Windows 10 hits the shelf

With the release of Windows 10 today, Microsoft is emphasizing a computing experience that can move seamlessly between the PC and nearly any smartphone, including iPhone and Android devices.

The new default Internet browser in Windows 10 is much more modern than its predecessor Internet Explorer.

The Windows 10 which is basically a merger of the goodness of Windows 7 and Windows 8 is here after nine months of its Insider previews.

Windows Phones are caught in a Catch-22. However, there are still a lot of desktop machines out there and this isn’t a small market. The tech press has reported widely that this is Microsoft’s not-at-all subtle way of saying it is done with its old ways of anticlimactic and unwieldy operating systems.

“Microsoft is presenting not just an OS, but an experience”. Windows 10 has a feature called “Windows Hello” that will learn your face and use it to log you into your computer without you needing a password. Users who want a little extra help installing will also be able to visit retailers such as Best Buy, which are running promotions to help people install Windows 10.

If you already reserved your Windows 10 upgrade: Good news! The best part is that Windows 10 is absolutely free.

Microsoft predicts there will be 1 billion users of Windows 10 by 2018, a number analyst Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies says isn’t hard to get to. You can see your upcoming calendar appointments, social media updates and even what’s new on Netflix. Once you do that, you can click on the setup button and run the upgrade.

If you are a developer then the pressure to switch to an online account is even stronger. These are exactly the reviews that Microsoft has been needing.

Once the upgrade is ready, you will receive a notification following which you can do it at your convenience and enjoy the free version. It’s built into the OS’s search function and can access information stored on your computer or on the web.

“I like the way that the start menu looks”, Weiden said.

So go ahead and use this method to get Windows 10 right now! Users would not want to miss the upgrade, especially when it’s for free, so get started now.

Going forward, Windows 10 will become available on devices including PCs, tablets, phones, Raspberry Pi, Xbox One, HoloLens and more – with more than 2,000 devices or configurations already in testing.