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==== DirectX 12 ====

Windows 10 includes [[DirectX 12]] alongside [[Windows Display Driver Model|WDDM]] 2.0.<ref name=dx12PreviewAnandtech>{{cite web |url=http://anandtech.com/show/8962/the-directx-12-performance-preview-amd-nvidia-star-swarm |title=The DirectX 12 Performance Preview: AMD, NVIDIA, & Star Swarm |date=February 6, 2015 |website=Anandtech |publisher=Purch Inc. |access-date=February 6, 2015 |archive-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208024115/http://www.anandtech.com/show/8962/the-directx-12-performance-preview-amd-nvidia-star-swarm |url-status=livedead }}</ref><ref name=dx12-w10>{{cite web |last1=Langley |first1=Bryan |title=DirectX 12 and Windows 10 |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/directx/archive/2014/10/01/directx-12-and-windows-10.aspx |website=DirectX Developer Blog |access-date=October 3, 2014 |archive-date=October 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004051236/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/directx/archive/2014/10/01/directx-12-and-windows-10.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Unveiled March 2014 at [[Game Developers Conference|GDC]], DirectX 12 aims to provide "[[Video game console|console]]-level efficiency" with "closer to the metal" access to hardware resources, and reduced [[Central processing unit|CPU]] and graphics driver [[Overhead (computing)|overhead]].<ref name=pcworld-woogamers>{{cite web |title=Windows 10 will woo gamers with supercharged DirectX 12 graphics API |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2690788/windows-10-will-woo-gamers-with-supercharged-directx-12-graphics-api.html |website=PCWorld |date=October 3, 2014 |access-date=October 3, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006031000/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2690788/windows-10-will-woo-gamers-with-supercharged-directx-12-graphics-api.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=techradar-dx12>{{cite web |title=Microsoft details DirectX 12 for better Xbox One, PC performance |url=http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/microsoft-previews-directx-12-for-better-pc-and-xbox-one-performance-1235804 |website=Techradar |date=March 21, 2014 |access-date=October 3, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103703/http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/microsoft-previews-directx-12-for-better-pc-and-xbox-one-performance-1235804 |url-status=live }}</ref> Most of the performance improvements are achieved through [[Low-level programming language|low-level programming]], which can reduce single-[[Thread (computing)|threaded]] CPU bottlenecking caused by abstraction through higher level APIs. The performance gains achieved by allowing developers direct access to [[Graphics processing unit|GPU]] resources is similar to other low-level [[Rendering (computer graphics)|rendering]] initiatives such as AMD's [[Mantle (API)|Mantle]], Apple's [[Metal (API)|Metal API]] or the OpenGL successor, [[Vulkan (API)|Vulkan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://anandtech.com/show/7889/microsoft-announces-directx-12-low-level-graphics-programming-comes-to-directx/2 |title=Microsoft Announces DirectX 12: Low Level Graphics Programming Comes To DirectX |last1=Smith |first1=Ryan |date=March 24, 2014 |website=AnandTech |publisher=Purch Inc. |access-date=March 17, 2015 |archive-date=April 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404230124/http://www.anandtech.com/show/7889/microsoft-announces-directx-12-low-level-graphics-programming-comes-to-directx/2 |url-status=livedead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/9038/next-generation-opengl-becomes-vulkan-additional-details-released |title=Next Generation OpenGL Becomes Vulkan: Additional Details Released |last1=Smith |first1=Ryan |date=March 3, 2015 |website=Anandtech |publisher=Purch |access-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-date=June 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624172154/http://www.anandtech.com/show/9038/next-generation-opengl-becomes-vulkan-additional-details-released |url-status=livedead }}</ref> WDDM 2.0 introduces a new virtual memory management and allocation system to reduce workload on the kernel-mode driver.<ref name="dx12PreviewAnandtech"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn932171(v=vs.85).aspx |title=What's new for Windows 10 Insider Preview display drivers (WDDM 2.0) |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=MSDN |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-date=July 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701133800/https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn932171(v=vs.85).aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Xbox One integration ====

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* Updated Wi-Fi settings page that unifies it across PCs and Mobile editions of Windows 10.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>

