The Edge browser has matured quickly and gets support for extensions, and the key UWP apps like Mail, Groove and Skype have also improved significantly. Cortana is gaining more features and Windows Hello is more reliable, as well as ready for apps and websites that support the new FIDO 2 specification that is bidding to replace passwords with biometrics. Improved browser security is a major plus.
Performance is improved from the already impressive speed of the release version of Windows 10 – booting your PC is a second or so faster on SSD-based systems, and battery life has improved on laptops (especially if you're using the Edge browser, but the new Battery Saver option that appears when you click or tap the battery icon also maximizes battery life).
That doesn’t mean, however, that the introduction of new features to Windows 10 proper has halted entirely. Rather, the most recent addition sees Skype translating calls made from PCs to cell phones. So long as you’re running an Insider Preview build of Windows 10, you can expect to translate calls – in real-time – to or from nine different languages going out from the PC.
Next up for Windows 10, however, is further infiltration into the Internet of Things. In 2017, Cortana will come to Windows 10 IoT Core devices, such as smart fridges and thermostats, to make it even easier to take full-control over household utilities. Soon enough, you’ll be uttering “Hey, Cortana” at not only your computer, but perhaps even your dishwasher as well.
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