Technologies

The May 10 update of Windows 10 has been released. It is available to all users

Microsoft released Windows 10 May 2020 Update under the number 2004. Previously, this update was available only to members of Windows Insider, and now it can be installed by all owners of devices based on Windows 10.


What’s New in Windows 10 May 2020 Update

    New search options on the taskbar, including weather information, news, and new movie ratings. New interactive widgets (for example, when you search for weather, information with a forecast for several days will be launched).


    New file indexing algorithm and accelerated file search in Explorer.
    Save system backup to the cloud.
    Several new kaomoji (emoticons composed of characters). The menu with emoticons opens with Windows hotkeys + period.


    Secure login protection with a PIN code.
    Ability to assign desktop names (if several).
    Built-in Linux support. Added WSL2 architecture, which uses the current Linux kernel and brings support for ELF64 files and higher file system performance for working with Linux systems.
    Scaling the font size in the notebook with hot keys Ctrl + minus and Ctrl + plus.
    The calculator can be run in the mode on top of all windows.

You can download Windows 10 May 2020 Update through the system “Settings”, for this you need to go to “Update and Security” -> “Windows Update” and click on “Check for updates”. If the update is available to you, it will be downloaded and installed. All installed programs, settings and custom files will be saved.

Even if you do not force the download of this update, after a while it will still download in the background and install on your computer.