Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Successor Windows 8 called Windows 10 start menu returns – Volkskrant

By: Thomas van der Kolk – 09/30/14, 21:21

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The successor of Windows 8, the current operating system Microsoft Windows 10, which is called the American software company announced tonight during a private meeting in San Francisco.

The name Windows 9 skipping want to emphasize that Microsoft has made in the area of ​​mobile services and Internet, the great progress writes tech blog The Verge. On Windows tablets will be 10 for example automatically ensure that use can be made of the touch screen.

Start button
At the same time Windows 10 for PC and laptop users lot of familiar elements from Windows 7 back. The Start menu and taskbar return and look about the same as in the most popular version of Windows. According to Joe Baltimore, head of software design at Microsoft, the new system should feel familiar to people upgrading from Windows 7, but there will also be some familiar elements of Windows 8 will be transferred. The latter is, among other things to see to the tiles that are shown at the side.

Microsoft was at the launch of Windows 8, two years ago, to endure because it would be compared to Windows 7 startup screen (Metro start screen) consists of live tiles that are different too different a lot of criticism apps, programs and display functionalities. Many users missed the old familiar elements like the taskbar and Start button. In the latest Windows version, 8.1, the needs of these users were partly met, and Windows 10 it seems this line so to continue without the idea behind Windows 8 completely let go.

Task View
A completely new feature in Windows 10, Task View, where there is an overview of all open windows can be so easily be diverted.

On Wednesday, October 8, Microsoft is releasing a first test version of the new system. The official launch of Windows 10 is scheduled for mid-2015 A price is not yet known.

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