Microsoft Talks More About Next Version of Windows
Tony Prophet, corporate vice president of Windows Marketing, provided some insight about what Microsoft plans to implement in the next version of Windows, namely Windows 9 Threshold. He said the company is "hard at work" on the next-generation OS, which backs up claims that Microsoft is pushing to get Windows 9 out to customers as quickly as possible.
For starters, Prophet said that the new Start Menu will be better because it will have Live Tiles and Modern UI apps. This we already know thanks to the screenshot provided by Microsoft during BUILD 2014 in April, and the more recent leaks surrounding Windows 9. But the timing of the new Start Menu is unknown. It will either find its way into Update 2 slated to launch next month, or Windows 9, which could arrive as a public beta in Q4 2014 followed by the full release in April 2015, according to some reports.
Previous reports claim that Microsoft is working to bring Modern UI apps to the desktop, meaning they will be windowed when on the desktop, and full-screen on the Start screen. This will pull both sides of the Windows coin even closer together, a relationship Microsoft introduced with the release of Windows 8.1.
"The second feature we're thinking about is enabling modern apps to run windowed on the desktop versus only running in the immersive full-screen mode," Prophet said. "This will enable you to run multiple modern apps side-by-side or layered or a combination of modern apps and desktop programs side-by-side or layered."
As previously reported, the Windows platform will supposedly load in two separate ways. For desktop users, Windows will boot to the desktop when there is no touchscreen connected and a keyboard and mouse is detected. If the customer has a touch screen or tablet, then Windows will boot to the Start Screen.
When Microsoft released Windows 8 back in late 2012, many desktop customers complained that it catered to the touch-based users. Microsoft is pushing to change that, releasing Windows 8.1, Update 1 and the upcoming Update 2. Based on leaked information, Windows 9 may match Windows XP and Windows 7 in popularity, bringing the desktop and Start Screen even closer together than Microsoft originally intended.
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So, the same ability that we always had when running any other standard applications. Bravo Microsoft team. Do you even know that your OS is called "Windows"? Hence opening things in windows, dragging them around, etc?
Come on...
Prophet said.... Windows 9 should be good...
Prophet said.... All you believer should buy new Windows again....
Prophet said.... The church of Microsoft will become strong again...
So, the same ability that we always had when running any other standard applications. Bravo Microsoft team. Do you even know that your OS is called "Windows"? Hence opening things in windows, dragging them around, etc?
Come on...
So, the same ability that we always had when running any other standard applications. Bravo Microsoft team. Do you even know that your OS is called "Windows"? Hence opening things in windows, dragging them around, etc?
Come on...
Hahahaha! Dam dude you hit that point dead on! I was reading that the same way, 15 years to perfect "windows" and "start menu"... But Im sure it will be worth the $150 bucks with those new features and probably a DirectX version bump
So, the same ability that we always had when running any other standard applications. Bravo Microsoft team. Do you even know that your OS is called "Windows"? Hence opening things in windows, dragging them around, etc?
Come on...
I've had that ability since I picked up Windows 8... it's called MetroMix from Stardock, and it does the job fairly well.
If that happens, I honestly don't know why many users would still cling to Windows 7 aside from legacy support. Easier development environment, easier user experience, easier UI experience, easier hardware management, equivalent multi-tasking, and better system utilization.
I used W7 for 5 or 6 years and just recently built a new computer. I had an OEM version of W7 so I went ahead and put the 8.1 trial on this computer. I don't have a touch screen but I like the new "button" start menu -- IMO it's like having a second desktop menu. I keep all my games and system tweaking programs as small icons, stuff like uTorrent and iTunes as large icons so they're easy to click.... Also put shortcuts to directories I use often.
Overall it feels faster and cleaner than W7, while also catering more to the power user (computer knowledgeable user) than W7 did.
Programs ► Progs
Software ► Softy
If you look at Windows APIs...
Audio ► XAudio
Input ► XInput
Math ► XMath
I used W7 for 5 or 6 years and just recently built a new computer. I had an OEM version of W7 so I went ahead and put the 8.1 trial on this computer. I don't have a touch screen but I like the new "button" start menu -- IMO it's like having a second desktop menu. I keep all my games and system tweaking programs as small icons, stuff like uTorrent and iTunes as large icons so they're easy to click.... Also put shortcuts to directories I use often.
Overall it feels faster and cleaner than W7, while also catering more to the power user (computer knowledgeable user) than W7 did.
Aside from the panic of seeing something new, Win 8.1+ seems to be a pretty solid system. seriously, a quick DL from IOBit brings you the desktop everyone's used to, who cares if MS couldn't do it themselves, the options still available. Especially for how cheap the OS was for so long.
Although I was excited to hear about the new file system they are using, it doesn't seem like it made that big of a difference. I'd love to hear otherwise though.
Please give me an option to disable this. as i have a Wacom Cintiq.
Prophet said.... Windows 9 should be good...
Prophet said.... All you believer should buy new Windows again....
Prophet said.... The church of Microsoft will become strong again...