* "Windows Anywhere", a feature that enables users to synchronize Windows settings across their devices.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brinkmann|first1=Martin|title=Windows Anywhere could become Sync 2.0|url=http://www.ghacks.net/2016/09/17/windows-anywhere-could-become-sync-2-0/|website=gHacks.net|publisher=gHacks Technology News|date=September 17, 2016|access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-date=September 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924020301/http://www.ghacks.net/2016/09/17/windows-anywhere-could-become-sync-2-0/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) ==

'''Windows 10 Fall Creators Update''', or '''Windows 10 version 1709''', codenamed "Redstone 3",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tkachenko |first=Sergey |date=2017-07-03 |title=Fall Creators Update is Windows 10 version 1709 |url=https://winaero.com/windows-10-version-1709/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618092322/https://winaero.com/windows-10-version-1709/ |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=2025-07-06 |work=Winaero |language=en-US }}</ref> is a feature update to Windows 10 released on October 17, 2017.<ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine |last=McMahon |first=Jordan |title=How to Get Windows 10 Fall Creators Update |url=https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-windows-10-fall-creators-update/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref>

=== Individual application updates ===

==== Photos ====

Added Story Remix, a feature that allows you to organize slideshows that can consist of both pictures and videos. It is also possible to include audio within the slideshows.<ref name=":4" />

=== Accessibility ===

==== Device learning mode ====

The narrator was updated with a device learning mode, which allows the user to send input from a keyboard, touch screen, or [[Refreshable braille display|braille display]], and get feedback on the functionality of that input, without actually doing the input first.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Darren Allan |date=2017-05-19 |title=Fall Creators Update aims to make Windows 10 more accessible |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/fall-creators-update-aims-to-make-windows-10-more-accessible |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref>

==== Braille improvements ====

Users who use the narrator have the ability to both type and read with different translations of braille. Braille users can also provide input for application shortcuts and modifier keys.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Thorp-Lancaster |first=Dan |date=2017-05-18 |title=Microsoft details accessibility improvements in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-details-accessibility-improvements-windows-10-fall-creators-update |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514085000/https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-details-accessibility-improvements-windows-10-fall-creators-update |archive-date=2025-05-14 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Windows Central |language=en}}</ref>

==== Image descriptions ====

Narrator was updated with functionality that would allow users to use [[artificial intelligence]] to generate descriptions for images that lack their own descriptions. The functionality also included support for [[optical character recognition]], so it could extract text from images.<ref name=":6" />

=== Windows Mixed Reality ===

==== Mixed Reality Viewer ====

The Mixed Reality Viewer allows users to import 3D models made using Paint 3D or obtained from the Remix 3D catalog.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moorhead |first=Patrick |title=Microsoft Ships Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Positioning Itself For The Holiday Selling Season |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2017/10/19/microsoft-ships-windows-10-fall-creators-update-positioning-itself-for-the-holiday-selling-season/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> This feature allows users to use [[augmented reality]] to simulate placing 3D models into the real world.<ref name=":4" />

=== Privacy improvements ===

==== Privacy statement ====

During the setup process, the user will be shown a privacy statement that explains the privacy consequences from the data Microsoft will collect, and how they process the information. The user will also be given a "Learn more" button, that will give you settings to disable certain telemetry features, such as ___location services, speech recognition, tailored experiences, and advertisements.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Matt Hanson |date=2017-09-14 |title=Windows 10 will get a privacy boost with Fall Creators Update |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/windows-10-will-get-a-privacy-boost-with-fall-creators-update |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref>

==== Application permissions ====

For newly installed applications after the installation of the Fall Creators Update, you will have to give applications permissions manually for cameras, microphones, contact lists, and calendars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fingas |first=Jon |date=2017-09-13 |title=Windows 10 will give you more control over app permissions |url=https://www.engadget.com/2017-09-13-windows-10-fall-creators-update-privacy-improvements.html |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanson |first=Matt |date=2017-09-14 |title=Windows 10 will get a privacy boost with Fall Creators Update |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/windows-10-will-get-a-privacy-boost-with-fall-creators-update |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref>

== Version 1803 (April 2018 Update) ==