首次发布Windows 10时，微软(Microsoft)表示这将是他们的最后一个操作系统(operating system)。直到现在他们都信守诺言：他们没有开发新的操作系统(operating system)。但是，这并不意味着Windows 10正在停滞不前。恰恰相反！Windows 10可能是(Windows 10)微软(Microsoft)创建的最具活力的操作系统(operating system)。去年，微软(Microsoft)为我们提供了周年更新(Anniversary Update)，这是一个具有附加优势的重大更新，在Windows 10中添加了许多新功能和工具。今年4 月 11 日(April 11)，他们带着创作者更新(Creators Update)回来了，这是Windows 10的另一个重要更新。Creators Update不仅让操作系统(operating system)变得更好，而且还为用户界面(user interface)带来了重要的变化，以及一系列旨在帮助人们创造和享受计算体验的新功能。以下是Windows 10 创意者更新(Creators Update)中的新增功能以及您应该尽快获得它的原因：
注意：(NOTE:)据微软(Microsoft)称，Windows 10 Creators Update将于 2017 年4 月 11(April 11)日推出。
1. 使用游戏模式更好地游戏
Windows 10 Creators Update最受期待的新功能之一是新的游戏模式(Game Mode)。它是一整套改进、选项和工具，旨在提高您的游戏体验质量。游戏模式(Game Mode)本身就是一项承诺提高游戏性能的功能，并且无论您的计算机的年龄或处理能力如何，它都承诺这样做。它旨在增加您在喜爱的游戏中可以达到的每秒帧数，但更重要的是，据说它可以尽一切努力避免在您玩游戏时出现极度减速和非常低的帧率。
如果您想了解更多信息，我们在这篇文章中详细介绍了这个主题：简单问题：什么是游戏模式(Game Mode)以及如何在Windows 10中使用它？
2. 直播、截图和录制你的游戏
在Creators Update中，Windows 10游戏玩家将能够从他们喜爱的游戏中截取屏幕截图；他们将能够记录他们的游戏玩法，更重要的是，他们将能够在线播放他们的游戏(game online)，让全世界都能看到。这些是许多游戏玩家想要的东西，而且第一次，它们都内置在操作系统中(operating system)。您不再需要下载、安装和配置各种第三方应用程序。在Creators Update中，广播或录制您的游戏比以往任何时候都更容易。
我们在本指南中广泛介绍了这些新游戏功能：您可以使用 Windows 10 中的新游戏栏做的5(Windows 10)件事(Game Bar)。
3.绘制 3D(Paint 3D)或如何轻松制作 3D 涂鸦
可能每个使用过Windows的人都知道画图(Paint)- 有史以来最简单、最基本的图像创建空间。这就是新的Paint 3D的传统- 一个让 3D创作变得简单(creation easy)的应用程序，并且可供使用Windows 10的每个人使用。
如果您想了解如何使用画图 3D(Paint 3D)创建 3D 对象、绘制它们并与世界分享，请查看本指南：在Windows 10中使用(Windows 10)画图 3D(Paint 3D)可以做的 6 件事。
4. 混合现实正在走向每个人
虚拟现实和“真实”现实结合起来创造了微软(Microsoft)所谓的混合现实或增强现实。在Windows 10 Creators Update中，我们越来越接近公司的目标，即让每个人都可以负担得起增强现实。微软(Microsoft)表示，它正在与惠普、戴尔(Dell)、联想(Lenovo)、华硕(ASUS)和宏碁(Acer)等主要硬件制造商合作，开发能够在Windows 10 Creators Update中提供混合现实体验的新 VR 耳机。
5. Microsoft Edge默认阻止Flash 内容(Flash content)
Microsoft的 Web 浏览器 - Edge - 默认不再运行Flash 内容(Flash content)，这对您的安全性非常有利。Adobe Flash Player多年来一直是恶意代码的目标。在Windows 10 Creators Update中，Microsoft Edge默认阻止Flash，然后询问您是否要播放Flash 内容(Flash content)。如果您想详细了解浏览器在此问题上的行为，请阅读本教程：如何在Microsoft Edge中取消阻止(Microsoft Edge)Flash 内容(Flash content)并管理其加载方式。
6. Windows Defender获得用户体验改进
安全是在生活的各个方面寻找的重要事物之一；包括电脑。Windows Defender长期以来一直在保护Windows用户。然而，尽管多年来它的效率一直在稳步提高，但它的用户界面和可用性(interface and usability)却没有。在Windows 10 Creators Update中，我们获得了一个名为Windows Defender 安全中心(Windows Defender Security Center)的新应用。它允许用户查看和控制有关其Windows 10计算机和设备安全性的所有详细信息。范围从防病毒设置到设备性能和健康(performance and health)、防火墙规则、应用程序和浏览器控制(apps and browser control)和家庭选项。这一切都在那里，很容易找到和使用。如果您想查看有关它的更多详细信息，请阅读本指南：使用新的Windows Defender 安全中心(Windows Defender Security Center)可以做的 5 件事。
7.开始菜单(Start Menu)更可定制
Windows 10 Creators Update中的“开始”菜单(Start Menu)仍在进行中，Microsoft致力于使其比以往更友好、更易于使用和更可定制。现在，“开始”菜单(Start Menu)允许您对应用程序和快捷方式进行分组，(group apps and shortcuts)并通过创建和使用实时文件夹来更好地组织它们。不仅如此，如果您更喜欢显示元素的“地铁”方式，它还可以让您隐藏所有应用程序列表。(All apps)
