Microsoft's Windows 10 celebrates its first birthday on July 29, 2016 - this day in 2015 was the market launch. In summer 2016, there will now be an "Anniversary Update", which will be distributed to Windows 10 users as part of the free updates. This was announced by Windows CEO Terry Myerson at the Build developer conference in San Francisco. His boss Satya Nadella had issued the motto "Mobile first, Cloud first" shortly after taking office and so the upcoming update for Windows 10 will also include new cloud services and new features for mobile devices:

• Windows Ink: This aims to make pen input more natural. The pressure-sensitive pen on the Microsoft Surface tablet should be able to be used just like on paper. There is also a virtual ruler so that you can draw straight lines freehand.
• Cortana voice assistant: Cortana will be equipped with her own initiative and will give advice throughout the day on request. It will also be possible to communicate with Cortana when the device you are using is in locked mode - without having to log in first.
• Windows Hello: With Windows Hello, you can log in to Windows 10 devices using fingerprint, face or iris recognition. This biometric service can now also be used in apps and applications.

See, hear, speak and understand applications

• Cloud services: With the "Cortana Intelligence Suite", Microsoft is introducing new cloud services with which developers can create so-called interactive bots, i.e. computer programs that work largely automatically and are intended to communicate with the user in a personalized manner. The Cortana Intelligence Suite (formerly: Cortana Analytics Suite) uses technologies from the fields of big data, machine learning and data analysis that run in the Microsoft Azure cloud. As examples, Microsoft presented pre-release versions of two new tools for the Cortana Intelligence Suite as well as the Skype Bot Platform SDK and new APIs:
• See, Hear, Speak and Understand applications: Microsoft Cognitive Services enable natural communication with computer systems. The APIs offer developers the opportunity to teach applications to see, hear, speak, understand and interpret human needs.
• The Microsoft Bot Framework can be used with any programming language to program interactive bots. These communicate with users in natural language and can be used in a variety of applications, including text/SMS, Slack, Twitter, Telegram and websites.
• With the Skype Bot Platform SDK and associated APIs, developers can program bots that use Skype's various communication tools, including text, voice and video messaging as well as interactive 3D characters. The current versions for Windows, Android and iOS give users a first impression of the intelligent Skype bots.

Development tools and Linux

Microsoft is making it easier to develop cross-platform applications for Windows 10 with new tools. With the new Desktop App Converter (Project Centennial), developers can bring Win32 and .NET applications to the Universal Windows Platform.

Xamarin enables the development of mobile apps across all platforms. C# developers can use Xamarin to optimize existing app code for different platforms, including Windows, iOS and Android. Platform-specific extensions and functions remain specifically addressable. In future, Xamarin will be integrated into Visual Studio, the latest version of which, Visual Studio 2015 Update 2, is now available for download.

Linux: In future, Windows 10 will be able to run Linux command line programs like those used in the widely used "Bash" shell. Real Linux binaries will run without recompilation.