Microsoft today launched the new Windows 10 Fall Creators Update at Build 2017. The update is coming later this year as a free update to all existing Windows 10 users and it brings a lot of new stuff to Windows 10. At Build 2017, Microsoft announced some of the headline features that will be packed in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, -’s everything you need to know about them:
A new design
Remember Project NEON? It’s now official, and it has a new name: the Microsoft Fluent Design System. With the Microsoft Fluent Design System, Microsoft is changing a lot of parts in the Windows 10 UI. The new design language allows users to get a responsive, intuitive and a smooth user experience that adapts nicely across their devices. The new design language heavily relies on animations and blur (known as “Acrylic”) which makes the UI look very beautiful.
With the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft will introduce elements of the new design language. The company says the new design language is a journey for the company, essentially meaning that the new design will evolve over time in Windows 10.
OneDrive Placeholders are back
Microsoft is finally bringing back OneDrive Placeholders with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. The company is calling the new feature “OneDrive Files on Demand” and it will allow you save space on your device by letting you view files when you need them. Rather than downloading all the files on your OneDrive, the Files on Demand feature will essentially download the files as you need them.
Timeline of your apps
This is an interesting feature coming to Windows 10 with the Fall Creators Update. Timeline in Windows 10 will display a timeline consisting of the tasks you have done in the past, allowing you to hop back into those tasks with a couple of mouse clicks. For instance, if you were editing a Word document last week but want to continue editing it today, you can simply open up Timeline and get back to editing it which is very neat but I personally doubt a lot of people will actually use this feature.
Clipboard syncing
Microsoft had a cool app called OneClip that synced your clipboard and files across all of your devices, but that app unfortunately never saw the light of the day. With the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Microsoft is integrating most of the features of OneClip right into the operating system itself. That’s because the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will introduce clipboard syncing — allowing you to copy and paste anything you want between your devices (Windows 10 PC/Mobile, Android, iOS). Microsoft says clipboard syncing works with almost all content: a static photo, a map link, a paragraph of text, or even an animated GIF.
Pick Up Where You Left Off on phones
Microsoft is also evolving the Pick Up Where You Left Off feature with the Fall Creators Update in Windows 10. As you may remember, this feature actually launched with the Creators Update but Microsoft is making some updates to the feature to make it accessible to all Windows 10 users. With the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Pick Up Where You Left Off will work across Windows, iOS, and Android thanks to Cortana. Using Pick Up Where You Left Off, users can start working on a document, app, or website on their PC and continue working on it from their phone which is really neat.
A new way of storytelling
Similar to the Windows 10 Creators Update, the Fall Creators Update will include another new creative app in Windows 10. This new creative app in Windows 10 will allow users to “transform” their photos and videos. The app uses Microsoft Graph to automatically create Memories with your photos and videos — which you can share as a video with cinematic transitions, soundtrack, and theme. Moreover, Microsoft is also letting users add 3D objects to their videos and photos which is going to be interesting.
