Windows 10 was officially unveiled Wednesday, the 21st of January, and it invited the curious to take a closer look at what it has to offer. At a glance, the new operating system from Microsoft is keen on doing one thing: resolving what Windows 8 could not, shed the identity crisis in a sorts and offer a universal Windows experience for all the devices it runs on.
There is no clear word on when the Consumer Preview will come, but as rumors go by we found out that the Technical Preview should get a fresh rework and will be made available sometime in the following weeks. Also good news for Windows phone users; a new build for the system will come sometime in February. There is also good news for Windows 7, 8.1 and Windows Phone 8 users! Upgrades to Windows 10 will be free for a full year, after which there is no clear information on the pricing, but we should know something soon enough.
After booting up your PC on Windows 10 you will be faced with the very familiar desktop. The task-bar and its icons sit at the bottom, while the recycle bin is planted in its rightful spot, in the top left corner. Pretty much Windows 8 up until this point. That’s until you get a load of the Start Menu… Yes it’s here! We all know this was one of those features lacking in the Windows 8 and now we get it… Thank God… Oh I meant Microsoft and all the complains on the Windows 8! In the right side of the Start Menu column we get a sight of the Windows 8 Live Tiles, with all its nifty features. Take a look at the video below to get a better idea!
The mash-up between old and new is a sight for sour eyes. You get the the old features everyone has been yearning and yelling at Microsoft for, plus some of the nifty improvements of the Windows 8 which bring a sense of improvement and ease of access to some gadgets/media and social outlets. Another interesting thing is that you get the “modern apps”, apps which don’t occupy the whole screen and let you work “smart”. It’s worth the wait, as Windows 10 is the most anticipated software release of 2015. It will be nice to see further developments, but in the mean feel free to express what you think about it so far in the comment section below.