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Perhaps the biggest news about Windows 10 is that it will be - in Microsoft's words, "One product family, one platform, one store". For the desktop version of Windows 10, there will be no more 'duality', as Joe Belfiore put it. That means no more split personality between modern apps and the 'old' desktop.
Expanded Start menu :
Windows 10 will look and work a lot more like Windows 7 than Windows 8, and it will be a place where traditional and modern apps co-exist happily. The Start menu - shown below - will return and it will be customisable, including being resizeable.
Apps that run in a window :
Modern apps will run on the desktop, just as had been rumoured and they'll be resizeable just like traditional apps.
Improvements to Snap :
Windows 7's snap function will work with all apps, whether new or old. A new layout means you can snap four apps on the same screen. A new feature called Snap Assist allows you to grab apps from multiple desktops within Task View.
Task View :
There's a new button on the taskbar called Task View. Press it and you will see a thumbnail of all the apps which are open. It's very much like Mac OS X's Expose feature, and that's a good thing. It's Microsoft's way of helping novice users to get familiar and proficient with multitasking.
Multiple desktops :
WIndows 10 will also support multiple desktops, instead of requiring you to find your own way of doing it.
The new version will be also very much about making those who were unhappy with Windows 8 happy again. The focus is very much about the keyboard and mouse, but those who have devices with touch capabilities haven't been forgotten.
Windows 10: why is it called Windows 10? :
During the short briefing in San Francisco when Microsoft unveiled Windows 10, it made it clear that the next version would be very much unified across all types of devices with screen sizes from 4 inches to 80 inches. It confirmed that the next version of Windows Phone - after 8.1 - would be 10 and said, "This product, when you see the product in your fullness I think you'll agree with us that it's a more appropriate name."
When questioned about ARM-based Surface tablets, the answer was, "we're building the software to update vast majority of devices out there."
Microsoft's Terry Myerson summed it up with, "Windows 10 represents the first step of a whole new generation of Windows, unlocking new experiences to give customers new ways to work, play and connect. This will be our most comprehensive operating system and the best release Microsoft has ever done for our business customers, and we look forward to working together with our broader Windows community to bring Windows 10 to life in the months ahead."
Windows 10 is available for download through the link above :
Windows 10 - Recapitulatif / Latest Official Leak :
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Source : www.pcadvisor.co.uk
