Microsoft is tweaking the UI and bringing new icons for upcoming Windows 10 builds

[vanhoivo]

Threshold Wave 2, expected to come in November, will be the first feature update to Windows 10 since its launch in July. Along with a plethora of optimizations, it will also bring with it new features and, if reports about the latest builds being tested in Redmond are correct, tweaks to the UI.

Credit: WinBeta

One of the most notable of these changes will be the addition of open/close animations for Store apps. While Windows 10 already features animations for opening and closing x86 app, their Store counterparts were, unfortunately, left wanting - until now, that is.

Also on board are a myriad of new icons. Microsoft seems to be cleaning up its Aero-era icons and replacing them with more modern looking versions. These changes span from new looks for various peripherals shown in Device Manager to the many settings screens found across the OS.

In order to further optimize and consolidate the look and feel of Windows 10, Microsoft is also making minor modifications to the size of menus and so on. Users will also be pleased to know that the context menus in Windows 10 are slightly more grey - and therefore not as bright - compared to previous builds.

With Windows 8 - and, to a certain extent, even Windows 10 - Microsoft has often been criticized for a disjointed experience, with its Modern, futuristic aspirations clashing with the many remnants of the classic Windows still found in the OS. It looks like Microsoft might finally be cleaning up its act; what do you think? Does the new look, well, look better?

Thanks to @cadenzza92!

Gallery: Windows 10 Threshold Wave 2 Updated UI and Icons

Reference: Neowin

[HX1]

Now if we could only have an option natvely to switch to a dark theme for windows.. ( with caveats such as light text taken care of )

Definitely liking the new stuff though..

[virge]

What about the spyware stuff built into Windows 10 i hear so much about not to mention Windows 10 isn't even finished.

[HX1]

There arre new options and functionality biult into Windows 10.. Some do not understand the new features that are availible and some of them require data to be collected and for a user to plug into the cloud.. Starting with Windows 8 these things could be seen.. The user experience is accentuated by personalizing the experience.. Including ads which ( yes beleive it or not ) many people still see and have on their systems..

If the documentation is looked at carefully most will find that these options can be turned off.. but you have to grasp the new features first to understand what you are turning on or off.. By default the offering in the new OS is turned on as it is an endeavor or objective of the new OS.. as an element or selling point.. Technically you do not need external programs to turn those features off because if you dig deep enough into the settings the option to turn them all off is there. Any user who goes through and sets up their PC is able to do so.. These people also do not have to plug into Bing and with Microsoft Account to use the systems either.. which is a way to keep you usage data in tact and used for these purposes.. otherwise with these features enabled only data relative to a system id is kept.. Possibly an IP.

Technically a lot of data going all the way back to Windows 95 could be gathered by pinging various ports and other elements by accessing open ports left by installed programs which where installed.. Tenable Nessus scanning shows this on every level.. as well as information devolved by servers.. This functionality is not new.. As time progressed many of these open ports where closed when accessed outside of the network.. and some were no longer used or exploited.. though some of these security wholes would be opened or accessible using hacks and other methods..

Point being that in every system.. because of the way they operate and have to .. to function.. there has always been this danger and available to anyone who knew how to access it. Addressing security to keep yourself safe is a good idea.. So much paranoia comes from those who do not know, realize or understand these elements and how long they have truly been in play.. It frightens even those who do, because of trust and the ways in which exploits have been used as well as bot nets, and malware.. The problems cause a building up over time...in this it comes to light as an issue each time the subject is addressed... but there really is one answer if you questions it.. Test your system with black/white hat security checks and methods.. block ports and shut down some elements of the system and protocols if you feel you need to .. A system can be configured to only connect to what it needs to ... BUT you will have to understand what systems in place even within your computer and hardware require these functions to operate as designed.

Most of this can be dome by a user who knows how to configure a system.. and right in Group Policy..

To me it was stated clearly during the process of creating the OS and the companies goals/objectives.. Some things people are stating 'THAT WINDOWS 10 DOES' have been a part of OSes for awhile and are not new things.. they have been around for quite some time.. depending on what you installed or used...

Perception can be coined in many ways.. even saying that some of us worried about the information divulged.. scared that it is going to say something of what we do.. or who we are.. Can be said that they have something truly dark to hide.. but its not always the case.. Some say they run scared from guilt.. and this gets pronounced publicly online. While others worry about their business data becoming public.. or 'the game' they play being laid open.. but its all a nauseating mix if you let it sweep you away.. A lot of people question and want to know specifically whats collected.. To decrypt and see their own data...

Clarity counts.

The core is finished for 10 and it will be continually updated even new features... the OS was designed to do what.. bring a better more personalized experience to the user.. in collecting feedback some elements will still change.. Some areas will be polished off.. Some of us never realized that this was always addressed and done in SP1 & 2 packs taking years to accomplish with previous OSes.. but it was.. you had to have known your system .. and noticed the changes.. but they were always there...

[Guest maut]

Will this be update trough Windows live update?

Or should I download and install again?

[HX1]

It will come as a cumulative update through Windows/Microsoft Update... Insider Previews are being shown here..

[straycat19]

I really don't care about icons, themes and all that other bling. What I care about is what it is doing behind all that glitz. It's like a pretty woman who attracts your full attention while stealing your wallet.