If you're new to the party and have questions, I've got some answers on the latest step for Windows.

如果你剛接觸Windows 10，對此還有疑問，那么我可以回答你一些Windows的最新進展。

1. When can I upgrade? And how much will it cost?

1.我什么時候可以更新我的系統(tǒng)?要花多少錢?

Windows 10 launches tonight, July 28 at 9 p.m. PT. It'll be free for one year, for anyone running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. If you're running an earlier version of Windows or don't upgrade by that time, you'll be able to pick up Windows 10 Home for $119, and Windows 10 Pro for $199.

Windows 10在7月28日晚太平洋時間9點開始更新。只要你的系統(tǒng)是Windows7或Windows8.1，就能在一年內免費升級。如果你使用的是更早版本的系統(tǒng)，或是沒有在一年內更新，那么也可以花119美元購買Windows 10家庭版，或199美元購買Windows 10專業(yè)版。

If you've reserved your free copy of Windows 10, you'll get a notification when Windows 10 is ready to be installed, and have the option to schedule your installation for the most appropriate time for you.

如果你預定了免費的Windows 10，那么Windows 10安裝準備就緒時會提示你，你可以選擇在最合適的時候更新你的系統(tǒng)。

2. I've got a desktop, a tablet, and am considering a Windows Phone. How will that work?

2.我已經(jīng)有一臺臺式機，一部平板，而且我還考慮買一部Windows Phone，它們會怎么運行呢?

Microsoft's ultimate goal is to make Windows 10 the sole operating system powering all of your devices, and Continuum is the driving force behind that. Windows 10 knows when you're interacting with a keyboard and mouse or using a touchscreen and will react accordingly. If you're using a keyboard and mouse, you'll be treated to the standard Windows experience. If you're on a tablet, you'll encounter fullscreen apps and a finger-friendly Start menu. Pop off the keyboard on a two-in-one device like the Surface Pro 3, and the interface will smoothly transform into tablet mode -- if you want it to, of course.

微軟的最終目標是讓Windows 10成為你所有設備上唯一的操作系統(tǒng)，而Continuum是這些背后的驅動力。無論你用的是鍵盤鼠標，還是觸摸屏，Windows 10都能知道并據(jù)此做出不同反應。如果你用的是鍵盤鼠標，那你就可以按照標準的Windows系統(tǒng)來使用;如果你用的是平板，那你就相當于在使用全屏應用，開始菜單也會調整為適合觸控操作的模式。當你在使用像Surface Pro 3這樣二合一的設備時，如果你取掉鍵盤，那界面會自然地轉變成平板模式——當然，如果你想要如此的話。

The situation on phones is a little different, as there will be a Windows 10 Mobile. But Microsoft has also shown Windows Phones that transform into PCs once a mouse and keyboard are connected -- there's no word on when we'll see that capability on Windows Phones.

由于會推出Windows 10 Mobile，手機的情況又有所不同。不過微軟也展示了Windows Phone在連接上鼠標和鍵盤之后可以轉化為PC模式，但是我們什么時候能夠體驗這種功能還尚不清楚。

3. What about apps?

3.那么APP怎么辦呢?

Microsoft wants you to be able to buy an app from the Windows Store once, and expect it to run on all of your devices. These universal apps will then adopt whatever form is appropriate for the device you're using, whether you're on a tablet or a PC. We've already seen a taste of this with Microsoft's Office suite, which is the full Office experience in a format that's appropriate for your device. I wouldn't recommend editing spreadsheets on your smartphone, but it works, and you'll have all of Excel (and PowerPoint, and Word, and the rest) at your disposal.

微軟希望用戶只要在Windows商店上購買一次應用之后，就可以在自己的所有設備上運行這個應用。這些通用的應用會適用于你使用的所有設備，不論是平板還是個人電腦。我們在微軟的辦公軟件上已經(jīng)見識過這個功能了，它通過某種適合你設備的方式提供完整的Office體驗。我并不建議你在智能手機上編輯電子表格，但是它還是有這個功能的，你可以在手機上任意操作Excel、Word、PowerPoint以及其他所有辦公軟件。

4. Those full-screen 'Modern' apps were a pain. What ever happened to them?

4.那些全屏的Modern APP讓人頭疼，它們要怎么辦?

