Windows 10 'Anniversary Update' headed to all users this summer
Formerly code-named Redstone, the Windows 10 Anniversary update will be free (and, presumably, mandatory for Home users) this summer.
The update will include an expansion of Windows Hello that lets users authenticate with apps and supported websites using a fingerprint or face recognition, and more features for styluses using Windows Ink. For instance, users can open an “ink workspace” with a list of recent and suggested pen-enabled apps, auto-create reminders based on written dates in OneNote, and draw a line on a map to find the distance between two points.
The Anniversary Update will also apply to the Xbox One, bringing Windows Store apps to the console and letting retail Xbox One units act as developer kits.
Microsoft also teased some updates for Cortana, but hasn’t gone into detail just yet.
This is a developing story. Stay tuned for more updates from Microsoft’s 2016 Build conference.