LET'S TALK ABOUT... WINDOWS 10 FALL CREATORS UPDATE
LET'S TALK ABOUT... WINDOWS 10 FALL CREATORS UPDATE
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Version 1709 (Fall Creators Update)
The fifth stable release of Windows 10, officially branded as the Fall Creators Update or version 1709 and codenamed "Redstone 3" (RS3), was released on October 17, 2017.
It introduces a new feature known as "My People", where shortcuts to "important" contacts can be displayed on the taskbar. Notifications involving these contacts appear above their respective pictures, and users can communicate with the contact via either Skype, e-mail, or text messaging (integrating with Android and Windows 10 Mobile devices). Support for additional services, including Xbox, Skype for Business, and third-party integration, are to be added in the future. Files can also be dragged directly to the contact's picture to share them. My People was originally announced for Creators Update, but was ultimately held over to the next release, and made its first public appearance in Build 16184 in late April 2017.
It also introduces a new security feature known as "controlled folder access", which allows application access to defined folders to be restricted to specified software. This feature is designed mainly to defend against file-encrypting ransomware.
Features removed on version 1703 and 1709
Windows Update will no longer postpone the download of certain critical updates if the device is connected to a network that was designated by the user as being "metered". Although meant to prevent the updates from utilizing data allotments, this behavior had been used as a workaround by users to defy the requirement for all updates to be automatically downloaded.
Devices containing an Intel Atom "Clover Trail" system-on-chip are incompatible with Version 1703, and cannot be upgraded to this version of Windows 10.
Server Message Block version 1 (SMB1) is disabled by default on version 1709. The Home and the Pro editions only disable the SMB1 server, but retain the SMB1 client, so they can connect to SMB1 network shares. The Enterprise and the Education editions disable the SMB1 entirely. This version of the 30-years-old protocol gained notoriety in the WannaCry ransomware attack, although Microsoft has been discouraging its use even before.
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