Windows 10 Fall Creators Update What’s new?

The release date for this feature update to Windows 10 was 17 October 2017 You can check if your system has been updated yet – Start > Settings > System > About > scroll down

to Windows specification (if present), if you see Version 1709 then you have the Fall update.

Index Ease of Access

Improved Magnifier Colour filters Eye control

Security protections Controlled folder access Exploit protection

OneDrive Files on demand Microsoft Edge Browser

Browse full screen Pin favourite websites to the Taskbar (or the Start menu) Drag a site to Favourites bar Save new Favourites in a folder tree Edit URL for Favourites Translation extension Read aloud PDF improvements

PDF rotation and Layout options Fill in “fillable” PDF forms directly within Edge Make notes directly on PDFs

Import Cookies and Settings from Chrome to Edge More EPUB improvements Reset/Repair Edge

Windows Update

Pause all updates for 7 days Delivery Optimization settings

Other new features Connect to iPhone/Android Story Remix Improved battery life Currency converter in Calculator Windows Mixed Reality Get web search results in Cortana Support for 3D in Office apps New gaming features IE 11: VBScript disabled People/Sharing Windows Hello - biometric ring Settings Improvements Spotify for Windows 10

Ease of Access Improved Magnifier New controls and options to control magnification zoom levels, inverted colours, new magnifier mode, and a list of all the keyboard shortcuts you can use with the magnifier. Start > Settings > Ease of access > Magnifier

Colour filters If you have difficulty seeing red, green, blue/yellow light, you can turn on colour filters, and set the display to one of the following options:

Greyscale (no colours) Invert colours Greyscale inverted (no colours) Deuteranopia (sensitive to green light) Protanopia (sensitive to red light) Tritanopia (sensitive to blue/yellow light)

To change this setting: Start > Settings > Ease of access > Colour & high contrast > Colour filters

Eye control If you have difficulty using your hands to control a mouse or use the touch screen, you use your eyes to operate an on-screen mouse, keyboard, and text-to-speech.

This feature requires a compatible eye tracker device such as the Tobii Eye Tracker 4C, Tobii Dynavox PCEye Mini, PCEyePlus, EyeMobile Plus, and I-series.)

If you are interested in this feature, you need to follow the instructions on this site: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/08/02/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16257-pc-build-15237-mobile/#BV0zwjxA8ytgyLr5.97

Security protections There are new protections in Windows Defender to help safeguard against malicious apps and threats, particularly ransomware. The two major features are Controlled folder access and Exploit protection. These two new features, along with other security features of Windows 10 makes most 3rd party security apps redundant.

Controlled folder access This powerful security feature is off by default. You can choose to turn on or off at anytime. Turning it on helps protect for personal files from rogue ransomware and other malware that seeks to damage your files. This feature may not be available if you use a 3rd party antivirus.

Controlled Folder Access is off by default. If you decide to turn it on, you may find that some of your “Desktop” apps, including apps recommended by EuroSCUG such as KeePass, Photofiltre, Picasa, GIMP, SyncToy, are blocked from saving files. If this occurs, you need to allow them access.

Allowing access requires that you can locate the exe file for the app. If you are unsure about how to do that, seek assistance at our meeting or your Local Area Group.

Click here to view a document on our web site that explains how to change the settings in Controlled folder access, to allow your trusted apps access.

Exploit protection Exploit Protection is now an integral part of Windows 10. It will operate whether Windows Defender or a 3rd party antivirus is used. It detects exploits using behavioural techniques.

You can access some Exploit protection settings in the Windows Defender Security Centre, however, the settings are complex and it is best to leave them at the default settings. You would only change these settings if you were having conflicting issues with a 3rd party security application; but in that case it may be better to disable exploit protection in your 3rd party app.

To access the Exploit protection settings, click the Defender icon (bottom right of the screen, may be in Hidden icons), alternatively Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Defender > Open Windows Defender Security Centre. Then click on App & browser control and scroll to the bottom of the screen to find Exploit Protection. Click on Exploit Protection settings.

