Microsoft had officially announced the Windows 10 Anniversary Update at its BUILD 2016 developer conference in San Francisco in March this year. Months after the official announcement, Microsoft put up a blog post confirming the update will start rolling out from August 2. Microsoft had initially put out a blog post noting the availability of anniversary update and has now pulled down that page.
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is believed to be the biggest update to Windows 10 so far. The update will bring a slew of new features and improvements to its latest operating system. Some of the major changes include a revamped Start menu, support for extensions in Edge and Windows Ink. Microsoft’s Edge browser is expected to include Windows Hello biometric authentication support. This will allow users to sign in to websites using fingerprints or face. The Edge notifications will also appear in Action Center.
The update also brings major improvements to digital assistant Cortana, which will now also work on the lockscreen. There will a dedicated section in Windows Store to find Cortana-based apps.
Microsoft Windows 10 was launched in July 29, 2015 and the company has surpassed over 300 million installations since that date. Microsoft Windows 10 was made available to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users as a free update.
The new upgrade prompt offers option to either upgrade now, schedule or decline the offer. Microsoft says it will charge $119 for Windows 10 update after the first year free offer.
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