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| Windows 10 Versions |
The newest Windows release is named Windows 10 instead of
Windows 9. The reason Microsoft is giving for this, is that it’s going to be
big, and spread across multiple platforms. The Windows 10 release is set to support a wide range
of devices including PCs, Tablet PCs, Phones, Laplets etc. The support will
even extend to the Xbox console, sometime in the future.
Windows 10 involves the continuation of Microsoft’s efforts
to bring together all the application stores currently under their banner. A
Technical Preview version of the OS has been available for download and testing
since the start of the month. The preview site lets you get in through the
Windows Insider Program and download a free copy of the test version. The
Enterprise preview version works only on x86 machines, while the test build of
their ARM version has not been made available yet. The current version is
purely for testing purposes, with a more consumer friendly version set to
release next year.
Microsoft’s new work on Windows Server and Management
systems area, for the new OS, will be made public shortly. Their upcoming Build
conference, scheduled for next April, will feature announcements about the
developer version of Windows 10. The company has already stated that they are
looking to provide the finished version of the OS by Mid-2015. This is
concordant with leaks in the past, which indicated the time for Windows 10
release as "spring 2015."
The Windows 10 Enterprise Technical Preview has many new
additions over Windows 8, such as the returning Start menu, and several remaining
ones like the Metro styled apps, which the company was marginally successful in
marketing. The new features they recently showed off included a Snap Assist
feature, which lets the user figure out how the different apps are snapped
beside each other. This can be done horizontally or vertically, with a task
view to assist switching between the virtual desktops.
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Another feature which the company had announced earlier, but
which is absent from the preview currently, is the “Continuum”. This
functionality lets the user set up and disconnect their keyboards more easily
between devices, with considerably more ease than before. The adaptability of
the keyboard had been an issue in the previous version, Windows 8. Traditional
input methods were only perfunctorily supported, and this earned significant
panning from customers. With Windows 10, Microsoft seems to be taking the older
crowds seriously again.
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