Windows 10 update

The latest update to the Windows 10 preview is out, Build 10158, with a couple of improvements in addition to the usual bug fixes.

Microsoft Edge:

• Favorites import from other browsers
• Home button
• Password manager with auto-fill and form-fill
• Drag and drop tabs to a new window
• Audio works with hidden tabs or minimized tabs

Continuum:

• Better tablet-mode animations
• Better support for desktop applications and “modern” apps

Start:

• Swipe up to view All Apps
• Click a letter heading in All Apps to view a jump grid (like Windows Phone)

Cortana:

• Flight and package tracking alerts
• Voice-email now works
• Office 365 integration features (not in the consumer version I’m using.

Snipping tool and Photos app updated
Surface 3:

• Works with Windows 10 (previous build had some problems)
• Better battery life

Windows 10 should be available to the public on July 29.

I've loaded it on a couple of different platforms (a Lenovo touchscreen laptop, an old Dell E6420 and on a Mac Mini running Parallels) and it seems to work fine. 

If you're a Windows 8.1 user, I think you'll like it - Windows 10 is what 8.1 should have been...

See the update from Microsoft for more details:
http://microsoft-news.com/heres-whats-new-in-windows-10-build-10158/