Windows 10 & Office 2016

Presented By: Cody Pierson & Patrick Wall

Windows 10- Released on July 29.

- There is no Windows 9.

- Microsoft has promised 10 years of support.

- Currently on 100M+ devices.

- Mostly positive reviews.

New Start Menu- Windows 8 Start Screen is gone.

- Windows Apps are found on the Start Menu.

- Menu and tiles can be resized.

- Tile sections can be removed.

- You can access all desktop apps.

Microsoft Edge- New default browser. (Internet

Explorer is still present.)

- No backwards compatibility.

- Annotate and share web pages.

- Install browser extensions.

- ‘Reading View’, which removesads and menus.

Cortana & Integrated Search- Integrated virtual assistant.

- Responds to voice commands.(If you have a microphone.)

- Search local drive, web, OneDrive.

- Requires you to log into a Windows account.

- Syncing across all Windows devices.

Task Switcher & Snap View- Snap windows to all four corners

of the screen.

- Task switcher in the task bar. (For easy app switching.)

Task Switcher & Snap View- Snap windows to all four corners

of the screen.

- Task switcher in the task bar. (For easy app switching.)

Analyze Storage- View the layout of files and drives

on your system.

- See exactly what types of files are taking up space.

Windows Hello- Fingerprint scanning, facial

recognition and more.

- Provides better security withouta password.

- Most companies don’t support it yet, but they will.

Improved Usability

- Like Office XP -> 2010 -> 2013, things are better organized.

- Old Control Panel is still there if you want to use it.

- Simpler user interface, much like your phone.

- Integrated Search makes it easy to find the buried menus.

- Groupings are more intuitive.

Security & Privacy

- Edge passes browser history toCortana to aid searches.

- Uses location for weather, calendarfor notifications, etc.

- Microsoft collects data about youby default.

- Privacy settings are opt-in/opt-outin your Microsoft account.

- Nothing gets shared if you use a local account.

Wi-Fi Sense

- More convenient way to shareWi-Fi passwords.

- Password is sent encrypted, socontacts never see it.

- Shares your Wi-Fi passwords with Outlook, Facebook and Skype contacts.

- Activated by default but caneasily be deactivated.

- In theory, will encourage the useof stronger passwords.

Upgrade Pricing

- Must register for the upgrade within first year of release.

- Will have Pro and Home versions and an upgrade from Pro to Home.

- Free upgrade for people using Windows 7 or newer.

- Regular price is $199 for Pro, $119 for Home and $99 to upgrade Home to Pro.

Upgrade Considerations

- Corporate PCs should all have Pro installed.

- Will have Pro and Home versions and an upgrade from Pro to Home.

- Hardware that can run Windows 7 efficiently should be fine with Windows 10.

- Install in a VM and test criticalapplications.

Office 2016- Released on Sept. 22.

- Accessible via Office 365.

- Focused on cloud and collaboration.

- Mostly positive reviews.

Co-Authoring- Collaborate with others in real time.

- See who’s typing and where.

- Only works for documents in OneDrive & SharePoint.

- Works in Word, PowerPoint andOneNote.

Modern Attachments- Attach recently accessed Office

docs in Outlook.

- Set permissions for cloud files.

Clutter- For emails that aren’t Junk but

also aren’t important.

- Builds a profile automaticallybased on behavior.

- Not enabled by default.

Tell Me- New tool for finding features in

Office apps.

- Type keywords to produce a listof possible matches.

- Stores the last five commandslaunched by Tell Me.

New Chart Types- New chart types available in Excel.

- Waterfall, Pareto, Treemap, Histogram, Box & Whisker and Sunburst.

Office for Mobile- Office apps available for Android,

iOS and Windows.

- Personal apps available for freeon devices with screens smaller than 10”.

- Business apps included as partof Office 365 subscriptions.

- Cloud documents will follow youacross devices.

Upgrading to Office 2016- We can no longer order Office 2013.

- Office 365 subscribers have 1 year to upgrade.

- Existing Office 365 subscribers will get access eventually.

- New Office 365 subscribers will getOffice 2016 apps.

- You can get a boxed copy of Office 2016.

Questions?Thanks for attending our presentation!