Page 20 - Windows 10 May 2019 Update The Missing Manual: The Book That Should Have Been in the Box

Cortana. You know Siri, the voice-activated “assistant” on the

iPhone? Or Google Assistant, or Amazon’s Alexa? Well, Microsoft
now has Cortana. Same idea, except she’s not just on your phone—
she’s on your PC, which takes her usefulness to a whole new level.

The Edge browser. Microsoft has retired the old Internet Explorer
browser (though it is still available) and replaced it with an all-new
one called Edge. It’s designed to eat up very little screen space

with controls, so the web pages you’re reading get as much room
as possible. See Chapter 9.

Task View. With one click on this taskbar button ( ), all your
open windows shrink into index cards, so you can see them all at

once—a great way to find a program in a haystack. In the April
2018 Update, Task View adds the Timeline.

Virtual screens. You can set up multiple “virtual monitors,” each
with a certain set of windows open. Maybe you like your email on
screen 1, Facebook and Twitter on screen 2, and graphics apps on

screen 3. With a simple keystroke ( +arrow keys), you can
bounce from one simulated monitor to another.

Action Center. This is a panel that pops out from the right side of

the screen, listing all recent notifications up top and, at the bottom,
one-click buttons for on/off switches like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Battery

Saver, and Airplane Mode.

Settings app. The redesigned Settings app offers almost every

switch and slider you’ll ever need, in a clean, well-organized app.
The old Control Panel is still around, filed in a junk drawer
somewhere, for the rare occasions when you need an obscure
option.

Windows Hello (face or fingerprint sign-in). Instead of typing a
password every time you wake your machine, you can just look at

it. Windows Hello recognizes your face and signs you in, without
your ever having to touch the computer.