New Start Menu in Windows 9 aka Threshold

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It's Threshold month! We're less than a month away from an official announcement fromMicrosoft regarding the next version of Windows, currently codenamed Threshold and rumored to be called Windows 9.

Over the past few months, many sources have uncovered new features coming in the next iteration of Windows, but what has you most excited?

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Microsoft's next major Windows release is rumored to have some connection to a 'Windows as a Service' concept. But WaaS may not be what many think.

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Remember the wonderful "Windows 7 was my idea" line of advertisements? Perhaps Microsoft used that slogan a little too early, as information regarding the testing of Windows Threshold has started surfacing on the web, and it seems Threshold may be Microsoft's most consumer-orientated operating system yet with feedback being the main drive for features and changes.

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WinBeta exclusively revealed not too long ago that a Notification Center, along with many other features would be arriving with Windows 9 (Threshold) in 2015. Today, more details regarding the Notification Center have been revealed courtesy of Neowin, who explain how the Notification Center will work on desktops.

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It's been another busy week here at WinBeta, with more Windows 9 (Threshold) news breaking through all the time. This week, we learned about a few new things regarding Windows 9 and its upcoming technical preview, and speculation began regarding a unified Windows brand across phone, tablet and PC.

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Today, Computerbase.de posted multiple screenshots of Windows 9 Technical Preview. This leaked screenshots has revealed number of upcoming features in Windows Threshold. First, you can see the new Start Menu which includes Live Tiles and other modern apps. Second, you can see the way to switch between multiple desktop environments. Third, you have notifications center which can be accessed from taskbar. Fourth, you have their charms bar options in a new menu in the title bar of the app. Fifth, you can see Windowed modern apps. Sixth, you can notice the new flatter look for desktop UI elements. Microsoft is expected to release a preview of Windows 9 in late September or early October as per multiple reports from the past. Source: Computerbase.de

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Earlier today, Windows Technical Preview build 9834 screenshots got leaked on the web. It revealed number of new changes coming in the upcoming Windows 9 release such as the new Start Menu, notification center, virtual desktops, new charms bar alternative for desktop users, windowed modern apps and more. Another new thing spotted in the screenshots was the Microsoft Feedback app. This new app is now pinned to the new Start menu and allows users to submit their feedback about the Windows experience. Currently, you need to be part of Windows Internal beta testers_ group to submit your feedback and Microsoft is expected to expand this feedback app to public preview users as well. Neowin reported few weeks back about how this feedback app will work, ……….Threshold will have tons of feedback surveys to make sure that they avoid this issue with the next iteration of Windows. So what will these surveys look like? Well, they appear in large windows and cover a wide range of topics but for this example,...

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A leaked build of what Microsoft might distribute as its soon-to-be-released Windows Threshold Enterprise Tech Preview (aka Windows 9) provides a snapshot of the next version of Windows.

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A couple of German tech sites have published nearly two dozen Windows 9 “Threshold” screenshots. The images allegedly come from the “Windows Technical Preview,” a version of the operating system that is expected to be available later this month.

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The Charms Bar! Remember when we revealed that the Charms bar in Windows 9 (Threshold) would be going away for desktop users? Well according to Neowin, the damn feature has returned for one last battle. We originally reported that the Charms bar would be removed for desktop users but stay present for tablet users, and we're still confident that desktop users will not have a Charms Bar when Threshold rolls around in 2015.

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