Windows 10 - Microsoft update brings green screen of death
WINDOWS 10 gets a new Creators preview build which includes a green screen of death to help find bugs in the updated software.
Microsoft has just released its latest preview build of the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update which includes a host of new features including big changes to Edge.
However, one of the biggest changes coming to this latest delevopers version is the new green screen of death.
Until now, whenever Windows 10 went into meltdown, users would be faced with a terminal blue screen.
Microsoft says it's changed things to green in an effort to more easily distinguish Windows Insider reports vs the reports of those on production builds.
But don't expect to see your Windows powered PC turning green anytime soon as the Redmond company states in its notes that, "Released versions of Windows 10 will continue to have the classic blue colour, including the final release of the Windows 10 Creators Update."
Along with a green screen of death there's plenty of other new features launching in the Creators Update.
Microsoft's Edge browser gets some big updates focused on making it easier than ever to keep track of your tabs and pick up where you left off.
These Edge improvements include:
Tab preview bar: Tab preview bar allows you to easily glance at a visual preview of every tab you have open without leaving your page. You can scroll through the list with touch,
Flash Click-to-Run: Microsoft Edge will now block untrusted Flash content by default until the user explicitly chooses to play it.
This means better security, stability, and performance for you, while preserving the option to run Flash when you choose.
Web Payments: Microsoft Edge now has preview support for the new Payment Request API, which allows sites to make checkout easier using the payment and shipping preferences stored in your Microsoft Wallet.
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Other new features that appear in this build include:
Tile Folders in Start: As part of our ongoing effort to converge experiences across devices, and to address your feedback, we’re excited to let you know that with today’s build you will now be able to group your Start tiles into folders.
Tile folders are a way for you to organize and personal your tiles in Start, and we’re happy to now bring this to Windows 10 PCs. To get started, drag and drop a tile on top of another tile in Start to create a folder.
Updated Windows Share experience: Microsoft has redesigned the Windows sharing experience to be more app-focused and integrated with where you are sharing from.
The new Windows Share experience will pop-up the new share flyout within the app you are sharing from and give you a list of applications you can share to. This list changes based on your usage.
Windows Creator Update is due out in April and will be free to all existing Windows 10 users.
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Along with the great new features it also seems like Windows 10 Creators Update could include a lot more adverts than previous editions as Microsoft looks to make the most of its new product.
The adverts will primarily be seen in the updated version of the Windows 10 Share tool.
This makes it easy to share photos and the like with friends and followers using Mail, Messenger, OneDrive, Twitter and more.
But now it seems that Share will also soon offer links to other services for you to download.
