Microsoft’s next major Windows 10 release for 2017, the Fall Creators Update, doesn’t make any huge waves. But you might have gathered that from its name alone. In many ways, it’s a continuation of what the company started with this spring’s Creators Update, which added Paint 3D, game mode and a slew of improvements focused on making things, be it art or a simple spreadsheet. (I’ve heard the word creation so many times this year from Microsoft reps, it’s beginning to sound like a cultish chant.)
With its latest OS, available today, Microsoft is preparing for the arrival of virtual reality headsets. At the same time, it’s delivering some genuinely useful quality of life improvements for Windows 10 users.
If you don’t have a VR headset, you can still check out Microsoft’s new Mixed Reality Viewer. It uses the cameras on your device, be it a webcam or a rear shooter on a Surface, to overlay digital objects in the real world. You can change their sizes and orientations, but beyond that the app is more of a preview than a serious introduction to mixed reality.
