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Microsoft has given most of its built-in apps a much-needed makeover.

Mail and Calendar, unlike their Windows 8.1 analogs, actually work. You don’t need to feel like the 90-pound weakling on the beach if you crank them up. I use Gmail and Google Calendar, but the new Windows 10 Mail app is definitely a contender. I talk about Mail and Calendar (which are really one app with two different viewpoints) in Book 4, Chapter 1.

People is a derivative of the Windows Phone People Sense app. It doesn’t do much, but it may be useful to some users. If you hate it, you can disable it easily. I talk about People in Book 4, Chapter 2.

Groove Music and Movies & TV have replaced the useless Windows 8.1 Xbox Music and Xbox Video apps. They’re surprisingly capable and tie into Microsoft’s streaming service. (It took Microsoft only half a decade to put together a decent streaming service.) The Groove Music Pass — a monthly subscription offering that works with Groove Music — has been discontinued, replaced with Spotify and a new Microsoft/Spotify détente. Look at Book 4, Chapter 5, for more.

The new Photos app used to be a dud but is evolving slowly. The latest iteration is reasonably decent and sometimes useful. Basic users might not need anything else, but advanced users may be disappointed. I talk about the Photos app in Book 4, Chapter 3.

The Weather app shows more weather and less sappy background than its Windows 8.1 counterpart. I cover it along with the other Bing apps — News, Money, Sports — in Book 5, Chapter 3.

Even the Microsoft Store is better than it used to be — damning with faint praise, for sure. The best part about it is that it now includes both Windows 10 apps and desktop apps, alongside other content such as games or movies. For details on actual improvements, see Book 5, Chapter 3.