如果您对Windows 10 Creators Update中的新(Creators Update)开始菜单(Start Menu )感到好奇并想了解更多信息，请阅读以下教程：
- 如何在Windows 10的开始菜单中创建和使用活动文件夹(Start Menu)
- 如何从Windows 10 开始菜单中隐藏“所有应用程序”列表(Start Menu)
8.夜灯(Night light)可以保护您的眼睛并提高您的睡眠速度
所有的屏幕都会发出蓝光，这会使我们的眼睛感到疲倦，让我们无法睡个好觉。微软(Microsoft)承认了这一点，并决定对此采取一些措施。在Windows 10 Creators Update中，我们获得了一项名为Night light的功能，这是一种显示模式(display mode)，旨在使用比正常更暖的颜色，更多的红色和黄色，可以通过减少计算机屏幕(computer screen)发出的蓝光来减轻(blue light)眼睛疲劳(eye strain)。
如果您想了解如何在Windows 10创意者更新(Creators Update)中打开和配置夜灯(Night light)，请阅读本指南：简单问题：什么是 Windows 10 中的夜灯以及(Windows 10)如何(Night light)使用它？
9.使用Storage Sense自动(Storage Sense)回收磁盘(Reclaim disk)空间
Windows 10 Creators Update的一项小而精的功能是能够配置您的计算机或设备(computer or device)以执行自动维护任务以释放硬盘驱动器上的空间。它称为Storage Sense，打开后会从您的 PC 中删除不需要的文件，以回收丢失的磁盘空间。如果您的 PC、平板电脑或其他类型的设备将小型固态驱动器(state drive)作为您的主要操作系统驱动器(operating system drive)，您会喜欢这个小功能。
有关如何在Windows 10 Creators Update中访问和使用(Creators Update)Storage Sense的更多信息，请阅读本指南：如何将Windows 10设置为自动释放 PC 上的空间。
10. 交付了许多其他较小的更改和改进
Windows 10 创意者更新(Update)还带来了许多细微的变化和改进，这些变化和改进并不像我们迄今为止提到的那样容易引起注意。例如：
- 注册表编辑器(Registry Editor)有一个地址栏(address bar)，您可以使用它快速导航到特定的注册表路径(registry path fast)。您可以在此处了解它：如何在Windows 10中使用注册表编辑器中的新(Registry Editor)地址栏(Address Bar)
- 高级用户菜单(power user menu)中的命令提示符(Command Prompt)快捷方式已替换为PowerShell快捷方式
- Microsoft Edge可以显示您已打开的选项卡的预览
- 您将能够使用杜比全景声（ Dolby Atmos）在任何耳机上启用空间音效(enable spatial sound)
- Cortana可以回答更多问题，她可以使用更多应用程序
- 如果您拥有Windows 10(Windows 10)专业版(Professional)、企业版或教育版(Enterprise or Education edition)，则可以暂停 Windows 更新，并且可以避免驱动程序更新
- Windows 10 Creators Update可以使用与您的 PC 配对的设备来了解您何时不使用它并锁定访问权限(lock access)
结论
如您所见，Windows 10 的创意者更新不仅仅是(Windows 10)一个(Update)更新：它是一个重要的升级。有许多新功能、工具和选项可供使用，这很棒。我们敢打赌，每个人都会喜欢所有这些即将到来的新事物。毕竟，谁不喜欢可用性改进和更多自定义选项？告诉我们：您是否急于获得新的创作者更新(Update)？
What is Windows 10 Creators Update and why should you install it?
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NOTE: According to Microsoft, Windows 10 Creators Update is going to be launched on April 11, 2017.
1. Game better with Game Mode
One of the most expected new features from Windows 10 Creators Update is the new Game Mode. It's a whole set of improvements, options and tools that are designed to enhance the quality of your gaming experiences. The Game Mode itself is a feature that promises to boost performance in games, and it pledges to do that regardless of the age or the processing power of your computer. It's designed to increase the number of frames per second you can achieve in your favorite games, but, more importantly, it's said to do all it takes to avoid extreme slowdowns and very low framerates when you play.
If you want to know more about it, we've covered this subject in detail, in this article: Simple questions: What is Game Mode and how to use it in Windows 10?
