Microsoft seems to have finally hit the nail on the head with Windows 10. The operating system for PCs and tablets managed to stem the drain on Android tablets, and revitalized its own market where it remains a leader. But it is that it also served him get rid of windows 8; perhaps the worst of its operating systems after Windows Vista.
With version 10 they took all the good ideas from 8 and previous versions and enhanced them with software ready to be used as a service, so updates came faster, with better segmentation and an Insider program that helped and helps polish shortcomings of the final product before it goes to market. The rapid adoption places it still today as the most used, and in fact it continues to be preferred by players.
Menu ideas for Windows 10
The curious of Windows, as a server, we like to know about curiosities, concepts or ideas before the launch of any of the Microsoft products. And in this case it is perhaps something more relevant, since it is the most important change of the whole systemthe start menu.
Thanks to colleagues Windows Central, we know some concepts that never saw the light of day, but that were on the table at some point in development. Some of them seem like good initiatives, but as I already said, they did not go into production.
Using MixView
The Redmond folks considered making use of the MixView interface we first saw on the Lumia McLaren (which was canceled before launch, by the way). Hovering your finger over each app would reveal additional information about it. A twist on Windows Phone tiles.
With this option, this type of interface would also be used to recommend additional apps. The operating system would place a “+” button next to a tile, allowing you to add more apps without having to go to the all apps list
Start Places
This idea was intended so that users could order the taskbar and that this was the application launcher. You could pin almost anything there, even system settings. The concept “My stuff” would also be used, which was finally discarded, but I remember that some Insider build included it at some point.
