Win10 official version upgrade guide The five most troublesome answers

Today, Microsoft began to push the new Windows10 globally and hold a large-scale celebration. Xiao Bian also celebrated the scene in China —— Beijing's Water Cube, feeling the next, um, great.

However, as a regular user, we are more concerned about whether this future Microsoft system should be upgraded and upgraded. This article is for you.

First of all, Xiaobian wants to answer 5 questions briefly, perhaps the one you care most about:

1. Can your computer be upgraded?

At present, Windows 10 supports the upgrade of the two major system versions of Windows 7/8, and does not support Vista and XP and earlier system versions.

At the same time, Windows 10 does not require high hardware configuration for the device. According to Microsoft official information, the above system requires a minimum of 1GHz processor, 1GB of memory (64-bit version is 2GB), 16GB of free hard disk space (64-bit version of 20GB), graphics driver support DirectX9 and display resolution of at least 800 & times; 600.

2. How do I upgrade?

The majority of users of the Windows 7/8 system version will be upgraded by Microsoft, which is located in the iconic Windows window logo in the lower right corner of the taskbar. Follow the instructions. If you have joined the Microsoft Insider member's test plan before, you will get the update first; if not, it will be updated fromnight tonight; and the entire Windows10 push upgrade process will last for 1 year.

In addition, according to foreign media, Microsoft has reserved up to 40TB of bandwidth for Windows10's large-scale downloads worldwide, which is five times the bandwidth reserved by Apple's previous upgrades. As of noon today, more than 10TB of bandwidth has been occupied.

3. Do I need to pay?

If you are a genuine Windows user, Windows 10 can be upgraded free of charge; and if you are a pirated user, you can also get an upgrade, but after the upgrade, there will be a watermark on the desktop.

Before, there have been media reports that the free use period of Windows 10 is 4 years. In this regard, Xiaobian learned from insiders of Microsoft that Microsoft does not have a plan similar to the above to charge genuine users, but may charge a reasonable small amount of fees to pirated users to help them use Windows10 normally. Microsoft's goal is to gradually transition this system into a service through Windows 10.

4. Is this just a PC system?

The answer is no, Windows 10 is a full-platform product that supports PCs, tablets and mobile phones (Windows10Mobile). Not only is the UI design style, Microsoft has also opened three app stores for different forms of products, and can automatically switch display effects according to different devices.

5. Can I buy off-the-shelf Windows 10 devices?

No problem, a large number of OEM manufacturers are already on the road. At the same time that Microsoft began to push Windows 10, Dell, MSI and other vendors have launched products based on the new system in the United States, and officially shipped today. However, at present, Xiaobian has not yet obtained the sales information of the new domestic Windows10 products, and may have to wait.

After understanding the above issues, let's talk about the more core issues: Windows10 is easy to use?

Like the relationship between Windows7 and WindowsVista, Windows10 seems to be a product based on the Windows8 design concept, but it is better than blue. Judging from the current survey of several test versions, you can still be assured of giving praise.

At the time of global push, Microsoft's technical staff also explained several key upgrades to Xiaobian:

1. The starting menu for regression.

These are not talking about the old people, Xiaobian talks about several interesting new features.

First of all, Windows 10 introduces the "multi-screen desktop" function, users can switch and tile between different desktops. Previously, third-party hardware vendors had added similar features to their notebook products, but Microsoft was introduced at the system level for the first time. In fact, the above-mentioned function is popular. When you are secretly trading stocks when you go to work, you can use this function to switch back to the state of pretending work when faced with the dilemma of the boss who is coming over and the market software that is reluctant to turn off.

Secondly, &"Start” The menu returns to the end of the "full screen tile" & rdquo; and the traditional desktop coexistence of the existence of the second element, shutdown and other functions also appear in the place where it should appear. At the same time, the new SnapAssist feature allows the "edge" window to automatically fit on one side of the desktop, making it easy to operate in full window on a single desktop.

2. Install both IE and Edge browsers.

Despite being squandered to death, Microsoft has not given up on traditional IE while launching the new Edge browser for Windows 10.

