http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2017/10/19/why-microsoft-released-a-windows-update-with-a-bunch-of-stuff-you-may-never-use/

Microsoft wants to set the agenda for the future of computing, with a new set of devices and a new Windows update released this week. For the tech giant, that future means augmented and virtual reality — whether we're all ready for it or not.

Microsoft has bet hard on augmented and virtual reality, which it collectively refers to as “mixed reality” as it continues to shake off its old, fusty image.