Features new to Windows 10: Difference between revisions

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Windows 10 introduced a number of new elements, including the option to use a touch-optimized interface (known as tablet mode) or a traditional desktop interface similar to that of Windows 7.

== Additions ==

=== Microsoft Edge ===

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Microsoft Edge is the replacement [[web browser]] for [[Internet Explorer]]. Previously under the codename Project Spartan, Microsoft Edge introduces a new [[layout engine]], [[EdgeHTML]], and integrates [[Cortana]] for search capabilities. An ability to take web notes using a stylus or a text entry was introduced.<ref name="wincentral-edge">{{cite web|url=http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-edge|title=Microsoft Edge|website=Windows Central|accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>

== Development platform ==

Windows 10 supports an extension of the [[Windows Runtime]] platform introduced by [[Windows 8]] known as the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). UWP emphasizes a core set of [[API]]s common to all variations of the operating system, enabling the ability to code a single application with adaptations (such as user interface differences) for different device families and states, including desktops and laptops, tablets, smartphones (via [[Windows 10 Mobile]]), [[Xbox One]], and other new device classes such as [[Surface Hub]] and [[HoloLens]]. An application may also [[Responsive design|react]] to the available displays and input on a device; when connected to a monitor or a suitable [[docking station]], a UWP app on a smartphone can take on the appearance of the app on a PC. Information can also be synchronized between versions of an app for different devices, such as notifications and [[software license|licensing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2015/03/02/a-first-look-at-the-windows-10-universal-app-platform/ |title=A first look at the Windows 10 universal app platform |last1=Kevin |first1=Gallo |date=March 2, 2015 |website=Windows Blog |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name=ars-w10universal>{{cite web |title=Our first look at Windows 10 on phones, and Universal Apps for touchscreens |url=http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/01/our-first-look-at-windows-10-on-phones-and-universal-apps-for-touchscreens/ |website=Ars Technica |accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name=msdn-uwp>{{cite web|title=Guide to Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps|url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn894631.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396|website=MSDN|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref>