As we posted earlier, Microsoft showed first official preview of its upcoming Windows version "Windows 8" aka "Windows vNext" at D9 conference:
Microsoft Shows Windows 8 Preview
After watching the preview video so many times, we were pretty much impressed with the new Start Screen introduced in Windows 8.
New "Start Screen" looks very similar to Windows Phone 7 home screen. It basically shows live tiles of the installed programs in Windows 8.
If you are thinking, what happened to the old Windows Start menu? Its still there and can be used just like Windows Vista and 7.
Actually Windows 8 can be considered as a 2-in-1 OS. It'll come as a traditional Desktop OS (like Windows 7) as well as an OS for touch based tablets.
Windows 8 will support 2 kind of applications: Classic Windows applications like the apps in Windows Vista and 7 and a new type of applications written in HTML5 and Javascript.
The new type of applications which are written in HTML5 and javascript work like a mobile application and can be viewed in full screen.
Windows 8 will also come with Internet Explorer 10 as default web browser which supports this new app mode. So it'll work like a classic app as well as a mobile app with full screen mode and tile based UI.
You can also check following freeware to get Windows 8 Start Screen in Windows XP, Vista or 7:
- Get Windows 8 Metro Style Start Screen in Windows Vista and 7 Using Newgen
- Get Windows 8 Start Screen in Windows XP, Vista and 7 Using “Omnimo 4″ Rainmeter Skin Suite
- Pulmon: Free Utility to Get Windows 8 Style Live Tiles with Metro UI on Windows Desktop
- Mosaic: Get Windows 8 Style Live Tiles with Metro UI on Windows XP, Vista and 7 Desktop
- Win8Menu: Get Windows 8 Look-Like Tablet UI with Sidebar Panel in Windows 7
This article was posted by VG in following section: Windows 8.
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SCBright
First comment again! :D
It seems that the W8 WP7 is evolving into a full screen. We hope that the interface becomes more clean and beautiful and, of course, light.
This Start Center is, for sure, a nice feature!
SCBright
Almost forgot, you can see a very good W8 presentation here:
youtube.com/watch?v=p92QfWOw88I&feature=player_embedded
Tangmeister
I think a mobile-only version would trump ChromeOS for sure :D
leomate
Look great for user who doesnt need to adapt again to new UI.
My feeling was a tweak to set older UI as default ui
RDX
DAMN KOOL!!
i really love u microsoft! XDD
Minhaz
dere will b no desktop nd all??:O i mean wth?no feedom will jailed in does tiles lyk menu
SRV
@Minhaz
Read a post before commenting.Seems you didn't watch the preview video either
VG clearly stated above
"If you are thinking, what happened to the old Windows Start menu? Its still there and can be used just like Windows Vista and 7.
Actually Windows 8 can be considered as a 2-in-1 OS. It'll come as a traditional Desktop OS (like Windows 7) as well as an OS for touch based tablets."
V77
I don't understand,why javascript?
youssef
that looks awesome,,
mp3c
@V77
| The use of Javascript allows app builders to use HTML formatted stuff and all that good stuff you get from web-developer, without learning how to code in C++ or Java. Although limited compared to a full EXE, it's simpler to build than compiling and linking libraries and saves more HDD space - or maybe it could be saved on a cloud...