like adblock last passed one password and Evernote already available expect to see a bunch more hit the Windows Store in the coming months you'll also get web notifications in edge allowing sites to integrate alerts with the Windows 10 Notification Center Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana debuted on Windows 10 last year and the software maker is bringing it to the lock screen with the anniversary update you'll be able to ask it to make a note play music set a reminder and lots more without ever logging there's a new dark theme with the Windows 10 anniversary update and it makes the OS feel a little more complete in terms of the overall UI my tips has also tweaked the Start menu Notification Center taskbar and the system clocks slightly through improvements that make Windows 10 just that little bit easier to use live tiles now have deep linking which means you'll click on an app in the Start menu head straight to the live tile content you saw within the app rather than just opening the app to its home page setting your time zone automatically is really minor but it's also a big deal if you travel a lot my shutters finally added the ability to set time zones automatically so no more playing around with your clock manually if you're heading off on vacation window solo lets you log in with just your face and compatible pcs we'll get new support for apps and websites with the windows anniversary update you won't need your password for websites if you have a new PC that supports Windows hello you just sit there let's scan your facial fingerprint and then you're in and ready to go Windows 10 apps are finally here on the Xbox one we've been waiting for what feels like years for these apps to arrive on the Xbox one and it's finally happening with the anniversary update we're expecting to see a variety of apps and hopefully some new additions that really make sense for an entertainment and gaming machine if you're a developer then bash on Windows 10 is a big deal but for everyone else is something you really won't use my talk is essentially adding the Linux command line to Windows 10 and it's a great addition for Linux developers that need access to all of their tools on Windows my sisters created an entirely new skype app for Windows 10 anniversary update it's not totally feature complete just yet but your basic skype video and audio calls work really well it launches instantly and you'll get notifications for calls and messages straight within Windows 10 and finally one of the best new additions in Windows 10 anniversary update is the ability to mirror notifications from your phone Windows 10 mobile and Android phones are supported and you'll be able to reply to messages dismissed notifications and send photos for a phone to a PC or really quickly as you've seen most of the additions in the Windows 10 anniversary update aren't exactly groundbreaking but altogether they make for a solid number of feature additions that will cater for nearly everyone who uses Windows 10 this is how Microsoft plans to update windows going forward so expect to see more similar feature additions like this later in the year and Beyond Windows is now a service and Microsoft is really update you