Introducing the Windows 10 October 2020 Update 

Yeah! I never understood what is keeping them from redesign and modernizing file explorer in order to fit better with their UI theme. It looks like they copied it from windows 7!

@Utkarsh Gupta Do you mean that Microsoft is really considering that change? Can we try it?

You can download "UWP file explorer" from Microsoft Store ❤️ thank me later

@Reid Manares I think that Microsoft has designed some great UI elements for windows 10. The problem is that they UI is never complete and consistent. Mostly it looks modern with transparency menus, but other menus and windows look like they were copied out of windows 7 (such as control panel, file explorer..) I wish Microsoft would spend some time completing its UI work.

@Reid Manares oh. Ok 👌 thanks for the explanation 👍

I use task scheduler for that as of now.

@moo moo its when the operating system turns black or dark so kts mich easier for the eyes

Use a 3rd party app or Task Scheduler

Use custom 3rd party themes 😎🔥

@@daksht Link?

2-in-1 users will notice.

Yep so true

Hilarious Update

I've seen that pfp before... I wonder where... Oh wait

Lol ikr

you can do that in the personalize settings (right click anywhere in the desktop). Ok, now you can give up the ghost. Cheers!

@@lalolalo1233 your telling me theres a setting for that in personalize

@@victorfigueroa9385 Not for task manager. Some Windows apps are still light mode only.

@@artexjay he literally said "You can do that" but did he mean it for TM?

@@victorfigueroa9385 set Dark mode then enable transparent effects, you'll get a dark tinted acrylic Taskbar.

^ this. How can this not be standard ??

Yes! We've seen this in File Explorer and even in Office apps in past beta builds, wonder what happened to that.

@@c_004 what happened was they removed it because it was a bad idea to have tabs for everything. People just need tabs on file explorer that's it. Only folders. It's like MS doesn't know professionals use their OS too. They pretty much do nothing for productivity. We have the same view folder options for ever. A simple UI refresh it's in the works for 3 years now if not more. There's still so much work to be done on windows 10, at least visually.

@@WastedCheez yeah, i as a programmer have to switch between so many windows, it would be much easier if i had tabs for my explorer. But whatever, like they would listen

Try out QTTabBar! It's the perfect solution. I couldn't believe that this went unter my radar for so long.

They just need to make it customizable

Just switch to macOS, they're gonna keep copying everything from it anyway

@@Tenraiden eeww

*I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that*

@@Tenraiden ewww

yeah, the problem is maintaining backwards compatibility with older software/hardware is one of the big focuses of windows

@Luke Blevins yeah hopefully, I'm kind of worried about how much of a windows alternative it's going to be to windows 10 with the focus being on dual screen laptops and stuff. I specifically don't like how much more of a locked down os it is

@@ThatRandomToast sorry, my mistake. Edit: I deleted that reply.

@@ThatRandomToast It'll be one time pain rather than opening settings to fix mic which on every link opens bing in edge instead of fixing problem and removing useful stuff from control panel. Your half UI looks like 2015 and half looks from xp era like disk management tool, registry entry, paint...

@@prateekpanwar646 yeah, i heard they are doing a redesign tho.

Why do you need a ugly search bar when you got the Windows button with search right there?

@@LightsAcapella I think he means the search interface rather than the search bar. As of now it’s still white even in dark mode, but in for the next update there will be a server side change for dark mode.

@@vfrvctryz1984 Ah, that makes more sense. Totally agree!

@@StaySic4Ever Would also love an option to invert specific apps like iTunes, instead of system wide invert.

Search is already Dark in 20H2 & if I recall rightly in 20H1, also. No need to wait for 21H1 for that.

They're catching up...just give them a few more decades.

@@commoncense838 🤣🤣

@@commoncense838 LMFAO it stings with truth tho 🤣

Windows 20

@@yorgeabouttstudio bro let me see how you developed big af operating system

Yes

Especially Titanfall 2, the most criminally underrated AAA game released in recent memories.

TRUE

Because it is SO important/critical that Operating Systems BE (kept) absolutely current. And because doing that, maintaining that, is an integral, fundamental part of Windows10.

(1068 comment left) The security is the matter, so that's why forced updates exist. But they shouldn't remove update choose time, else you could got anoyed. Sigh.... I wanna use Windows again... I don't have my PC so I can't use Windows...

