Getting to Know the Windows 10 Creator’s Update

Basically, the Windows 10 Creator’s Update is just another of Microsoft’s numerous updates that it has been known for in order to keep an operating system and its functions updated. Most of these updates are security updates that prevent malware and cyber attacks to be able to read an OS like a fixed manual, while some of the updates are meant to fix existing bugs, if there’s any.

Windows 10 Creator’s Update however, is a big update for the Windows 10 OS because it is meant as a sort of damage control stemming from complaints from Windows 7 and 8 users who decided to take advantage of the free switch and downloading of Windows 10. But Windows 10 tended to gather a lot of information from its users and silently leaked it back to Microsoft servers.

Thus, the Creator’s Update is meant to update the privacy settings on Windows 10 so people can choose if any information can be gathered by the OS and sent back to base, or not. Microsoft insists that the information they gather is meant to be studied in order to improve their marketing and products, and that no personal information is gathered whatsoever. However, the row has reached the courts since customers point out that any information leaked back to servers from their devices is a clear-cut violation of privacy, especially if the information was taken without their permission.

Of course, the other purpose of the Creator’s Update is to add new features that were not in the original Windows 10 OS. Aside from the Microsoft privacy dashboard for the privacy issue previously stated, there is also the addition of Cortana – Microsoft’s Windows Assistant – as well as the Microsoft Edge, new tab management features, built-in game broadcasting, and 3D in Windows 10.

The 3D feature will bring new creativeness through 3D art and paint and can convert 2D images to 3D. The new gaming features will definitely improve gaming play, gaming connection, streaming, and with playing together online. Of course, Microsoft Edge is the new browser built for Windows 10 that 99% of users generally ignore, preferring to use the already proven reliability of Chrome and Firefox. But the company claims that Edge is faster, more secure, and offers longer battery life even while using the browser when streaming video or browsing for long periods. The Creator’s Update will also bring a new set of browser apps that will prove useful.

As for the Windows Store, the Creator’s Update will give more choices and categories for games, apps, movies/TV, music, and a new addition, books. And probably the most awaited addition in the latest update is that digital assistant called “Cortana.”