OneDrive Files on-demand If you use OneDrive, this version has a new feature called Files On-Demand.

If Files on-demand is turned on:

You can see a list of all your files in File Explorer and get new information about each file, but some files will not be stored locally

New files created online or on another device appear as online-only files, which don’t take up space on your device

When connected to the Internet, you can use the files like every other file on your device.

When you view the files in OneDrive in File Explorer, a little status icon indicates whether the file is stored locally, or in the cloud.

The problem with this feature is that you may not be able to access some of your files off-line (i.e. if not connected to the internet).

If you do not want this feature, make sure it is turned off.

Click here to display a document from Microsoft that explains the new OneDrive feature in detail; and how to access and modify various settings.

Microsoft Edge Browser Edge browser has quite a few improvements.

Browse full screen To see a web page full screen, go … > Zoom then click the double-ended arrow

To revert to normal screen, bounce the mouse of the top right of the screen and click on the inward pointing arrows.

Pin your favourite websites to the taskbar (or the Start menu) You can place an icon on the Taskbar that will directly open a commonly used web site.

Go … > Pin this page to the taskbar

Drag a site to Favourites bar The Favourites bar is at the top of Edge is very useful for getting to commonly used web sites. If you

don’t see it, you can turn it on - … > Settings > turn on “Show the Favourites bar”.

To quickly add a site to the Favourites bar, click on the web site id icon next the the web site address and drag it down to the Favourites bar. In this example we will add Google Maps to the bar.

From now on, Google maps can be accessed by clicking on the icon on the Favourites bar

Microsoft Edge Browser (continued)

Save new Favourites in a folder tree You can now view your new Favourites as a folder tree, and collapse or expand folders from within the “Add to favourites” option. Just click the “Save in” and navigate the folder list where you want the Favourite saved, or create a new folder.

To add our Google Maps page to a new folder called “Maps”:

Click on the Add favourites star, the open the “Save in” box

If you want to add the new folder to the top level, select “Favourites”, otherwise select the folder where you want the new folder added - in this case we want a new top-level folder. Click “Create new folder”.

Type in the folder name and hit the Enter button

Then click Add to add the current page to your new Favourites folder

Edit URL for Favourites You can now edit the URL of any favourite in the Favourites menu or the Favourites Bar. You can use this to update the location of a site that has moved, or to create Bookmarklets in the favourites bar.

To change the URL, right click on an entry in either the Favourites bar or the Favourites menu and choose Edit URL. [Note: at the time of writing, the preview version of the Fall update will only show the option for entries on the Favourites bar]

Microsoft Edge Browser (continued)

Translation extension

You can enhance Edge with “extensions” that are available from the Microsoft Store. To get this

extension, go … > Extensions

Then click Get extensions from the Store – This will open the Store

The Store app will open - locate “Translator for Microsoft Edge” in the Store, click on it and install it.

When the extension is installed you will have a new icon top right in Edge,

Now open a web site in a foreign language, for example: http://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/de/contact.html

To convert it to English (or any other language, click the Translate icon and chose the From and To languages (it should correctly guess the From), then click Translate this page

The page then appears in English

Of course, you can convert a page from English to some other language as well.

Microsoft Edge Browser (continued)

Read aloud

Edge can now read web pages and PDF files to you with a new feature called Read aloud. You can choose from a selection of voices, and the speed of the voice. You can skip forward/back and pause.

With web sites, you can highlight where you want the reading to start. With PDF files it will start at the beginning of the PDF.

Example, open the EuroSCUG web site and select some text starting at “Looking”

Go … > Read aloud

It may take a few seconds to get going. A tool bar will appear which contains skip forward/backward, Pause, and a voice control. You can also close the Read aloud toolbar to stop reading. Now click on the voice control.

With the voice control open you can choose the speed and select the voice you prefer.

PDF improvements

New Rotation and Layout options

Clicking on a PDF opens the PDF Tool bar that now includes tools to rotate the PDF and display 1 or 2 pages, and display Table of Contents of the PDF.

