Windows 10 October 2020 Update: 5 biggest changes

Microsoft refines the Windows 10 experience in the October 2020 Update, with changes to the taskbar, Edge browser, Start menu and more. Mark Hachman walks us through the top 5 features in this video.

00:00 - Intro
00:43 - New Edge browser
02:17 - ALT + Tab
03:15 - Start Menu
04:19 - Taskbar
05:26 - New tablet experience

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[elavarasu]

All the UI changes done to windows 10 in the last 2 years can be done by a 3 member team in 2 months.
In the same times other companies have released entirely new OS es.

Its almost like they doing 3 or 4 UI changes, just because their timetable says so.

MS is literally sleeping on the wheel here...
They haven't even completed the transition to fluent UI, which they started like 5 years ago.... MS needs to wake up....

[theincrediblehulk]

It is shocking to see how little Windows 10 has progressed.

[JokoJMC]

Microsoft confuse between dark theme and black theme 😂

[thatguy]

But I've already have the new Microsoft edge for like 6 months now

[yokowasis]

The biggest change, doesn't mean the change is big.

[frederickmartin]

A more useful video would be to tell us what this update will break.

[OverlandOne]

Every time MS sends me an "update" I lose either my sound and audio functions, or the computer (which I just built this year with excellent parts) slows down to a crawl, or some other malady that takes me a few weeks to find the culprits and delete them. I hate updates.

[SitruCi]

My favorite game to play on my expensive gaming PC is figuring out what setting, file, or driver windows update destroyed after every major update. Last time it was my sleep settings. Very fun 11/10

[filipjankoski]

After constantly fixing and battling all the problems that came with windows updates that slow down my old laptop i feel like a hacker

[RodrigoOliveira-cckc]

Windows 10 update: 2 hours waiting
Linux Open Suse 15.1 update: in the background

[GeraldWalling]

The new Edge actually came with the May update to Ver 2004. It is based of of Chromium and is a bit quicker than Chrome on my PC.

[AWOUB]

0:59 At last I've found person with opened browser tabs more than I have

[vingers]

I'm everytime happier that I switched to Linux a couple of years ago.

[markp]

It is sad to see Windows progressing backwards. I remember when we could control so much more. I am not a MAC fan, but there operating system is progressing in the right direction, as far as visuals are concerned. The iconage and layout that Windows 10 is doing now sort of reminds me of the simplified Windows 3.1 era. Come on Microsoft, get a better theme and let us customize it. With no real competition, Windows has become stagnant.

[mohanmurali]

1. Edge gets new updates. It now based on chromium. Finally you can try it out once and give edge another chance or get back to the chrome
2. Alt + tab - Got messed up with Edge browser. CHANGE BACK TO WINDOWS ONLY.
3. Start Menu - color accent changes. Subjective, so not a even small change.
4. Your Phone (Companion App) - View photo from phone, other features.. Meh. Every other apps can do this better with more features.
5. Tablet Mode - Icons are big enough to touch.


You can install this update without any worries nothing big to affect to day to day experience

[mikecoffee]

Biggest thing that bugs me is not remembering folder settings IE small or medium or list view

[Cartoonman]

Is it true that they're removing Control Panel? I really hope not.

[Yorgarazgreece]

can't wait for the taskbar redesign! about time they cleaned it up. so much better

[KTBLGaming]

Most important changes you missed missing audio and yellow tint as well as internal cameras not working..

[billyoung]

The best use for Edge: to download Chrome.