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Windows 9 preview targeting a Q2 2015 release
Windows 9, codename Threshold, is rumored for an April 2015 release date. This information is known and comes from Paul Thurrott, a well-known Microsoft insider. Now, according to a new rumor, Microsoft will offer a preview version of the new operating system sometime around February of 2015. Similar to the Developer Preview or Consumer Preview of Windows 8, Microsoft is rumored to offer a public preview build of Windows 9 sometime between Q2 or Q3 of 2015 (around February or March of 2015.
This will gives consumers a chance to play with the new operating system before it's official release. This information comes from a leaker by the name of "Faikee," who was recently responsible for dropping the Windows 365 name, along with other tidbits.
The bigger question is what Windows 9 will bring to the table in terms of features. We would expect to see some integration of Cortana and naturally the Start menu will be present too. Expect the Modern UI to get updated as well but the degree of those changes are not clearly known at this time.
I think there is a possibility there will be no Windows 9, instead the next version of Windows could be Windows 8.2. I have a feeling Microsoft wants to follow Mac OSX scheme of updates. I would personally actually like if Microsoft came out with Windows 8.2 and sold it for $29.00. Then again, if Microsoft left the Windows 8 name behind and released Windows 9, it would bring positive reception.
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#4821893 Posted on: 05/21/2014 04:28 PM
Right now it would be pointless for some users to switch to Windows 8.1 if they are still on old hardware such as LGA 775, 1156,1366 because of no driver support for Windows 8.1. If those users upgrade their hardware then yes Win 8.1 is a possibility.
I have a Dell Venue 8 pro tablet with Windows 8.1 and I like it. Will it help me make a decision to switch to Win 8.1 on my desktop when I upgrade my hardware I don't know.
Windows 8.1 is where its at. I was a fool to think Windows 7 was better before I switched. If you're still on windows 7, do yourself a favor and switch to 8.1. It really is better and for games its faster.
Right now it would be pointless for some users to switch to Windows 8.1 if they are still on old hardware such as LGA 775, 1156,1366 because of no driver support for Windows 8.1. If those users upgrade their hardware then yes Win 8.1 is a possibility.
I have a Dell Venue 8 pro tablet with Windows 8.1 and I like it. Will it help me make a decision to switch to Win 8.1 on my desktop when I upgrade my hardware I don't know.
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#4830534 Posted on: 06/01/2014 09:00 AM
Windows 9
I hope Windows 9 is better than Windows 8.
I will never buy or own windows 8 even if it was given to me as it looks cheap and tacky.
I have windows 7 ultimate and I'm happy with it so far
Windows 9
I hope Windows 9 is better than Windows 8.
I will never buy or own windows 8 even if it was given to me as it looks cheap and tacky.
I have windows 7 ultimate and I'm happy with it so far
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#4830536 Posted on: 06/01/2014 09:08 AM
Shame as you are missing out on a better OS that is more optimised for gaming and better for your SSD. All I did was install Classic Shell and got over myself.
Shame as you are missing out on a better OS that is more optimised for gaming and better for your SSD. All I did was install Classic Shell and got over myself.
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#4830561 Posted on: 06/01/2014 11:16 AM
I wouldn't use 8.1 even for free. The UI is still not very mouse/keyboard desktop optimized.
I wouldn't use 8.1 even for free. The UI is still not very mouse/keyboard desktop optimized.
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#4830564 Posted on: 06/01/2014 11:22 AM
I'm completely skipping 8.1 aswell, seeing how many people have issues with it.
Windows 9 is my next stop, untill then it's 7.
I wouldn't use 8.1 even for free. The UI is still not very mouse/keyboard desktop optimized.
I'm completely skipping 8.1 aswell, seeing how many people have issues with it.
Windows 9 is my next stop, untill then it's 7.
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#4830585 Posted on: 06/01/2014 12:01 PM
The UI is exactly the same as 7 if you disable Metro
I wouldn't use 8.1 even for free. The UI is still not very mouse/keyboard desktop optimized.
