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Windows 10 after two years: Was the upgrade worth it?
The biggest change in this update is a vastly improved interface for managing saved Favorites. You can now rename Favorites, edit their URLs, and work with folders directly without having to switch to a special editing mode. (The Edge design team must have been reading the comments on the Creators Update installment in this series.)
The ability to pin sites to the Windows taskbar, previously available in Windows 8, is back, but the implementation is frustratingly incomplete and will disappoint anyone who previously relied on this feature.
Microsoft is also determined to turn Edge into something more than just a web browser, as it’s beefed up PDF reading capabilities and added annotations form filling for PDF files. In addition, you can now add notes and annotations for digital books that you read in Edge.
Alternative input methods
One of the major selling points of Windows 10 devices (led by Microsoft’s own Surface line) is support for input from sources other than traditional keyboards and pointing devices.
Windows 10 already had some of the best handwriting input tools available on any platform, and this update adds some noteworthy improvements that are worth experimenting with if your PC includes a pen. In addition, Microsoft has improved the design of the touch keyboard to make it easier to use.
But the real news, and probably the single most important feature of this update, is the ability to enter emoji directly into a text box.
OK, I was kidding about this being the most important feature, but it certainly makes using Windows more fun. Press Windows key + semicolon to pop up an emoji box like the one shown here
This pop-up emoji picker is available with a press of Windows key semicolon.
All right, for those who’ve been part of the Windows Insider Program and have been following these builds, what are you looking forward to most?
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