UPDATED 03:36 EST / OCTOBER 23 2015

NEWS

What to expect in Microsoft’s first major Windows 10 update

Microsoft is set to update its new operating system sometime at the beginning of November. The update, codenamed Threshold 2, will be available to users running Windows 10 RTM. For those running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 you can get the Fall update as an upgrade without the need to install previous updates.

It’s reported that the update will include bug fixes, changes to the UI, improvements to Cortana and Edge, as well as Messaging and Skype video app integration. However, it will not include Edge extension support, even though Microsoft had previously said that this would happen in 2015. Now it looks like we will have to wait until mid-2016 for Edge extensions, the time it’s thought Microsoft will deliver another major update for the OS.

In a statement to The Verge Microsoft said, “We’re committed to providing customers with a personalized web experience, which is why bringing extensions to Microsoft Edge continues to be a high priority. We’re actively working to develop a secure extension model to make the safest and most reliable browser for our customers, and look forward to sharing more in a future Windows 10 update in 2016.”

Microsoft has reported that since Windows 10 was released in July it has been installed 110 million times, which is said to be about 6.6 percent of the OS desktop market. Windows 7 holds 58 percent of the share, Windows XP 12 percent, and Windows 8 and 8.1 almost 13 percent combined.

According to Paul Thurrott the update will be activated through Windows Update, meaning, “You will just wake up the PC one day, sign-in, and already be on the new version.”

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