Microsoft Starts Testing Windows 10’s Timeline And App Tabs Features

Microsoft is launching a great update for Windows 10 testers today, just before the start of the new year. The software giant is implementing Windows 10 compilation 17063 for fast stamp checkers, completed with the timeline feature and the new window tabs that the company revealed last month.

Originally, it was assumed that the timeline would be sent with the Fall Creator Update, which would allow Windows 10 machines to resume applications and activities on all devices. The timeline will allow you to effectively resume where you left off if you are switching between devices with Windows 10. Thanks to the integration of Cortana, this will even extend to some Microsoft applications on iOS and Android eventually. It's a quick way to move from one machine to another, just like Apple's continuity function in iOS and macOS.

In this latest compilation, Timeline can be accessed through the usual Task View area in Windows 10. Timeline provides an overview of all recent activities, including applications running on a Windows 10 computer at a given time . It's similar to the recent tabs feature in Chrome, where you can resume sets of tabs you were seeing on another device. Cortana will also ask Windows 10 users to resume these activities thanks to the Timeline feature.

Along with Timeline, Microsoft is also testing Sets: its tabbed window feature. Microsoft admits that it can end up calling it another way when it is sent, and the company is only testing sets with a limited number of Windows users today. It establishes adding tabs to windows so that activities can be grouped into a single interface. It is a tabbed navigation, but for each Windows 10 application. Only Windows Universal applications will be initially supported, which will be extended to Office and win32 applications next year.

Microsoft has also added a number of new features elsewhere in this latest Windows 10 trial version. Microsoft Edge collects an updated dark theme with better contrast and more from the company's Fluent Design system in action. Gestures have also been enhanced for precision touchpads, allowing you to pinch and zoom on a trackpad and more.
 

Cortana is also getting a new design in this latest version, with a new home Organizer. You can manage lists and reminders from this interface and access all the skills available in Cortana. Cortana even has a tabbed view to better separate the content, and now you can use the digital assistant to control music playback through Spotify.

Microsoft is also bringing more of its fluid design to Windows 10. The taskbar, the action center, the clock and calendar, and the shared user interface have been updated with subtle changes. Even the My People section of Windows 10 is seeing some settings, with a drag-and-drop reorganization feature and the ability to decide how many people are anchored in the taskbar. The Windows 10 configuration section is also being redesigned to facilitate the search for individual configurations.

This latest Windows 10 trial version also includes more DPI enhancements. Microsoft has been struggling for years to solve DPI scaling problems in Windows, and the company is now introducing a new configuration in the screen configuration to allow Windows to automatically correct the scaling of applications. This is useful if you move to your PC, or if you connect your laptop to a monitor and the resolution and scale change. You can also override DPI settings by application. Microsoft's new version of Windows 10 includes many more changes, and the full list is available in the company's blog post.