For the browser's "walking on two legs" setting, Microsoft technicians explained to Xiaobian that Windows10 did consider giving up IE. However, because many enterprise-level browser plug-ins and applications are still in the era of IE5, "although Microsoft's R&D capabilities can make a brand new browser in minutes, engineers have to consider backward compatibility. Very low version & rdquo;, & ldquo; can be done now is not bad. "In this way, in the dilemma of the user experience and the historical burden of the hardship, Microsoft finally made the decision to install two browsers on Windows10 at the same time.

However, in the actual experience of Xiaobian, I also found that Microsoft has another consideration. Because Edge is based on a new code language, compatibility is a big issue. Among them, the most obvious example is that the screenshot function of WeChat webpage cannot be loaded in the Edge browser, and it is also unsupported in some online banking plug-ins.

3. Next, take a look at the Edge browser innovation.

The predecessor of the Edge browser is ProjectSpartan (Sparta), which was officially released at the Microsoft Build2015 Developer Conference at the end of April this year.

In the face of the browser market that Chrome and Firefox are gradually eroding, Microsoft has high hopes for Edge. According to Microsoft's technical staff, Edge browser's "running points" in third-party testing software is 20% to 113% faster than most browsers on the market, and in the actual test of Xiaobian, compared to IE, new The Edge is also guaranteed to be fast.

At the same time, the Edge browser also has a new feature built in —— reading mode, similar to Evernote's browser plug-in "Reading". It can filter out webpage special effects codes such as dynamic advertisements, background music, and floating windows on the webpage, and convert the page into a "ready style" that is easy to read.

In addition, web annotations have also been added to Edge. Based on this feature, users can use different color strokes to mark web pages, and can directly share them with friends via email, OneNote and other applications. Obviously, this is a very useful feature for touchscreen users.

4. Almighty Xiaona.

It must be said that the wide application of voice control is the core of this Windows10, although many users still do not know that this thing has an egg.

In Windows 10, Xiaona was defined as a life assistant and placed in various locations such as the Start menu and the Edge browser. Users can circle Xiaona's dictionary by arbitrarily selecting text in the browser. You can open Xiaona's interface to view the news, weather, stock price, traffic restrictions, and even the Weibo information of the day. At the same time, it can also recognize your voice and convert it into a text memo, and remind you at the point.

At the same time, in Windows 10, Xiaona can also support third-party software. And with the user's permission, Xiaona can also “inquire” about your daily traffic routes, emails, etc., and correlate with their own related functions to further optimize their abilities.

In addition, another key point is that this time Microsoft's artificial intelligence virtual robot Xiao Bing is also built in Xiaona. Well, you can always come out to the lower limit of the show.

5. Microsoft's black technology: WindowsHello.

There is not his home AR augmented reality technology HoloLens, but WindowsHello. In this regard, there are not many domestic introductions.

WindowsHello is a new feature based on fingerprint, face and iris biometrics. With the built-in or external Intel RealSense3D camera, Windows 10 can automatically identify if the guy sitting in front of the computer is the owner of the device. At present, the simplest application scenario is the login interface. Obviously, users no longer need to enter passwords or even fingerprints. From the real machine demonstration made by Microsoft technicians for Xiaobian, the recognition speed of the face landing can indeed be achieved by “Second open”.

Of course, this facial recognition-based technology also has security controversy. For example, a previously unscrupulous person can use the owner's photo or model to fool the recognition system. In this regard, Microsoft explained that WindowsHello is not a simple way to identify whether the camera sees the same as the database, but also has built-in "live sensing technology".

Although there are a lot of third-party software that can make existing Windows systems have the above functions, Microsoft emphasizes that WindowsHello is embedded in the bottom of the system. This means that many features are available on Windows 10, including third-party software.

However, Windows 10 only technically supports this black technology, and it also requires the necessary hardware on the device, such as a 3D camera. This means that it is not a good idea to use this feature on existing devices, but Microsoft is pushing this feature on new devices that will be shipped later.

In the new Windows 10, we saw optimization and innovation for the controversial Windows 8, but at the same time we can also find some Apple OSX system shadows. For example, the aforementioned "multi-screen desktop" is the existing function on the Mac, and the auxiliary assistants such as the voice assistant embedded in the browser also learn Apple.

In fact, Windows 10 is still a system worth trying. Despite some small "learning", Apple has also followed the Windows and Android features in the iteration of the product. For the user, the core of the matter is whether it provides a better experience.

Maybe, Windows 10 is still not perfect, but it is at least progressive. This is a new beginning for both regular users and Microsoft.