Fill in “fillable” forms directly within Edge

You can now fill in “fillable” PDF forms directly in Edge, then save the edited form, for example this membership form: https://www.governanceinstitute.com.au/media/881782/gov-inst_appforassociate_fellow_membership_fields_apr_2017.pdf

However it does not fill in forms containing fields with boxed characters correctly, such as: https://solutions.auspost.com.au/MRSOCOAN/formGeneration/holdMail

Make notes directly on PDFs

You can now make notes directly on PDFs using Web notes, and save the PDFs.

Microsoft Edge Browser (continued)

Import Cookies and Settings from Chrome to Microsoft Edge

This option makes it easier for you to move to Microsoft Edge as your primary browser.

To do this, go … > Settings > Import from another browser, select Chrome and follow the prompts.

More EPUB improvements

Copy and Ask Cortana: Now, when you select your text, you can Copy and Ask Cortana in addition to adding notes, highlighting and underlining. Cortana can help you do a little research while you are reading an EPUB book

Ink Notes: Add a note and write or draw on it with your pen.

Reset/Repair Edge

If Edge is not operating correctly, you can now repair it or reset it.

To do this (in Windows, not Edge) - Start > Settings > Apps Scroll down to Microsoft Edge, click on it and choose Advanced. There you will see the two options.

Windows Update Pause all updates for 7 days This useful option will prevent Windows update from installing updates for 7 days, for example if you are away from home for a while. Note that it is important that Windows security updates are not delayed, if possible. Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Advanced options

Delivery Optimization settings As we have advised before, Windows update will use YOUR internet data allocation to upload Windows updates (i.e. that have already been downloaded on your computer) to other computers on the internet.

As before, you can change these settings: Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Advanced options > Delivery optimization > Allow downloads from other PCs

Note – although the setting mentions only downloads, if you read the small print, it also allows uploads.

Now there are additional settings associated with Windows update that you can change to your liking, for example, to reduce the bandwidth (i.e. percentage of your internet speed) consumed by Windows Update:

Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Advanced options > Delivery optimization > Advanced options.

There is also a Windows update activity monitor where you can view the internet usage by Windows Update:

Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Advanced options > Delivery optimization > Activity monitor. (The data reflects the amount used since the first day of the month)

Connect to iPhone/Android View a website on your iPhone or Android phone and continue viewing it automatically on your PC

Story Remix Part of the new Photos app. Combine photos, videos and soundtracks automatically to create video stories. At the time of writing, this is not yet available

Improved battery life with power throttling

Save up to 11% in CPU power consumption by throttling background apps. Only available for certain processors.

Currency converter in Calculator

An international currency converter is built into the Calculator app, including an offline mode

Windows Mixed Reality Combine with a Windows 10 Mixed Reality headset for immersive mixed reality experiences

Get web search results in Cortana without opening your browser Cortana pane will expand automatically with results

Support for 3D in Office apps Easily insert a 3D object into a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file

New gaming features PC gamers can stream games using Mixer and get better performance using Game Mode

IE 11 VBScript execution in for websites in the Internet Zone and the Restricted Sites Zone is disabled by default

People/Sharing Pin contacts to the taskbar - Pin your top people to the taskbar for one-click access by Skype or

Mail

Drag and drop files to share - Drag files directly onto contacts in your taskbar to start an email, or share directly to your contacts via the share picker

Windows Hello in Token, a biometric ring Leveraging Windows Hello technology, this new biometric ring helps eliminate the need for passwords. https://www.tokenize.com/

Settings Improvements

(Settings > System > Storage > Storage Sense)

Delete your previous versions of Windows

Clean up windows.old (where your files from the previous edition of Windows are stored

Delete files from Downloads folder automatically after 30 days

Spotify for Windows 10 available in Windows Store On December 31, 2017, the current Groove Music app will no longer offer the option to stream, purchase, and download music. The app will be retained as a media player.

Microsoft have partnered with the music streaming app Spotify, “bringing the world’s largest music

streaming service to our Groove Music Pass customers”. Groove Music Pass customers can easily

move all their curated playlists and collections directly into Spotify.