{"id":727,"date":"2014-10-21T18:50:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T18:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/?p=727"},"modified":"2018-06-27T20:00:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T20:00:11","slug":"windows-10-know-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/windows-10-know-dont\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 \u2013 What We Know, What We Don\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-728 size-full\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Windows-10-Users-Want-Microsoft-to-Go-All-in-on-the-Flat-Design-462419-2.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Windows-10-Users-Want-Microsoft-to-Go-All-in-on-the-Flat-Design-462419-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Windows-10-Users-Want-Microsoft-to-Go-All-in-on-the-Flat-Design-462419-2-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>As the <strong>availability of Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional come to a close<\/strong>, more attention begins to focus on the next OS from the team in Redmond \u2013 Windows 10. So what do we know about this new operating system? Will it improve on the shortcoming of Windows 8\/8.1? And what\u2019s still a mystery?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What we know today<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes it\u2019s Windows 10, not Windows 9<a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Windows-10-Users-Want-Microsoft-to-Go-All-in-on-the-Flat-Design-462419-2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The first thing that Microsoft did during their preview was put the name rumors to bed. It won\u2019t be called Windows One and Windows X. Even Windows 9, the logical next step forward from Windows 8 was a no go. Whether Microsoft is hoping to distance itself (literally) from the less than popular Windows 8 or attempting to avoid conflict issues with Windows 95 and 98 (often written as \u201cWindows 9\u201d in older coding), we can\u2019t be sure.<\/p>\n<p>The Start Menu makes its triumphant return<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Perhaps the biggest complaint that we heard about Windows 8 was the lack of traditional Start Menu. Version 8.1 and third party apps like Start8 helped, but it still wasn\u2019t the same as we were used to. Happily, Windows 10 brings back YOUR start menu, the one you\u2019ve come to know and love.<\/p>\n<p>No more desktop tiles<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The biggest change to Windows 8 \u2013 and thus one of the biggest gripes \u2013 was the implementation of a tile based interface, often called \u201cMetro,\u201d in place of traditional icons. With Windows 10, desktop icons are back in place of Metro tiles, though less obtrusive live tiles will still have a role in the new OS, albeit relegated to the Start menu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What we still don\u2019t know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Release Date<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The only definitive info that Microsoft has provided on a release date is that it will be \u201clater in the year\u201d in 2015. Whether that means an October release similar to previous Operating Systems or sometime earlier, all we can do is speculate.<\/p>\n<p>Upgrade Programs<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Though rumors abound of a Windows 10 upgrade program for Windows 8 users, nothing concrete has been announced. 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