2. Live stream, take screenshots and record your games
In Creators Update, Windows 10 gamers will be able to take screenshots from their favorite games; they will be able to record their gameplay and, what's even more important, they'll be able to stream their game online, for all the world to see. These are things many gamers want and, for the first time, they are all built into the operating system. No longer will you have to download, install and struggle to configure all kinds of third-party apps. In Creators Update, broadcasting or recording your games is easier than ever.
We've covered these new gaming features extensively, in this guide: 5 things you can do with the new Game Bar from Windows 10.
3. Paint 3D, or how to make 3D doodles the easy way
It's likely that everybody who ever used Windows knows Paint - the simplest and most basic image creating space ever. That's the heritage of the new Paint 3D - an app that's making 3D creation easy and available to everyone using Windows 10.
If you're curious to see how you can use Paint 3D to create 3D objects, paint them, and share them with the world, check this guide: 6 things you can do with Paint 3D in Windows 10.
4. Mixed reality is coming to everyone
Virtual reality and "real" reality combine to create what Microsoft calls mixed reality, or augmented reality. In Windows 10 Creators Update, we're getting closer to the company's goal of making augmented reality available and affordable for everyone. Microsoft said it's working with major hardware manufacturers like HP, Dell, Lenovo, ASUS, and Acer, to create new VR headsets that are capable of delivering mixed reality experiences in Windows 10 Creators Update.
5. Microsoft Edge blocks Flash content by default
Microsoft's web browser - Edge - is no longer running Flash content by default, which is excellent for your security. Adobe Flash Player has been the target of malicious code for too many years. In Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft Edge blocks Flash by default and then asks whether you want to play Flash content. If you want to know more about the browser's behavior on this matter, read this tutorial: How to unblock Flash content in Microsoft Edge and manage the way it is loaded.
6. Windows Defender gets user experience improvements
Safety is one of the crucial things to look for in every aspect of life; computers included. Windows Defender has been protecting Windows users for a long time. However, although its efficiency has steadily been improved over the years, its user interface and usability wasn't. In Windows 10 Creators Update we get a new app called Windows Defender Security Center. It allows users to view and control all the details regarding security on their Windows 10 computers and devices. That ranges from antivirus settings to device performance and health, firewall rules, apps and browser control, and family options. It's all there, easy to find and use. If you want to see more details about it, read this guide: 5 things you can do with the new Windows Defender Security Center.
7. The Start Menu is more customizable
The Start Menu is still a work in progress in Windows 10 Creators Update, and Microsoft works on making it friendlier, easier to use and more customizable than ever. Now, the Start Menu allows you to group apps and shortcuts and organize them better by creating and using live folders. And not just that, but it also lets you hide the All apps list from view if you prefer the "metro" way of displaying elements.
If you're curious and want to find more about the new Start Menu from Windows 10 Creators Update, read these tutorials:
8. Night light is here to protect your eyes and improve how fast you sleep
All screens emit blue light, which wearies our eyes and prevents us from getting a good night's sleep. Microsoft acknowledged that and decide to do something about it. In Windows 10 Creators Update, we get a feature called Night light which is a display mode that's designed to use warmer colors than normal, with more reds and yellows, which can reduce eye strain by decreasing the blue light emitted by the computer screen.
If you want to see how to turn on and configure Night light in Windows 10 Creators Update, read this guide: Simple questions: What is the Night light in Windows 10 and how to use it?
9. Reclaim disk space automatically, with Storage Sense
One small yet nifty feature from Windows 10 Creators Update is the ability to configure your computer or device to perform automatic maintenance tasks for freeing up space on your hard drives. It's called Storage Sense, and, when turned on, will delete unneeded files from your PC to reclaim lost disk space. If you have a PC, a tablet or another type of device with a small solid state drive as your primary operating system drive, you'll appreciate this little feature.
For more information on how to access and how to use Storage Sense in Windows 10 Creators Update, read this guide: How to set Windows 10 to automatically free up space on your PC.
10. Many other smaller changes and improvements are delivered
Windows 10 Creators Update also brings many minor changes and improvements that aren't as easy to notice as the ones we've mentioned up so far. For instance:
- The Registry Editor gets an address bar which you can use to navigate quickly to a specific registry path fast. You can learn about it here: How to use the new Address Bar from the Registry Editor in Windows 10
- The Command Prompt shortcuts from the power user menu are replaced with PowerShell shortcuts
- Microsoft Edge can display previews of the tabs that you have opened
- You will be able to enable spatial sound on any pair of headphones, with Dolby Atmos
- Cortana can answer more questions, and she can work with more apps
- Windows Updates can be paused, and driver updates can be avoided if you have a Professional, Enterprise or Education edition of Windows 10
- Windows 10 Creators Update can use devices that are paired with your PC to know when you're not using it and lock access
Conclusion
As you can see, the Creators Update for Windows 10 is more than just an update: it's an important upgrade. There are many new features, tools and options to use, which is great. We bet that everyone's going to like all these new things coming our way. After all, who could not like usability improvements and more customization options? Tell us: are you anxious to get the new Creators Update?
