It’s just weird that Microsoft called it the Creators Update when Game Mode, a picture-in-picture feature, and other improvements make it better for content consumption than creation. That isn’t to say that the update is pointless we’ve appreciated many of the changes it brings to Windows 10. Windows Movie Maker and Groove Music Maker alone would’ve gone a long way towards helping the Creators Update live up to its name. Devs will likely welcome Windows Mixed Reality’s slow but steady rollout, but the tools aren’t any closer to reaching consumers with the Creators Update than they were before. Windows Mixed Reality is also limited to developers XR headsets aren’t yet available to the public, and Microsoft bundles Windows Mixed Reality development tools with the Windows 10 SDK used to create apps for the desktop operating system. That tool is nowhere to be found in the Creators Update. Microsoft demoed a Windows Capture 3D tool -which would have made it easy to capture 3D images and edit them in Paint 3D-in October 2016. XR enthusiasts might also be disappointed by the Creators Update. But even though it appeared in a teaser video, Groove Music Maker was never even officially announced. There are free audio recording and software products available for Windows 10, of course, but the only one built into the operating system is Audio Recorder, and it pales in comparison to its macOS competitor. This could’ve been huge-GarageBand doesn’t have a counterpart built right into Windows 10, and if Groove Music Maker was similarly versatile, it could’ve appealed to musicians, podcasters, narrators, and many other creators who use sound as their medium. Microsoft also seemed to be working on its answer to GarageBand with Groove Music Maker. A support page used to say that a new version of Windows Movie Maker was headed to Windows 10, but that text has been removed, which suggests it was delayed or canceled. The app wasn’t the most capable video editor on the block, sure, but you could use it for home videos and other simple flicks all the same. Microsoft previously offered Windows Movie Maker as a sort of iMovie alternative. Sound familiar? It should the only difference here is that you also have to pay for the software to go with it. This will make it easier for you to draw things or remix music-provided you fork over the money for the necessary hardware. Which is funny, because Microsoft announced just yesterday that developers have added support for the Surface Dial, a $100 peripheral meant to complement the $3,000+ Surface Studio, to their apps.

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