More About The Latest Windows Operating System Windows 9

During the build conference held in April 2014, Microsoft announced that it will soon introduce a new Start Menu that looks like a hybrid of the best of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Windows 8 users have been waiting for this move from Microsoft for a long time now. But no such thing has been released yet.

Because of the immense public outcry for the return of the Start menu, the launching of this menu is long overdue. The website Verge adds that, “It's around the same size as the Windows 7 menu, but also features miniature Live Tiles along one side.” If the hybrid thing comes, it will bring out the attractive user interface of Windows 8 operating system with all the functionalities of the Windows legacy Start menu.

Such an initiative will obviously be invited by the huge list of keyboard and mouse users, who suffered the most due to the touch-friendly user interface of Windows 8 operating system. However, Microsoft is yet to mention a release date for the new Start menu. Microsoft only mentioned that it will come as part of a ‘future update’ of Windows later this year.

It’s already the last quarter of 2014 and the Start menu is yet to appear. Judging by the latest leaked information about Windows 9 operating system, it is believed that the new Start menu will not be available with the next Windows 8 upgrade, but will be added in Windows 9 OS.

Popular website Mashable reported that, “Screenshots allegedly showing the new Start menu leaked on an Internet forum over the weekend. The menu looks similar, but not identical, to what Microsoft showed publicly at its Build developer conference in April.” They further continued to add that, “The size and format of the menu is the same, but the tiles themselves are different, suggesting the image was generated by an early build of the new Windows.”

Another feature that is inheriting in the new operating system will be the ability to minimize the Metro experience and run an application within a window on the desktop. This feature was absent in previous version, Windows 8.x operating system. However, not all these information were obtained from official sources at Microsoft, but rather from leaked screenshots of Windows 9 that are being circulated around.

If all the rumored information about Windows 9 is true, scores of users will throng for Windows 8 upgrade to Windows 9. However, it remains to be seen how successful Windows 9 operating system will be.

Microsoft To Include More Updates In Windows 8.1

It is true that with the advent of smart phones and touch computers, Microsoft started to lose its customers to other operating systems. Windows 7, which comprised of the basic features, was not found suitable to run on these modern devices. Hence, Microsoft was forced to launch a new operating system, which could provide the customers a modern and hassle-free computing experience. Windows 8 was thus launched as the next big thing to watch out for in the tech field. There were many new features in the new operating system, which the users found appealing in the initial stages.

However, in the long run, Windows 8 garnered more criticisms rather than appreciation for its so-called advance features. Most users who did the Windows 8 upgrade complained about the unavailability of simple and convenient features in it, and the consequently tiresome computing experience. Some users even said they were finding it difficult to perform basic functions such as rebooting, because of the absence of Start button in the desktop. Hence, what promised to be a revival strategy for Microsoft fell flat on its face and thus forced the software giant to launch a modified version of Windows 8, to placate customers.

Microsoft tweaked some of the existing features of Windows 8 and included some basic features as well in their latest version of the operating system i.e. Windows 8.1. In this version, the most noticeable change is the return of the Start button to the desktop, which once the user clicks on it would bring up a hovering version of the Modern UI similar to Windows 8. Here, users would be able to view a customizable menu of files to start the applications. In addition to these, bug fixes have also been introduced in Windows 8, in order to provide an advanced operating system without any flaws.

Some of the applications in this operating system would definitely attract users who had earlier done a Windows 8 upgrade, to migrate to Windows 8.1. These applications include a food-and-drink app, which works using your computer’s camera for touch-free navigation. This means that the user would just need to simply wave their hand in front of the computer’s camera to navigate, without touching it. Snap view is another feature that makes multitasking much easier.

Windows 8.1 finally seems to have revived Microsoft’s fortunes in the tech arena. It is also certain that the Redmond-based software giant would be coming up with frequent updates, to make Windows 8.1 a flawless operating system.

Reasons To Upgrade To Windows 8

Windows 8 Operating System gives a good advantage to those who are upgrading existing computers or buying new ones. There are many new features in the OS that improves the performance of the OS. This OS ensures optimum performance of the computer and is cheaper. Some of the salient features, which will make you opt for Windows 8 upgrade are,

Faster Startup

When comparing two computers of the same configuration, running Windows 8 and Windows 7, the computer running on Windows 8 starts up twice as fast as Windows 7. When comparing with Apple’s latest desktop OS, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Windows 8 starts up faster. It is evident that Microsoft has put in a lot of work to improve the performance in Windows 8.

New Apps

The new Windows 8 OS gives a new world of full-screen, web-connected, touch-friendly applications to explore. These new apps can also display relevant information on the Windows Start screen tiles. This is not possible in Windows 7 OS. The new Windows store which is like the Apple’s iTunes App Store makes installing and using these apps very easy.

SkyDrive Integration

The cloud service of Microsoft has improved considerably. This has become way more than online storage. You can access files and save files to an online storage space, which can be accessed from a web browser or apps that run not only on Windows OS, but also on MAC OS, iOS Windows phone and Android.

More Secure, Less Intrusive Updates

The networking and security analyst of PC Magazine, Fahmida Rashid considers Windows 8 the most secure version of Windows till date. This is due to the secure boot and other added features of the OS. As per the words of Sebastian Anthony of Extreme Tech, Windows 8 stops a computer from loading an OS that is not signed by the publisher.

World Class Touch Input

It is said that the touch screen input of Windows 8 is superior to that of the Apple iPad. You can all the tasks in Windows 8 by swiping the screen with your fingers. This makes a tablet easy to use by holding it by the sides.
These are the five main reasons that will tempt you to go for the Windows 8 upgrade. Upgrade to Windows 8 and experience the difference.