Here is the list of what's new in Windows 10.
- Application model
- File Explorer
- Shared Storage
- Settings
- Controls
- WebView updates
- Client-side data validation for user input
- Windows core text APIs
- Input updates
- Maps
- Devices
- New Location method
- AllJoyn support
- Battery APIs
- Support for MIDI devices
- Custom sensor support
- Graphics and games
- Support for DirectX 12
- Media
- HTTP live streaming
- Media Foundation Transcode Video Processor (XVP) support for Media Foundation Transforms (MFTs)
- New Transcoding API
- Updated MediaElement
- Media transport controls for desktop apps
Random access JPEF encoding and decoding - Support for Overlays for media compositions
- New effects framework
- Networking
- Socket updates
- New APIs for Background transfer post-processing tasks
- Bluetooth support for ads
- Wifi Direct API upcate
- Improvements in JSON support
- Security
- ECC encryption
- System services
- Power change notifications
- Version Helper functions
- Storage
- File-search APIs for Windows Phone
- Tools and performance
- Property-change notifications
- Trace logging
- User Experience
- List scrolling virtualization
- Drag-and-drop capabilities between different application platforms
- Keyboard acceleration support for keystroke navigation
- Internet Explorer
- Support for Edge mode (living document mode) for maximum interoperability with other modern browsers
