Windows 10 October 2020 Update: The New Features

Windows 10 October 2020 Update is finally available for users, and just as expected, it’s not a massive feature update. At least, not as massive as the May 2020 Update that launched earlier this year, with the focus this time mostly on under the hood refinements. But the October 2020 Update does come with a series of new goodies of its own, and without a doubt, one of the most important is the refreshed Start menu. Beginning with the October update, the Start menu features theme-aware live tiles which better align with the visual settings in the system. “The Start menu has a more streamlined design. A uniform, partially transparent background to the tiles creates a beautiful stage for the redesigned app icons like Calculator, Mail and Calendar. This refined Start design looks great in both dark and light themes, but if you’re looking for a splash of color, first make sure to turn on Windows dark theme and then toggle “Show accent color on the foll...