Windows 9 Threshold: All you need to know about the next Windows
When is the Windows 9 release date and how will Windows 9 differ from Windows 8? Read on as we explore potential Windows 9 release dates, leaked Windows 9 screenshots and how the Windows 9 Start Menu looks set to change, hopefully for the better. (Last Update: 16 Sep)Windows 9 is the most important software release in Microsoft's history. Among the many things Microsoft needs to sort out is the Windows 9 Start Menu, but there's more to it than that. There are also debates about how Microsoft will sell Windows 9, with some kind of subscription model a possibility.
Whatever Microsoft has planned, we don't have long to find out what it is. Official invites have gone out to 'Join us to hear about what's next for Windows and the enterprise' on 30 September.
Microsoft's ambition for Windows 9 is apparently that it needs a "deeply personal, universally human way of operating". For one thing, this will likely mean integrating Microsoft's Cortana digital assistant.
Recently, we've also seen a leaked YouTube video showing an in-depth look at what the Windows 9 Start Menu will look like.
Read on for more details on what we know about Windows 9.
Windows 9 Release Date: When is Windows 9 coming out?
There are a few schools of thought on the Windows 9 release date. One suggests it's planned for April 2015. This is a reasonably safe bet for a few reasons, including Microsoft's desire to shorten the gaps between releases, and the fact the original report came from respected Microsoft reporter Paul Thurrot.Reasons against this theory include that there was no serious mention of Windows 9 at the BUILD 2014 conference, Microsoft's annual developers conference. Microsoft did show a sneak peek of a new Start Menu, but not much else.
Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/windows-9-release-date-beta-preview-start-menu-screenshots#YfBGyFxUkYEikgbY.99
Another
view suggests Microsoft is actually planning a much earlier launch.
Renowned Russian pirate group WZOR, a notorious source of verified Microsoft tips in the past, recently tweeted
that it believed the Windows 9 launch was coming much sooner, with an
RTM (Release To Manufacturing) release towards the end of this year.
If this were the case, however, we'd expect to have heard a lot details by now, and it's possible WZOR's sources referred to the expected Windows 8 update planned for later this year and not Windows 9 itself.
More recently, reports suggested that Windows 9 will be delayed later into 2015 due to another update to Windows 8.1. This would push the Windows 9 release date to June 2015 as opposed to the planned April 2015.
Hopefully, Microsoft's 30 September event will clear all this detail up.
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The Start Menu is returning in a serious way – it won't just open the full 'Modern UI' as seen in the most recent Windows 8.1 update. Instead, it looks as though Microsoft will integrate elements of that UI, such as Live Tiles, into it.
This vision is made even clearer in a recently leaked YouTube video where get a really clear idea of how the Windows 9 Start Menu will work.
Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/windows-9-release-date-beta-preview-start-menu-screenshots#YfBGyFxUkYEikgbY.99
If this were the case, however, we'd expect to have heard a lot details by now, and it's possible WZOR's sources referred to the expected Windows 8 update planned for later this year and not Windows 9 itself.
More recently, reports suggested that Windows 9 will be delayed later into 2015 due to another update to Windows 8.1. This would push the Windows 9 release date to June 2015 as opposed to the planned April 2015.
Hopefully, Microsoft's 30 September event will clear all this detail up.
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Windows 9 Start Menu: What will it look like?
Most of the discussion about Windows 9 thus far has focused on the Windows 9 Start Menu and what changes Microsoft is expected to make to it. Indeed, Microsoft has fueled this by releasing the following early concept of what the future Start Menu will look like.SEE ALSO: Android 5.0 release date, news and rumours
The Start Menu is returning in a serious way – it won't just open the full 'Modern UI' as seen in the most recent Windows 8.1 update. Instead, it looks as though Microsoft will integrate elements of that UI, such as Live Tiles, into it.
This vision is made even clearer in a recently leaked YouTube video where get a really clear idea of how the Windows 9 Start Menu will work.
Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/windows-9-release-date-beta-preview-start-menu-screenshots#YfBGyFxUkYEikgbY.99
Windows 9 Screenshots: What else is new?
The above screenshot is the only official concept for a future Windows release at present, but it includes a few more clues than just what the Windows 9 Start Menu will look like.
Here you can see a Metro app and Desktop app on the desktop
Chief among these clues is the ability to pin 'Metro' apps to the taskbar and open them inside traditional desktop Windows. Arguably this is a more serious and more useful change than an updated Start Menu.
One of the many criticisms of the Modern Start Screen seen in Windows 8 is it forced people to use full screen apps when it wasn't necessary. This idea works fine on a tablet, but it doesn't make much sense when you're using a 24-inch (or more) monitor. This change would allow more users to enjoy the benefits of these apps without the drawbacks.
What we want to see in Windows 9
Besides what we already know to be coming, there are few things we'd really like Microsoft to sort out for Windows 9Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/windows-9-release-date-beta-preview-start-menu-screenshots#YfBGyFxUkYEikgbY.99
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