Page 15 - Windows 10 May 2019 Update The Missing Manual: The Book That Should Have Been in the Box

PC. In the May 2019 Update, though, Windows uses artificial

intelligence to figure out your active hours by observing when
you’re actually using the machine.

Less happily, on new PCs (or clean installations), Windows now
sets aside about 7 gigabytes of disk space—off-limits to you—for

its own use during updates and installations.

A safe sandbox. The new Windows Sandbox app (in the Pro and

Enterprise versions) creates a secure bubble in which you can try
out buggy or sketchy apps, fully isolated from the rest of Windows.
Go ahead and run a program riddled with viruses and malware; it

won’t matter. When you close the Sandbox app, all traces of your
activity are gone forever.

Better screenshots. The Snip & Sketch app now has a self-timer,
so you can have up to 10 seconds to prepare your screen before it
captures a screenshot. It can auto-snap just one individual window,

too. And the app can now add borders to your shots and even print
them.

A lot of misc. Yes, a lot of misc. Ready?

The Sticky Notes app can now sync your notes across your various
Windows 10 machines. The emoji panel now includes kaomoji

(symbols you create with typed characters, like the classic shrug
. A new icon appears in the system tray to let you know
your microphone is in use. The Action Center contains a brightness

slider (not just a tile with only four levels).

You can delete a group of tiles from the Start menu with a single
click (you don’t have to delete the tiles individually). Windows can

auto-detect and auto-fix certain kinds of critical problems without
your having to run a Troubleshooter.

It’s easier to change your cursor color and size. Various Settings

panels have been redesigned and reorganized to make more sense.