Those touch-friendly, full-screen apps that debuted with Windows 8 were alternately known as the "Metro" or "Modern" design. With Windows 10, full-screen apps are optional. Let's say you're using a convertible 2-in-1 device, like the Surface Pro 3. Thanks to Continuum, when the keyboard is docked you'll see the standard desktop with Windows 10's "new" old-school Start menu. Once you take the device off of the keyboard base, the OS allows you to switch to the finger-friendly tablet mode Windows 8 users are likely familiar with.

這些適合觸控操作的全屏應用跟隨Windows 8一起出現(xiàn)，曾被成為Metro或Modern設計。加入你使用Surface Pro 3之類的二合一設備時，多虧了Continuum，當連接鍵盤時，你看到的是標準桌面和Windows 10改良后的經(jīng)典開始菜單。當你拿走鍵盤，操作系統(tǒng)能夠切換到適合觸控的平板模式，Windows 8用戶可能對這種模式更熟悉。

5. I actually liked those Modern apps, and bought a few. What happens now?

5.事實上，我挺喜歡那些Modern APP的，我還購買了一些，現(xiàn)在要怎么辦?

Existing Modern apps take advantage of Windows 10's Continuum automatically, so you'll have little to worry about there. When you're in tablet mode they'll behave like they always have. If you're in desktop mode, they'll convert into a normal windowed app that you can drag around at your leisure.

現(xiàn)有的Modern應用能自動利用Continumm，所以你沒什么好擔心的。在平板模式下你可以照常使用它們。在臺式機模式下，它們會轉變?yōu)槠胀╓indows應用，而你可以用鼠標來操作。

6. And the Start menu?

6.那開始菜單呢?

If you hated Windows 8's full-screen Start screen, you're in luck: the new Start menu harkens back to the good old days, sitting on the left side of the screen and presenting that familiar pop-up column of shortcuts. And if you liked Windows 8's approach, there's something here for you, too: the new menu will incorporate Live Tiles and can be customized.

如果你不喜歡Windows8的全屏開始菜單，那你就走運了，開始菜單會回到過去的樣子，位于屏幕左邊，彈出時你會看到你所熟悉的縱向排列的快捷方式。如果你更喜歡Windows8的菜單，這里也有適合你的模式，新的菜單會合并動態(tài)磁貼，你可以自定義進行設置。

Continuum means you get the best of both worlds, as you can jump between tablet and desktop modes on the fly. And if you never want to see that full screen start menu again, there's an option for that too.

Continuum意味著你可以享受到兩邊的好處，你可以自由地在臺式機和平板模式之間進行切換。如果你不想再看到全屏開始菜單，也有一個選項可以做到。

7. Is Internet Explorer still around?

7.IE瀏覽器還有用嗎?

Yes and no. Internet Explorer remains a part of Windows for compatibility reasons, but it's been replaced by a brand-new browser, called Microsoft Edge. The browser will offer all of the amenities we've come to expect from modern browsers, including support for extensions, a reading mode that strips websites down to their bare essentials, and a new rendering engine that's appreciably zippy while you're browsing the Web.

可以說有，也可以說沒有。出于兼容性的原因，IE瀏覽器仍是Windows的一部分。但它被名為Microsoft Edge的全新瀏覽器所取代。該瀏覽器提供了現(xiàn)代瀏覽器的所有優(yōu)點，包括支持擴展、去掉網(wǎng)站非必要信息的閱讀模式、以及上網(wǎng)更快速的新渲染引擎。

And there are a few new tricks baked in, too. Microsoft's Virtual Assistant Cortana will drop suggestions into the address bar as you search, and gather important details on business and restaurant websites into a sidebar. Click the Web Note button, and you'll be able to annotate what you're looking at and share your notes via email, or through OneNote.

除此之外還有其他新的優(yōu)勢。微軟虛擬語音助手可以在搜索的時候把建議顯示到地址欄，也可以把重要的商務和酒店網(wǎng)站收集到側邊欄，點擊Web Note這個按鈕，你就能給你瀏覽的內容做備注，還可以通過電子郵件或OneNote分享你的筆記。

8. Will Windows 10 run on my machine?

8.我的設備可以運行Windows 10嗎?

If your PC is only a few years old and you're already running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you should be fine. The minimum requirements for Windows 10 are a 1GHz processor, at least 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of hard drive space.

如果你的電腦才剛買幾年，使用的系統(tǒng)是Windows7或Windows8.1，那就沒問題。運行Windows 10的最低配置要求是處理器1GHz，內存1GB以上，硬盤空間至少16GB。