Creators Update gets the thumbs up

I was excited to read in Issue 499 (News, page 6) that Microsoft was making the Creators Update available early through the Update Assistant ( www.snipca.com/24001). I quickly downloaded it, and having played around with it for a few days I’d like to give you some early impressions.

First of all, I should state that I haven’t encountered any problems with it. None of my settings have been changed, as far as I can tell, and it hasn’t slowed down my PC. I can’t stress enough what a relief this is.

Some of the most interesting changes are ‘under the bonnet’, so to speak. For example, there’s a new Settings app (see screenshot) which gets rid of some of the clutter. It’s less intimidating than the plethora of settings you were faced with in previous versions of Windows. I also like the changes to the Start menu, in particular how you can now drag and drop tiles on top of each other to create folders.

I’ve experimented with the ‘Dynamic Lock’ feature, and it seems to work well. It locks your screen when you move away from your PC, as long as you carry your phone, and you’ve paired it with your PC via Bluetooth. There are lots of improvements to Edge too, which slowly but surely is replacing Chrome as my favourite browser. It hasn’t crashed once since I installed the Creators Update.

Overall then, so far, so good. I’m not sure whether the update has turned me into a ‘creator’, but I’m definitely a happier user of Windows 10. Frank Higgins

CA says Like Frank we’ve been very impressed by the new tools in the Creators Update. We think it’s an exceptional update that most users should benefit from. We’ll explain your installation options and reveal the hidden tools in the Cover Feature of our next issue – out Weds 10 May.