It is not the best idea to force us to upgrade to add features, else some of the features you don't want doesn't exist as well of less buggy. 1067 comment left. Down to 560.

Here's a better query... why do people skew, misunderstand, and forget or ignore the point & value of SaaS/WaaS. "forcing" does not apply. It is something to applaud, not condemn.

Free pc reformat

Looking down on everything doesn't place you above anything.

Just use Linux... Jk I'm gonna get shot in the comments for saying that

@NameLessGO that's why I use wsl

@NameLessGO Linux is more simpler than windows, and there is a distro called windowsfx and it looks just like windows 10 and you can of course do tweeks. But after all is preference if you want to stay on win 10 is ok

@@ThatRandomToast okay

@memes YT The one before the 1903 update?

"announced"

They're still there they're just transparent now.

@@geoffreyturksmoney they were also in the app list around the icons but now they're gone.

@@geoffreyturksmoney I meant the icons on the left not the translucent squares on the right.

Sure does 😀

It's on the order of 15% & that's separate from the terrific effects of Sleeping Tabs.

We (Insiders) spent 6-9 months before anyone had the Update. Big part of that is devoted to seeing that Updates are not buggy.

@@Drew1903SG Yup. However, if it ain't broke, why break it?

@@ezshroom Maybe, was poorly worded... the idea is that IF any bugs or negative issues ARE found by us Insiders, they are addressed BEFORE an H1 or 2 is released.

We're glad to hear you're loving it!

Music Name Please

@@Redwiat Rhythm Scott - The Clap and Bang

Also: it's speed has increased a lot and it does not lag like my Windows 7.

@@VimazPro69 like playing Among us?

If that 7 is on the Net, it should not be any longer; 7 is not supported, anymore. Also, your gaming experience will be much better with Windows 10.

@@Drew1903SG a bloatware os is more ok than an os that is actually good logic

I agree. Having tabs and multiple panes (split screen) in File Explorer would be fantastic. A lot of Linux GUI FMs already have these features and I'm disappointed that Microsoft hasn't added them.

They seem to already be working on moving control panel settings to settings, I think they will finish merging the apps by early 2021/ Dec 2020

I couldn't agree more❗ I'm hoping the old C/P will be gone by 21H2... I think it may be the case & will be none too soon. And much better than having both Settings and the old C/P around simultaneously... Reminds when switched to Metric... all or nothing, not 2, especially when one SHOULD have been put out to pasture a while ago, already.

i also want settings to mature up to control panel's level

Thanks for the love, Manoel!

Anyone with a failing HDD, bad hardware, or viruses.

Conexant HD Audio

alt-tabbing :( ffs if i want to switch tabs i use ctrl + pg up/pg dwn. I might have HUNDREDS of tabs open so that alt tab integration is going to destroy edges usability for me

can´t see the whole desktop anymore. what a clean look without all the buttons and other stuff. And the colors are more saturated, so i guess windows didn´t like its colores after i calibrated my displays printer camera tablet TWO DAYS ago..... thanks!

Yes, damn cool stuff

We love your excitement!

Are you a bot?

@@shreyashkadam1937 me? No I'm an actual person xd

Please windows team try to be consistent in designs , force developers to follow one design system

@@MicrosoftWindows when will it Come in India?

We're so glad to hear, Aaron! Hope you're enjoying it. 🙂

We're just as excited as you are. Thanks for the love!

Android has a simple and beautiful UI, the only problem is that Android is modified by phone manufacturers and they are applying their own skins which change the UI dramatically. Also, Android developers are free to make their own UI if they want to. But Windows is just a lot of layers on top of each other, I believe they still have leftovers from the early days.

I wonder why apple doesn't come up with excuses like all of you here and actually delivers a near-perfect (if not perfect) UI, I want my windows laptop (and my android phone) to be as good....is that to much to ask?

You got it. 😉

Slight round could be better but not round

@EclipseTrips I think if Windows is slightly rounded corners, manufacturers should start manufacturing slightly rounded screens to match with Windows' full screen

@@khtannnnnnnnnn lmao no, not in any world

@@Yuriyalloween How about Task manager with dark mode

@@ThatRandomToast What is coming next year, 2021, is beautiful❗ And, btw, just slightly rounded corners 😉

Well, before, it was rotten from both inside and outside so now that they mostly fixed the outside part of the os, they'll probably switch to fixing the inside by removing NT kernel and becoming just another one of linux distros

They're replacing it part by part. Recently, they've replaced a lot of networking stuff and added disk management features.