The UI is exactly the same as 7 if you disable Metro
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#4830603 Posted on: 06/01/2014 12:33 PM
It's not. I disabled it in 8 and metro still started here and there.
The UI is exactly the same as 7 if you disable Metro
It's not. I disabled it in 8 and metro still started here and there.
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#4830606 Posted on: 06/01/2014 12:38 PM
Only network connections view uses Metro, the rest of the UI is 99% identical to 7
If you struggle to grasp 8.x UI but can use 7 fine, the problem is not the OS
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What you're saying is you can write with a pen no problems, but you struggle to write with a pencil
It's not. I disabled it in 8 and metro still started here and there.
Only network connections view uses Metro, the rest of the UI is 99% identical to 7
If you struggle to grasp 8.x UI but can use 7 fine, the problem is not the OS
P3BK4C
What you're saying is you can write with a pen no problems, but you struggle to write with a pencil
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#4830622 Posted on: 06/01/2014 01:08 PM
Ummm no it hasn't, the Start Menu (and the Start Button for that matter) was introduced with Win 95.
*Edit*
Didn't see sykozis already pointed this out
Windows has ALWAYS had a start menu.
Ummm no it hasn't, the Start Menu (and the Start Button for that matter) was introduced with Win 95.
*Edit*
Didn't see sykozis already pointed this out
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#4830623 Posted on: 06/01/2014 01:11 PM
Win95 was the start of the real windows, before that was just dos with a UI mess
Ummm no it hasn't, the Start Menu (and the Start Button for that matter) was introduced with Win 95.
Win95 was the start of the real windows, before that was just dos with a UI mess
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#4830627 Posted on: 06/01/2014 01:20 PM
imo win95 was still a dos mess, since i needed to have dos installed to install windows 95, and manually enter parameters in the startup of dos to enable devices (in windows as well).
imo win95 was still a dos mess, since i needed to have dos installed to install windows 95, and manually enter parameters in the startup of dos to enable devices (in windows as well).
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#4830631 Posted on: 06/01/2014 01:24 PM
MSDOS was still part of the package in Win 95, 98, 98SE, and Win ME. XP was the first consumer Windows that didn't have MSDOS still packaged into it
imo win95 was still a dos mess, since i needed to have dos installed to install windows 95, and manually enter parameters in the startup of dos to enable devices (in windows as well).
MSDOS was still part of the package in Win 95, 98, 98SE, and Win ME. XP was the first consumer Windows that didn't have MSDOS still packaged into it
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#4830632 Posted on: 06/01/2014 01:26 PM
Yes, but my point was i had to install dos on my version first because it did not detect my cd rom drive, i think it was b2 or something , not sure about that though. (in either Autoexec.bat and Config.sys, forgot which one)
MSDOS was still part of the package in Win 95, 98, 98SE, and Win ME. XP was the first consumer Windows that didn't have MSDOS still packaged into it
Yes, but my point was i had to install dos on my version first because it did not detect my cd rom drive, i think it was b2 or something , not sure about that though. (in either Autoexec.bat and Config.sys, forgot which one)
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#4830633 Posted on: 06/01/2014 01:27 PM
You didn't need to install dos first before installing 98se and above though
Yea 95 was a complete mess, but MS being MS, they kept up with the trend of sh1t, good, sh1t, good routine
MSDOS was still part of the package in Win 95, 98, 98SE, and Win ME. XP was the first consumer Windows that didn't have MSDOS still packaged into it
You didn't need to install dos first before installing 98se and above though
imo win95 was still a dos mess, since i needed to have dos installed to install windows 95, and manually enter parameters in the startup of dos to enable devices (in windows as well).
Yea 95 was a complete mess, but MS being MS, they kept up with the trend of sh1t, good, sh1t, good routine
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Thanks for that! Works like a 'charm'