Windows 10 May 2020 Update Rolling Out; Brings Chromium Edge, New Cortana UI, and More
May. 28, 2020Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
Microsoft may havediscontinued Cortana on mobile, but the app continues to remain front and center on Windows 10. It has now been updated with a new chat-based interface that enables users to either speak or type their queries. It can now be accessed from the Taskbar.
The age-old text editor has also seen some small but mighty improvements. There’s now a wrap-around find/replace and quick text zooming. The app will also show an asterisk in the title bar to let you know that you have unsaved changes.
The update brings along some notable changes to Virtual Desktops, making it more similar to the multiple desktop functionality on macOS Catalina. According to Microsoft, it would now allow users to keep different apps in different windows to reduce the clutter. Users will also be able to rename these virtual desktops whatever they want.
The Xbox Game Bar now supports third-party widgets, which should help users customize the overlay experience. The update also brings support for DirectX 12 Ultimate, which Microsoft claims would offer smoother graphics with increased details without sacrificing frame-rate.
First off, there’s now a text cursor indicator that should help people with visual impairments find the cursor with relative ease. The Magnifier will also follow the text cursor alongside the mouse pointer from now on. Finally, the Narrator will now sound more ‘natural’, while a handy text-to-speech integration will ensure that users don’t have any problem trying to understand the content.
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