Merge pull request #8285 from microsoft/readme_0.27

0.27 readme update

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README.md

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 #### Requirements
 
-- Windows 10 1803 (build 17134) or later.
+- Windows 10 v1903 (build 18362) or better preferred, Windows 10 version1803 (build 17134) minimum.  
-- Have [.NET Core 3.1 Desktop Runtime](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/thank-you/runtime-desktop-3.1.4-windows-x64-installer). The installer should handle this but we want to directly make people aware.
+- Have [.NET Core 3.1 Desktop Runtime](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/thank-you/runtime-desktop-3.1.10-windows-x64-installer). The installer should handle this but we want to directly make people aware.
 
 ### Via GitHub with EXE [Recommended]
 
-Install from the [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link]. Click on `Assets` to show the files available in the release and then click on `PowerToysSetup-0.25.0-x64.exe` to download the PowerToys installer.
+Install from the [Microsoft PowerToys GitHub releases page][github-release-link]. Click on `Assets` to show the files available in the release and then click on `PowerToysSetup-0.27.0-x64.exe` to download the PowerToys installer.
 
 This is our preferred method.
 
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 Install the [pre-release experimental version of PowerToys][github-prerelease-link] to try out this version. It includes all improvements from 0.23 in addition to the Video conference utility. Click on `Assets` to show the files available in the release and then download the .exe installer.
 
-**Note:** We'll have 0.26 Experimental out in the first week of November 2020.
+**Note:** We'll have 0.28 Experimental out in the first week of December 2020.
 
 ### Other install methods
 
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 ## What's Happening
 
-### October 2020 Update
+### November 2020 Update
 
-Our goals for [0.25 release cycle][github-release-link] was to focus on stability, accessibility, localization and quality of life improvements for both the development team and our end users. Our first end to end localization pass has been done.  We know it isn't perfect but we are in 17 languages now. If you find an issue, please file a [localization bug][loc-bug].
+Our goals for [0.27 release cycle][github-release-link] was to focus on adding on end-user experience, stability, accessibility, localization and quality of life improvements for both the development team and our end users.  Our [prioritized roadmap][roadmap] of features and utilities that the core team is focusing on for the near future. We fixed a lot of localization issues from our initial release but we may not still be perfect. If you find an issue, please file a [localization bug][loc-bug].
 
-Our [prioritized roadmap][roadmap] of features and utilities that the core team is focusing on.
+#### Highlights from 0.27
-
-#### Highlights from October 2020
 
 **General**
-- First pass on localization complete.  17 different languages.  We know there will be some rough areas, please [make us aware so we can correct them][loc-bug].
+- Installer improvements including dark mode
-- Logging added into the installer
 - Large sums of accessibility issues fixed.
-- Less notifications for installing
+- Worked on localization effort. If you find issues, please [make us aware so we can correct them][loc-bug].
-- FxCop work is almost fully wrapped up
-- Wrapped up the [Video GIF capture spec](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/wiki/Video-GIF-Capture).  This is laying out our plan for the future work.
 
 **Color Picker**
-- Additional color style selections such as CYMK and HSL
+- Updated interface and new editor experience done by [@martinchrzan](https://github.com/martinchrzan) and [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001)
 
 **FancyZones**
-- Multiple bugs fixed
+- Multi-monitor editor experience now drastically improved for discoverability.
-- Better zone drawing improvements
+- Zones being forgotten on restart
+- Added in ability to have no layout
 
-**Keyboard manager**
+**Image Resizer**
-- Fixed terminal input map failure
+- Updated interface
-- Better app compat
-- Multiple bug fixes
-- Ability to directly disable keys/shortcuts
 
 **PowerToys Run**
-- expanded environment var searching such as %windr%
+- Removed unused dependencies
-- multiple crash bug fixes
-- Improvements on calculator plugin
-- Directly able to override theming
-- Windows will open to what shell you want
-- Better action key support
-  - `=` for direct calculator
-  - `?` for direct file searching
-  - `.` for direct for applications
-  - `//` for direct URL
-  - `<` for running processes
-  - `>` for shell processes
 
-**Dev docs**
+**PowerRename**
-- Added multiple developer related docs.
+- Added Lookbehind support via Boost library
 
-I'd like to directly call out [@p-storm](https://github.com/p-storm), [@TobiasSekan](https://github.com/TobiasSekan), [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti), [@royvou](https://github.com/royvou), [@gordonwatts](https://github.com/gordonwatts), [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker), [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek) and [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001) for their continued community support and helping directly make PowerToys a better piece of software.
+I'd like to directly call out [@davidegiacometti](https://github.com/davidegiacometti), [@gordonwatts](https://github.com/gordonwatts), [@martinchrzan](https://github.com/martinchrzan), [@niels9001](https://github.com/niels9001), [@p-storm](https://github.com/p-storm), [@TobiasSekan](https://github.com/TobiasSekan), [@Aaron-Junker](https://github.com/Aaron-Junker), [@htcfreek](https://github.com/htcfreek) and [@alannt777](https://github.com/alannt777) for their continued community support and helping directly make PowerToys a better piece of software.
 
-### What is being planned for 0.27 - November 2020
+### What is being planned for 0.29 - December 2020
 
-For [0.27](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F14), we are proactively working on:
+For [0.29](https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+project%3Amicrosoft%2FPowerToys%2F15), we are proactively working on:
 
 - Stability
 - Accessibility
-- Video conference mute
+- Video conference mute investigation toward a DirectShow filter versus a driver
 - OOBE work
 
 ### PowerToys roadmap