Windows 10: Microsoft could soon announce “The New Windows”

Microsoft is reportedly planning to announce a new version of Windows 10 and the company might consider marketing Windows 10X or the big Sun Valley upgrade as “the new Windows.” The release date is still uncertain, but the announcement or teaser is not expected until at least April 2021.

Back in October 2020, a report suggested that Windows 10 is getting a major revamp in 2021 and the new interface is codenamed ‘Sun Valley’. In addition to Windows 10 Sun Valley update, Microsoft is also planning to announce Windows 10X, with a current goal of debuting the operating system in Spring of 2021.

According to sources, Microsoft is now planning a “What’s new for Windows” event in April/May or a “What’s new for Windows” session at the Build 2021 developer conference. This event is expected to take place after the “What’s new for gaming” event, which is scheduled for late March.

Other reports have also indicated that Microsoft could soon announce the “The New Windows”, which could either be Sun Valley update or Windows 10X.

“The New Windows” term is for marketing, rather than a completely new edition of Windows.

The New Windows


It’s widely believed that Windows 10 Sun Valley update or “The New Windows” will revamp the interface for things like the Start Menu and Action Center, and Microsoft is also testing a new optional layout for the Start Menu.

File Explorer, which has been overdue a fresh look for quite some time, will also get improvements in the Sun Valley update. Reports have suggested that Microsoft is working on a “true” dark mode experience for both modern and legacy components, which means File Explorer will also get a new dark UI.

It’s important to note that despite multiple leaks and various reports, these details are in no way official.

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New Microsoft To Do app version released for Windows 10 - January 31

The Microsoft To Do app has been updated to version 2.10.2001.28002 on Windows 10 devices.

Got something on your mind? Get Microsoft To Do. Whether you want to increase your productivity, decrease your stress levels, or just free up some mental space, Microsoft To Do makes it easy to plan your day and manage your life.

With Microsoft To Do, you can:

• Stay focused with My Day, a personalized daily planner with suggested tasks
• Get your lists anywhere, on any device
• Share lists and assign tasks with your friends, family, colleagues, and classmates
• Personalize your lists with bold and colorful backgrounds
• Set one-time or recurring due dates and reminders
• Break your tasks into manageable steps
• Add notes to any task
• Attach files up to 25 MB to any task
• Sync your tasks between Outlook and To Do
• Group your lists together by topic or project

Whether it's for work, school, or home, To Do helps you organize and simplify your plans. To Do is free and available on all your devices.

What's new in this version

In this update we worked on a few small fixes such as fixing an issue with printing when your list was off screen and making sure you can add tasks to your new list as soon as you create it.

We also made lots of accessibility fixes:

• We added announcements for actions such as list deletion, list group creation and list emoji change.
• We fixed some dark mode contrast issues.
• We improved the announcements of search results.

Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/mi...s/9nblggh5r558

 

Microsoft Announces Windows Vista Hardware Requirements

Microsoft today announced the official Windows Vista hardware requirements. If you want to run Windows Vista you'll need at least: 800MHz CPU , 512 MB of system memory, a graphics processor that is DirectX 9 capable, and 15 GB HDD free space. If you plan to use the Windows Aero user interface you'll have to own at least:

• 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor.
• 1 GB of system memory.
• A graphics processor that runs Windows Aero.
• 128 MB of graphics memory.
• 40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.
• DVD-ROM Drive.
• Audio output capability.
• Internet access capability.

Source: Microsoft

 

called announce

I have provided the steps on how you can enable the Use Speech to announce caller ID in my initial response.

For your convenience, here the detailed steps:

• Launch the Settings app.
• Tap Ease of Access.
• Tap More options.
• Tap the On/Off slider under the Use Speech to announce caller ID to set it on or off.
  

Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.