Technology: Windows Plays Catchup With Newest Operating System

Windows users will be glad to hear the news of the up-and-coming Windows 10, Microsoft’s newest operating system.

Many people who used Windows 8, which was the last installment in the Windows series, thought that the system could have used a lot of work.  Getting rid of the start menu, a confusing tile screen with too many apps, and full-screen modern apps are just a few of the problems people complained about. 

From the earliest looks of Windows 10 in the technical preview (which you can download from the Microsoft website), it looks as though many of these problems have already been fixed.  There is now an option to enable or disable the start menu on the desktop, which will make older Windows users happy.  

Along with that, apps which took up the entire screen on Windows 8 can now be minimized to allow multi-tasking by the user.  Maybe the most important of the early improvements is the ability to create multiple virtual desktops, which allows users to view all of their open apps and arrange them in whatever way they please on any desktop they choose.  This feature has been on Mac and Linux products for a few years now, but it’s a good sign for Windows users that Microsoft is finally catching up.

Even by fixing these things though, Windows has a lot of work to do to make their new OS a big seller.  After all, these are all things people expected to be on Windows 8.  

There is surely going to be more from Microsoft in the coming months regarding new features of Windows 10, and maybe some of the rumors around it will be exposed.  One such rumor is the supposed fluidity between the user’s desktop and other devices that run on a Windows OS.  

Where Microsoft will go with the “unified experience” of Windows 10 is hard to say at the moment, but look for some big updates and releases in the coming months.