Microsoft has Windows 10 completed. The download of Build 10240 is now available for all Windows inside testers ready to try what is 99% likely to be what retail consumers will know simply as ‘Windows 10′. So anyone who has the Windows 10 Insider Preview installed can now upgrade to the final version of the new OS. This is currently the only way to arrive at the final version of Windows 10. Those who do not participate in the Windows Insider program, yet have to wait until July 29. Even with ISO images of Windows 10 is only to be expected on this date.
[image src=’http://fnx.network/fnxnetwork/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MicrosoftEdgefinals.jpg’ width=’313′ height=’194′ title=’Edge in action. Source: Microsoft.’ align=’right’]With Windows 10, Microsoft goes back to the classic desktop operating system, but at the same time still allows the bridge to mobile devices. The start screen is no longer a full screen of tiles (although in the settings it can be reverted to the Windows 8 standard) but a Windows 7 like start menu with Metro tiles accompanying the list which can be user modified. Also on board in Win 10 is the digital assistant Cortana, a Siri-like AI which can perform tasks and retrieve information by voice commands. Another new feature is the browser Microsoft Edge, a browser that sees the end of Internet Explorer. Edge is based on modern web standards and allows you to add tags to web pages for easier later retrieval as well as making it easier to share with other devices.
For Windows users, the new virtual desktops will be a useful feature for productivity. You can switch desktops and have dedicated usage such as a desktop for Photography and Graphic Design, a desktop for Gaming, a desktop for Entertainment like Movies and Music apps. Even the Windows Store was heavily revised which now allows classic Win32 applications and hopefully more apps from notable developers as it still trails the Apple App and Google Play stores.
Windows 10 will be available from July 29 as Home and Pro version. Users of Windows 7 and 8.1 can upgrade for free until July 28, 2016. The version you get depends on the version you have for Windows 7 or 8.1