Windows 10 news recap: April 2018 update close to 90% market share, Windows 10 hits 700 million device mark, and more

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier

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Published onSeptember 30, 2018

published onSeptember 30, 2018

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Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system.

AdDuplex: Windows 10 April 2018 update inches closer to 90% usage share

AdDuplex hasreleased its latest statson the Windows 10 April 2018 update, noting that it is getting close to having 90% share of the Windows 10 market.

Microsoft: Commercial Windows 10 customers will see update sizes drop significantly with x64-only update option

Microsoft hasfound a way of reducing the download size for Windows 10’s commercial customerswith x64 machines. It will now offer an x64-only file download, rather than a bundled x86 and x64 update package, significantly reducing the file size by around 50%.

Report: Microsoft shifts focus away from Office Mobile apps for Windows 10

Microsoft’s attempt at proving UWP’s worthiness, the suite of Office Mobile apps, isapparently coming to an endas a new report suggests Microsoft is moving its focus away from the Office Mobile apps on Windows 10. It will continue to focus on the iOS and Android apps, but the Windows 10 apps are now considered to be “legacy”.

Microsoft inches closer to its goal of 1 billion Windows 10 installs; hitting 700 million devices

Microsoft’s goal of stretching Windows 10 to 1 billion installs is getting closer, as the companyreaches 700 million Windows 10 devices. The rate of new installs appears to have slowed significantly, with Microsoft rarely announcing any changes in the figures, and company executives reluctant to comment on them at times.

That’s it for this week. We’ll be back next week with more Windows 10 news!

Radu Tyrsina

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Windows 10 news recap: April 2018 update close to 90% market share, Windows 10 hits 700 million device mark, and more#