Windows 10 Insiders should expect to see new "Popup tips" this month

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Published on July 2, 2015

published on July 2, 2015

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Gabe Aul has just re-tweeted Joe Belfiore about new tips coming to Windows 10. Joe’s original tweet specifically called them “soft landing” tips. We believe that means they will proactively appear as you use Windows. However, each set of tips will be uniquely tailored to the needs of each user. That means if you’ve done, for example already been engaging with Cortana, you won’t see a tip teaching you how to do that.

hey insiders… our first-ever ‘soft landing’ popup tips are going to start showing up on PCs today… #win10 #gettingclose!

— joebelfiore (@joebelfiore) July 1, 2015

The tips are personal, service-driven & designed to skip stuff you already know. However… today and this next few week(s)…

— joebelfiore (@joebelfiore) July 1, 2015

The tips should start appearing to Windows Insiders today. No doubt Microsoft is trying to avoid what happened with the launch of Windows 8, now offering tutorials at every turn of Windows 10. It’s good to know that with this release of the OS, customers will know exactly how to use Windows 10.

However…Today/next few weeks, u may see tips for features you’ve already used. Don’t worry it won’t work that way in final build. Enjoy!

— joebelfiore (@joebelfiore) July 1, 2015

However, the Window team need to strike an ideal balance. Previously the Office team offered Clippy, and that didn’t work out so well. However, with Windows 10 and Windows Mobile we think they’ve learned that lesson judging by what they’ve done with Cortana.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.