#MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO TIPS UPDATE#
#MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO TIPS ANDROID#

#MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO TIPS ANDROID#

Take for example Cortana, its virtual personal assistant, which is also present on Android and iOS, at least in the US. The one strange but welcome thing about MicrosoftвЂ™s mobile strategy is that it isnвЂ™t greedily keeping its treasures to itself.

Whether it be doodling directly on the screen for annotations or scribbling a note to yourself (or to Cortana), the Ink Workspace promises the best of both digital and analog worlds at your fingertips. In the Anniversary Update, Microsoft introduced the Ink Workspace to make the Surface Pen more useful even for those who doubt their artistic and creative inclinations. That said, youвЂ™ll be missing out on some of the best things about the device if you ignore it. The Surface Pro 4 was designed with the Pen in mind, even if you yourself donвЂ™t end up using it a lot. One major drawback is that Microsoft has not yet implemented a way to remotely lock down or wipe a device in a worst case scenario. Microsoft, of course, promises to be really, really careful with your location data.

#MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO TIPS UPDATE#

And to make it even useful at all, you need to allow the Surface Pro to regularly update its location. The Surface Pro 4 doesnвЂ™t have a GPS radio so its location tracking basically uses Internet connections. A clarification about this feature is in order. If there were one reason youвЂ™d risk even a little of your privacy, being able to locate your lost or misplaced precious device would be one of those. Just be sure you have a spare or two handy, just in case. When all else fails, thereвЂ™s always Amazon. Of course, it might not be a good idea to have too much, so at least be aware where you can buy some when the day comes. These power the Surface Pen and, depending on where you live, might not be readily available. When youвЂ™re out and about running errands, you might want to add AAAA batteries to your list. Of course, it does assume you put a bit of trust and faith in Microsoft, who doesnвЂ™t exactly inspire confidence as far as malware protection goes. If you have no other valid, working anti-virus software or subscription, the built-in Windows Defender is definitely better than surfing the Web or plugging in external storage stark naked. Much to the consternation of major anti-virus makers, Microsoft has started to develop and ship its own anti-malware software. Not only does it get the repeated reboots out of the way as early as possible, it also gives you ample chance to put out fires, or get some help, if you run into issues early on. Chances are, thereвЂ™ll be a lot of them by now, so it give it some time. Before you proceed with anything else, youвЂ™ll want to run Windows 10вЂ™s updates first.

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