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Many other features — not as sexy as Cortana but every bit as useful — put Windows 10 head and shoulders above Windows XP. The standout features include:

 The taskbar: I know many XP users swear by the old Quick Launch toolbar, but the taskbar, after you get to know it, runs rings around its predecessor. Just one example is shown in Figure 2-3 earlier in this chapter.

  A backup worthy of the name: Backup was a cruel joke in Windows XP. Windows 7 did it better, but Windows 10 makes backup truly easy, particularly with File History (see Book 8, Chapter 1).

 A less-infested notification area: Windows XP let any program and its brother put an icon in the notification area near the system clock. Windows 10 severely limits the number of icons that appear and gives you a spot to click if you really want to see them all. Besides, notifications are supposed to go in the Action pane on the right. See Book 2, Chapter 3.

 Second monitor support: Although some video card manufacturers managed to jury-rig multiple monitor support into the Windows XP drivers, Windows 10 makes using multiple monitors one-click easy.

 Easy wireless networking: All sorts of traps and gotchas live in the Windows XP wireless programs. Windows 10 does it much, much better.

 Search: In Windows XP, searching for anything other than a filename involved an enormous kludge of an add-on that sucked up computer cycles and overwhelmed your machine. In Windows 10, search is part of Windows itself, and it works quickly.

On the security front, Windows 10 is light years ahead of Windows XP. From protection against rootkits to browser hardening, and a million points in between, XP is a security disaster — Microsoft no longer supports it — while Windows 10 is relatively (not completely) impenetrable.

Although Windows 10 isn’t the Windows XP of your dreams, it’s remarkably easy to use and has all sorts of compelling new features.