Web User - UK (2019-11-13)

Workshop 2

54 13 - 26 November 2019

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Explore the Windows 10

November 2019 Update

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If you’rehappytouseCortana,searchtheStartbarfor

voice activation. Turnon‘Allowappstousevoice

activation’and‘Allowappstousevoiceactivationwhen

thisdeviceis locked’.^1 UnderCortana,toggleonboth‘Let

Cortanarespondtokeyword’and‘UseCortanaevenwhenmy

deviceis locked’.^2

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Thefirstbigchangein theNovemberupdateallowsyouto

addothervoiceassistantstothelockscreen.Startby

downloadingyourchosenassistant– we’reusingAlexa.

Opentheappandclickthemenu^1 tovisittheSettings.Toggle

onbothHands-Free^2 andLockScreenAccess,^3 soyoucan

summonyourassistantevenwhenthecomputer’slocked.

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Calendareventshavebecomelessclunky.Theoldmethod

wastoselecta datein thecalendar,^1 clickthe‘+’icon^2

toopentheOutlookcalendar^3 andadda raftofdetails

• eventname,location,times,invitees^4 – beforefinallyclicking
  Save.^5 Thiswaspointlesslycumbersomeforon-the-flyentries
  suchas‘Pickupmilk’.

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ComparethattotheNovemberupdate:selectyourdate

andyoucanimmediatelybegintypingin thetextfield.^1

Thisdisplaysoptionstochangethecolour,^2 addstart

andfinishtimes^3 andincludelocations.^4 ClickSaveorclick

‘Moredetails’^5 to open Outlook calendar, if you wish to add

something more complex than a basic event.

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he Windows 10 November 2019 Update is the latest

feature update for Microsoft’s ever-evolving operating

system. Due to go live mid-November, it may have

launched by the time you read this. If it’s not reached your PC

yet, you can either wait for the update to arrive or accelerate

the process by following our Expert Tip, right.

Many of the update’s changes are ‘under the hood,’

including the vague tease of “general battery life and

power efficiency improvements for PCs with certain

processors”, so don’t expect a massive overhaul on the

scale of version 1903 (the May update). It seems we’re

at the ‘tweaking and refining’ stage of Windows 10’s

life cycle, though there’s still plenty to get stuck into,

especially around notifications and voice control.

Windows 10: bit.ly/windows488 | 20 mins | Windows 10

SteveClarksays

To try the latest version of Windows 10

before it’s rolled out to your PC, sign

up to the Windows Insider Programme

• search for windows insider in the
  Start bar to join the club. Sign in and
  select one of four options, ranging
  from the more stable Slow ring to the
  hyper-beta Skip ring. Once you’re set
  up, keep checking for new updates. Be
  aware that some of the bigger ‘feature’
  updates can take a while to install.

EXPERT TIP

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