Microsoft has released the Windows 10 May Update: here are all the new features and how to download it on your PC
Windows 10 May Update 2020 is available: Microsoft has respected the rumors of previous weeks and released by May 28 the first major update of the year, codenamed Windows 20H1. As has been the case for quite some time now, the Redmond-based company releases two major updates every year: one between April and May, the other between October and November. Updates that bring improvements to the stability of the operating system, but above all new features.
Of the May 2020 update of Windows 10 we talked a lot and anticipated most of the new features. News that for the most part have been confirmed by Microsoft in the official page dedicated to the update. Confirmed the arrival of a new system for indexing files on the computer that will make the search faster and more accurate. Improvements also for the Task Manager that now reports in real time the temperature reached by the video card, which is important especially for gamers and content creators (graphics, videomakers). Moreover, with Windows 10 May Update 2020 also starts the Cortana revolution, which becomes an app of its own.
How to update your computer to Windows 10 May Update 2020
Microsoft is releasing the update all over the World in these hours and before it arrives on your computer it may take even a few days. To check if it's already available and force a manual update you have to open the Settings, click on Update and Security and from the left column select Windows Update. To check for the presence of the new update, you have to press the "Check for updates" button at the top and check if Windows 10 20H1 is present. If the search is successful, start downloading the update and then move on to the installation.
Windows 10 May Update 2020 novelties
One of the most important novelties of Windows 10 May Update is not visible to everyone, but is hidden "under the hood" of the operating system. This is the new version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux that allows you to distribute updates to the kernel directly through the Windows Update.
Improved the file indexing system that will make it easier to search inside the PC. Important news also for Cortana: the voice assistant becomes a separate app (only in the United States for the moment) and the user can decide to remove it from the taskbar. With the May Windows 10 update, Microsoft brings a big news within the security world by eliminating the password for PC access. The user can choose between a numeric PIN, facial recognition via webcam or fingerprint.
Microsoft Edge is becoming more and more important in the ecosystem of the Redmond-based company and the latest update of the operating system proves it. In addition to the switch to Chromium a few months ago, Edge is now updated again, promising to reduce PC memory consumption by an additional 30 percent, becoming more and more of a dangerous competitor to Chrome.
Microsoft Edge is becoming more and more important.
Microsoft Edge is also moving forward with the Your Phone app, which allows you to receive smartphone notifications on your PC. Now Windows 10 PCs with ARM processors can also handle calls.
Finally, small improvements to Notepad, Calculator and Xbox Game Bar.
We'll see in the coming days if the update will work on all PCs or if users will experience problems, as happened in recent months with the various Windows 10 updates.
We'll see in the coming days if the update will work on all PCs or if users will experience problems, as happened in recent months with the various Windows 10 updates.
We'll see in the coming days if the update will work on all PCs.