
WINDOWS 10 is known for its improved stability and efficiency over the 9x
versions of Microsoft Windows. It presents a significantly redesigned graphical user
interface, a change Microsoft promoted as more user-friendly than previous versions of
Windows. New software management capabilities were introduced to avoid the "DLL
hell" that plagued older consumer-oriented 9x versions of Windows. It is also the first
version of Windows to use product activation to combat software piracy, a restriction
that did not sit well with some users and privacy advocates. WINDOWS 10 has also
been criticized by some users for security vulnerabilities, tight integration of applications
such as Internet Explorer 6 and Windows Media Player, and for aspects of its default
user interface. Later versions with Service Pack 2, and Internet Explorer 7 addressed
some of these concerns.
New and updated features:
➢ Faster start-up and hibernation sequences
➢ The ability to discard a newer device driver in favor of the previous one (known
as driver rollback), should a driver upgrade not produce desirable results
➢ A new, arguably more user-friendly interface, including the framework for
developing themes for the desktop environment
➢ Fast user switching, which allows a user to save the current state and open
applications of their desktop and allow another user to log on without losing that
information
➢ The Clear Type font rendering mechanism, which is designed to improve text
readability on Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and similar monitors
➢ Remote Desktop functionality, which allows users to connect to a computer
running WINDOWS 10 from across a network or the Internet and access their
applications, files, printers, and devices
➢ Support for most DSL modems and wireless network connections, as well as
networking over FireWire, and Bluetooth.