Finally
Microsoft has unveiled the successor of Windows 8.1 and has named it as Windows
10. However, there were widespread rumors that it will be named as Windows 9 or
Threshold. But as Shakespeare quotes “What’s in Name?” it doesn’t matter whether
it gets named as Windows 9 or Windows 10. What matters is how far this newly launched
Winnows OS will be successful in compensating the loopholes or setbacks of
Windows 8 or 8.1.
We
all are aware that Windows 8 didn’t do well and failed to meet the expectations
of mouse-and-keyboards users. The disappointment with Windows 8 got so
prevalent that Microsoft was held responsible for the decreased PC and laptop
sales. Hence, users as well as Microsoft hold great expectation from this newly
launched OS.
Although,
there is still time for Windows 10 to get available in the market for end
consumers, but on 1st October, Microsoft released the Windows 10
Technical Preview that helps us in having a close understanding about the new
features of Windows 10. This blog gives insight to the five such new features
of Windows 10 through which Microsoft is trying to win back the
mouse-and-keyboard aficionados who got turned off by the touch-oriented Windows
8 interface.
Start menu is back and it’s a blend of old
and new
In systems
with keyboard and mouse, Windows 10 will replace the tile-based Start screen with
Start Menu, which will be a blend of old and new. In this start menu, there
will be a scrolling list of apps. You may have shortcut cut access to the apps
from this list. You can add apps to this list simply by dragging the icon of
that app from the desktop screen. The start menu will automatically expand in
size to accommodate the newly added app.
A flatter File Explorer
The
icons and navigation controls in File Explorer gets even more flatter in
Windows 10. There are two noteworthy additions in the File Explorer. First of
all, if you click the ‘Home’ icon at the top of the navigation pane, the ‘Frequent’
Folder and ‘Recent Files’ area will get revealed. This makes it easier for a
user to get back to the area where he was working earlier.
Sill Space for Start Screen
It’s
not that each and every user disliked the interface of Windows 8. Many have
successfully adopted Widows 8 and for them the sudden disappearance of the
Start screen can be a disruptive force. Those who are comfortable working with
the Start Screen and want to continue with it, simply need to right-click the
taskbar, choose ‘Properties’ and select the ‘Start Screen’ option and click
‘Apply.’ Then he just needs to sign out
and sign in back to get the changes applied.
Multiple desktops
Finally,
after nearly two decades over Windows, you will able to arrange apps into
multiple virtual desktops. To display the multiple virtual desktop interfaces,
you need to use the keyboard shortcut “Windows key + Tab” or Task View shortcut
on the taskbar. Now, simply click the plus sign and the new desktop will get
created. Now, to add apps on it, right-click on the app and the app will move to
the desktop.
No more Charm Menus
On a
system with a keyboard and mouse attached, the Charms menu will no longer be
available as it used to be in case of Windows 8 whenever the mouse pointer was moved
into a corner. Charm menus used to make Settings, Share, and other options available.
So, how will these options be available without Charm menu? Now the users just
have to click the three dots in the app's title bar and a pull-down menu will
appear from where Settings, Share, and other options will be available.
These
are just five new features of Windows 10, while there are many more. After the
not-so-good start of Windows 8, Microsoft was under sheer pressure to make a
strong comeback in the market of OS by launching a really strong OS. Hence,
there is no doubt that Microsoft must have put best of its efforts in order to
make Windows 10 a killer OS that can serve both the touch users as well as mouse-and-keyboard
users because it is targeting traditional desktop users as well as big
enterprise customers.
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