ghost Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Microsoft announces new Windows 10 Start menu design and updated Alt-Tab Other improvements include a new taskbar layout Microsoft is introducing a new Windows 10 Start menu design that will de-emphasize its Live Tiles. The software giant first hinted at the refreshed design earlier this year, and it’s arriving for Windows 10 testers today. “We are freshening up the Start menu with a more streamlined design that removes the solid color backplates behind the logos in the apps list and applies a uniform, partially transparent background to the tiles,” explains Microsoft in a blog post. Essentially, the reduction in the color of the blocky tiled interface on the Start menu will simplify it slightly and make it easier to scan for the apps you use on a daily basis. It’s a subtle change, but it certainly makes the Start menu look a little less chaotic and avoids many tiles sharing a similar blue color. The old Start menu versus the refreshed one. Alongside an updated Start menu, the latest Windows 10 build includes some big changes to Alt-Tab. “Beginning with today’s build, all tabs open in Microsoft Edge will start appearing in Alt-Tab, not just the active one in each browser window,” explains Microsoft. This seems like a change that might be a little confusing for veteran Windows users, but Microsoft is thankfully allowing you to switch back to the classic Alt-Tab experience. Microsoft experimented with Alt-Tab changes in Windows 10 builds in the past, back when the company was planning to add tabs to every app. There will likely be a lot of feedback around any Alt-Tab changes here, especially if Microsoft plans to turn this on by default when its next major Windows 10 update ships later this year. New Alt-Tab interface. Microsoft is also making some smaller changes with this new Windows 10 build. The default taskbar appearance will also now be more personalized with the Xbox app pinned for Xbox Live users or Your Phone pinned for Android users. This will be limited to new account creation on a PC or first login, so existing taskbar layouts will remain unchanged. Notifications now include an X in the top right corner to allow you to quickly dismiss them, and Microsoft is also improving its Settings app in Windows 10. Links that would typically push you toward the system part of the legacy Control Panel system page will now direct you to the About page in Settings. This will now house the more advanced controls typically found in that system section of the Control Panel, and Microsoft is promising “there will be more improvements coming that will further bring Settings closer to Control Panel.” Windows 10 taskbar changes. The Verge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryrynz Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Windows 8 and it's solid colors honestly was such a terrible design choice, finally goodbye.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 These are awesome, makes me wanna switch to Dev ring again from Beta ring.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanderthunder Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Very likely to see it on a major update instead of minor update tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Paul Thurrott on that fabulous new Win10 Start menu, currently in testing Credit: Microsoft See the difference? Me, neither. Paul Thurrott nailed it again. Talking about the minor tweaks in the Start menu that were released yesterday in the beta Fast Ring, er, Insider Developer Channel: It’s so minor, in fact, that it doesn’t even rise to the level of “lipstick on a pig.” That was precisely my reaction, particularly when I read all the fawning accounts of how beautiful and wonderful the new, new Start menu turned out. Paul has a great analysis on his Premium site ($64/yr and worth every penny). Paul Thurrott on that fabulous new Win10 Start menu, currently in testing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Here’s how Windows 10 Insiders can activate the new look Start Menu Microsoft rolled out the new Windows 10 Start Menu to Windows 1o Insiders in the Dev channel last week, but unfortunately for many the feature was part of an A/B test, meaning many people were stuck with the old look. Fortunately for the more enterprising hackers on Windows 10 Build 20161 there is a way to activate selectively enabled features, using the following simple steps and a tool created by Albacore and Raphael Rivera. To activate the new start menu, proceed as follows: Download the ViveTool here and extract it into a folder of your choice. Now starts the command line as an administrator. Now enter the path in which you unpacked the tool. This looks like this: CD C \Users\User\Downloads\ViveTool-v0.2.0 Now you have to enter the following command: ViVeTool.exe addconfig 23615618 2 Now restart your PC. The new start menu should now be activated. via WindowsUnited Here’s how Windows 10 Insiders can activate the new look Start Menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microsoft rolled out the new Windows 10 Start Menu to Windows 1o Insiders in the Dev channel last week, but unfortunately for many the feature was part of an A/B test, meaning many people were stuck with the old look. Fortunately for the more enterprising hackers on Windows 10 Build 20161 there is a way to activate selectively enabled features, using the following simple steps and a tool created by Albacore and Raphael Rivera. To activate the new start menu, proceed as follows: Download the ViveTool here and extract it into a folder of your choice. Now starts the command line as an administrator. Now enter the path in which you unpacked the tool. This looks like this: CD C \Users\User\Downloads\ViveTool-v0.2.0 Now you have to enter the following command: ViVeTool.exe addconfig 23615618 2 Now restart your PC. The new start menu should now be activated. via WindowsUnited
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