Latest Windows 10 Version: What’s New?

by Janessa Watson Writer

Sticking to its promise, Microsoft releases new major updates every six months. This brings us to the latest version of Windows 10, which was released on May 27, 2020. Windows 10 constantly improves and updates its features, which includes regular security updates, fixes, and patches. Because of extensive testing by Microsoft and your PC, these updates can take a while to reach your PC. If you have got the update, this is the list of all things new in the latest version of Windows 10.

What Is the Latest Version of Windows 10?

As of now, the May 2020 update (v2004) is the latest version of Windows 10. You can check the version of Windows running on your PC by pressing the Win key, type “about,” and click “About your PC.” A new window will open up here, scroll down to find “Windows specifications.” The current Windows version should be displayed.

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2)

The latest Windows version came with the monumental update for the Windows Subsystem for Linux, also known as WSL 2. The WSL version of Windows 10 uses a real Linux kernel, allowing you to run a Linux distro within Windows 10. With this update, you will be able to run your favorite Linux distros from the Windows networking stack, which is a highly optimized virtual machine. The latest version of Windows 10 comes with a lot of improvements running from a Linux kernel, which is expected to get better. Eventually, allowing you to run native Linux apps in Windows 10.

Disable Apps Reopening After Restart

On restarting your PC with Windows 10, all the apps would reopen by default. It might sound convenient, but this action results in major CPU hits. So, with the updated version of Windows 10, you can easily disable the apps to reopen after restarting the PC. All you have to do is navigate to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options, and then switch off the option labeled “Automatically save my restartable apps when I sign out and restart them after I sign in.”

Control Over Optional Updates

It is a proven fact that Windows updates aren’t always reliable or useful. So, what if you had control over such updates? Well, the updated version of Windows 10 gives you control over feature updates, non-security updates, and driver updates. You can now choose whether you want to download the update or not. To view all the optional updates, navigate to Settings, click on Update & Security, then Windows Update followed by View optional updates.

Gaming Improvements

Windows 10 update came with improvements targeted for gamers. Windows has been using DirectX API that is the graphics-focused, but the May 2020 update introduced DirectX 12 Ultimate. And this is going to be throttling for gamers. With DirectX 12 Ultimate, developers can now add flashy graphics to their games without thinking twice. Plus, it supports mesh shaders, allowing developers to render complex environments with fewer frames per second. It is expected to improve load times and provide better control over the rate of loading textures into games.

Now that you are aware of the new features that came with Windows 10 latest update, make sure you take advantage. In case you haven’t received the update yet, feel free to bookmark this article for future reference.

Mia Watson is an avid technical blogger, a magazine contributor, a publisher of guides at Blogs Book, and a professional cyber security analyst. Through her writing, she aims to educate people about the dangers and threats lurking in the digital world. Visit My Site, yextpages.uk.com

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