What's wrong with control panel?

@@joeljustin i feel cp is simple. is it not? all controls at one place.

www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10ISO use the update assistant to get it now

Anything for you. 😉

@@MicrosoftWindows Ni no no. No no

This is all we've ever wanted!

that is in the update didn't you believe it?

@@vishalshetagar1485 I mean I saw that it might be there, and I even saw that some people got it in the Insider build, but I never thought it would come on up finally, y'know

I've used it on the insider build and it was just really annoying.

@@JoshGerhards Well, it's togglable

I have dell G5 5090 gaming desktop and updates install in seconds on it

@@HeenaPatel253 Yes same here. Updates were installed in 5-10 minutes on my SSD. Very fast.

@@SoumyadeepBanerjee007 Yeah I run windows 10 off of my ssd

Aww, now you're just making us blush!

👍👍 SSDs are great❗

I think you wor a Win 7 user so only you are asking like this. Tiles are actually useful sometimes

You can already remove tiles.

You CAN NOW remove all tiles. The only catch is has to be done 1 by 1. Rt Clk on each > Unpin from Start. Once they are all gone, close & open Start; right pane will, now, also, be gone.

It is, VERY stable❗

It is.

@Swastik Mohanty No, cannot agree with that. But there is a big difference. Using MCT, it is the entire OS. Using WU, in the case of 20H2, it was small & quick, because all it did was unlock some items, already, inside 20H1. Ergo, via MCT, was all fresh & new... via WU, a lot quicker/easier & ended up, ultimately, with the same thing, either way. If the OS is running nicely, WU is fine. MCT is mostly when one doesn't want to wait for something to arrive via WU. That was MY only reason for using MCT, over-anxious 😊 As a Windows Insider I was keen to have it in my regular Win10; I, already, knew what it had or brought with it & wanted it all, sooner the better.

@Swastik Mohanty My name is Drew, not dude. I'm not sure if you are saying there was agreement with something said previously or being sarcastic. At any rate "the update assistant thing" is in or part of the MCT (Media Creation Tool), which I had mentioned. Also, not sure what "byr" is.

happy early birthday

Happy birthday. 🎉

hi windows I love u

How nice 👍👍 And HAPPY B' Day 🎂🎈

How nice 👍👍

exactly

Ya

Just wait until next year, you'll love it...

It's all coming THIS YEAR

@@Drew1903SG VLC is getting a UI makeover this year. Who even cares for Windows anymore.

@@commoncense838 Well, Win10 has a billion Users... maybe some of them.

@@Drew1903SG But every Windows user is a VLC user by default. And VLC haven't had a UI update in decades, so this is big. Like the reboot of The Matrix.

Right back at you! 💙

@@MicrosoftWindows hyper V for life

Again, coming with 21H2

@@ThatRandomToast I didn't ask to remove anything, just redesign to make them better to look and use.

The wait is finally over. 🙌

Haha, uxthemepatcher go brrrrrr

Woohoo, we appreciate your support! 🎉

Right? We love your excitement!

Pretty fancy, right?! 😎

Great. Now tell us the error.

@@silvy7394 haha l don't remeber anymore lol. i got it installed by downloading and upgrading my PC through iso file

Great! You are getting the whole Windows 10 experience

We're glad you're enjoying it! 😁

@@MicrosoftWindows Windows is ugly as hell. Give us Aero theme in Windows 10 and we'll be happy. Thats literally all we want

@@ikichullo saying JUST "Windows" makes it sound like you think not even a single version had good UI

@@hmwndp Windows 10 is supposedly the last version of Windows, therefore it makes sense to call it just "Windows"

@ikichullo well boi, did your comment age like milk.

God knows

If you have uxthemepatcher

@@insanitylol what do u mean

Conexant audio drivers will break first

We (Insiders) spent 6-9 months before anyone had the Update. Big part of that is devoted to seeing that Updates are not buggy.

But, I have to say that it didn't update via settings. I had to update it via windows update assistant.