Windows 10's Get Started app tells you everything about the Anniversary Update

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Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 10 Anniversary Update on Tuesday, and by now, the majority of users should already have it installed on their computers. If you were a Windows Insider before installing the update, or you simply followed what’s going on at Microsoft, you probably know most of the features. However, if you’re not sure what’s new in the Anniversary Update, Microsoft got you covered.

The Anniversary Update includes a new app called ‘Get Started,’ which is installed automatically in Windows 10, along with the update. You probably already can tell by yourself what this app does, just judging by its name. And you’re right, the Get Started app for Windows 10 tells you everything you need to know about every new feature and improvement of Windows 10 version 1607. get started windows 10

As soon as you open the Get Started app for Windows 10, it will offer you a video that will introduce the update to you. But that’s not all, this app contains additional info about every important feature of the Anniversary Update, and it allows you to take a full advantage of the latest major update for Windows 10.

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The app features a few sections, including ‘Welcome,’ ‘What’s new,’ ‘Browse,’ and ‘Watch.’ The Welcome section gives you an overview of the update, with basic features that you need to make yourself familiar with in order to use the Anniversary Update. The What’s new section basically contains changelogs and more detailed info about some important features of the Anniversary Update. And the Watch section features various videos about the Anniversary Update features, and how to use them.

But if you really want to know everything about the Anniversary Update, you should go to the Browse section. This section features info about absolutely every feature of the Anniversary Update. Features are divided into categories, like Start, Cortana, Microsoft Edge, Get Connected, Windows Hello, and more. So, you can spend hours reading about every single improvement and new feature in Windows 10, that arrived with the Anniversary Update.

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Get Started contains a lot of info about the Anniversary Update, which is completely normal, since it is huge update. The Anniversary Update brought user interface changes, improved Microsoft Edge, introduced even more Cortana options, prepared a surface for Xbox and Windows 10 gaming revolution, and much more.

As we said, the app is already installed on your computer with the Anniversary Update, so if you’re not sure what you actually installed on your computer when you downloaded ‘Feature update for Windows 10, version 1607’ a few days ago, just go to this app, and you’ll find everything you need to know.

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