Anybody opening their social media pages immediately direct their attention to one thing – their notifications. After all, your notifications bar lets you know everything that has gone on while you were offline – how many people in your friends list have posted new updates, how many photos you’ve been tagged in, which of your posts people have like and posted comments on, and a whole lot more. It’s a library of information about your social media movement. Now imagine having that same function on your laptop, computer, or mobile gadget.

The Windows 10 Action Center

The Windows 10 Action Center does the same thing that your social media notifications do. It is a universal hub for all of your notifications, allowing you to take a peek at everything that your system believes you should be concerned about.

It is basically divided into two parts – the notifications area and the quick actions bar. Your notifications area will show you messages you received on Facebook, tweets you were tagged in, new emails in your inbox, and even notifications from games you play and other apps you use. You can also easily dismiss any of these notifications.

The quick actions bar gives you everything you need to control and customize your Windows 10 experience. These actions include turning your Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on and off, creating a new note, or customizing your notifications. You can even select which icons you want to see on your taskbar in case you find the need to declutter. Through this bar, you can finally do everything you’ve been meaning to do without having to click on a number of icons or buttons just to get to your settings page.

Windows Everywhere

The Action Center has actually been available since Windows 8.1, but it was not as streamlined as it now is with the new Windows 10 interface. What’s great about these Windows notifications is the fact that you can see them across multiple platforms, making it easier for you to keep track of everything no matter where you are and what gadget you use.

This was designed this way as a step toward fulfilling Microsoft’s dream to allow their users to experience windows everywhere. With a universal notifications hub, every user can now have access to every bot of the info they need through their tablets, smartphones, computers and laptops.

Recreating the Windows Image

Windows 10 definitely promises to recreate the entire image of Windows, considering the number of features that users could expect from it. What’s even more interesting about its launch is the fact that it is also considered as the last Windows version ever to be released. But no, Windows is not going away after this. This only means that Windows 10 will be a mainstay from hereon, only requiring updates every so often to enrich and improve the user experience.

Seeing everything that the Windows 10 can do, it isn’t surprising to see people lining up at stores that sell electronics as early as now. With all that power under one operating system, it looks like Microsoft has gotten the inspiration they need to give their competitors a run for their money.