Microsoft Skips Straight To Windows 10

Windows 10 Operating System

The new operating system released by Microsoft, the “most comprehensive platform ever,” Windows 10, brings forward “one product family, one platform, one store,” by unifying experience for phones, tablets and computers that come with a unified App store for all devices. The preview version for Windows10 is already released and has already attracted attention from tons of Windows fans. This new operating system brings forward tons of new features for potential enterprise customers.

Windows10 packs in all the features and functionality that enterprises expects from an Operating System and claims to be compatible with all major tools and Windows Apps, that enterprise users use.  Thus, IT managers can manage all Windows10 devices and customize the App store for their employees so that they can only access and download selected apps that have been pre-approved by the company.

Joe Belfiore, Microsot’s corporate vice president of operating systems, released the Preview version as a demo of the actual release, which focuses on enterprise features. Most notable features of the new operating system is the redesigned Start menu, which is a hybrid version that aims to integrate the best of Windows 7 Start menu as well as Windows 8 Start screen by including Live tiles. Moreover, the Search feature combines both the device and the internet. Moreover, Windows 10 will be running Apps in the windowed version instead of the full screen mode that Windows8 users were stuck with.

Other features include the Task View button on the taskbar that will list out all the Apps that are currently open. This way, users can switch between different desktops with different apps running in each desktop. Moreover, Command Prompt has also been reloaded with users finally getting the ability to Paste into the command line by using Ctrl+V.

Windows 10 Features

Microsoft has not left out touch screen users in order to compensate for the previous time. The IT global is releasing several new touch features. For example, users can swipe right to bring up the all new Windows 8 Charms bar whereas, swiping left will bring up the Task View which will even include touch-friendly buttons that simplify multitasking.

Observing the list of changes, one will notice that Microsoft has done everything in its power to bring the operating system on par with the users’ wishes. Windows users, although loyal to the operating system, are often unhappy with the changes that Microsoft brings forth. However, it remains to be seen how Windows 10 will fair once it is out for public release.