Tuesday, September 30th 2014
Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Operating System
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its next Windows operating system, Windows 10, and gave a first look at an early technical preview for the PC available Oct. 1. The announcement highlighted advancements designed for business, including an updated user experience and enhanced security and management capabilities. The company also introduced the Windows Insider Program, kicking off its largest-ever open collaborative development effort to change the way Windows is built and delivered to best meet the needs of customers. Program participants will receive the technical preview of Windows 10 and a steady stream of builds through the development cycle to use and give feedback on.
"Windows 10 represents the first step of a whole new generation of Windows, unlocking new experiences to give customers new ways to work, play and connect," said Terry Myerson, executive vice president of the Operating Systems group at Microsoft. "This will be our most comprehensive operating system and the best release Microsoft has ever done for our business customers, and we look forward to working together with our broader Windows community to bring Windows 10 to life in the months ahead."
Windows 10: familiarity and consistency across devices
Windows 10 adapts to the devices customers are using - from Xbox to PCs and phones to tablets and tiny gadgets - and what they're doing with a consistent, familiar and compatible experience, enabling even greater productivity. Windows 10 will run across the broadest range of devices ever from the Internet of Things to enterprise datacenters worldwide. Microsoft is also delivering a converged application platform for developers on all devices with a unified app store. Developers will be able to write an application once and deploy it easily across multiple device types, making discovery, purchase and updating easier than ever for customers.
Windows 10: designed for the challenges of modern business
Windows 10 builds nearly everything that businesses need right into the core of the product - including enterprise-grade security, identity and information protection features - in ways that can reduce complexities and provide better experiences than other solutions. One area of advancement is in the work Microsoft has done with user identities to improve resistance to breach, theft or phishing. Windows 10 will also help advance data loss prevention by using containers and data separation at the application and file level, enabling protection that follows the data as it goes from a tablet or PC to a USB drive, email or the cloud.
Management and deployment have been simplified to help lower costs, including in-place upgrades from Windows 7 or Windows 8 that are focused on making device wipe-and-reload scenarios obsolete. Businesses will also have the flexibility to choose how quickly they adopt the latest innovations and influence continued improvements. In addition, organizations will be able to customize an app store specific to their needs and environment. The intent is an app store that will allow for volume app licensing, flexible distribution, and the ability for organizations to reclaim or reuse licenses when necessary.
Technical preview PC productivity
The early technical preview of Windows 10 demonstrates new levels of flexibility, navigation and familiarity through the Windows experience. Features include these:
The introduction of the Windows Insider Program demonstrates Microsoft's continued commitment to working closely with customers to help shape the future of Windows. Windows Insiders will be able to give feedback on early builds of the product throughout the development cycle. The program will include various ways for Windows Insiders to engage in a two-way dialogue with Microsoft, including a Windows Feedback app for sharing suggestions and issues and a Windows Technical Preview Forum for interacting with Microsoft engineers and fellow Insiders. More information on the Windows Insider Program and the technical preview can be found here.
"Windows 10 represents the first step of a whole new generation of Windows, unlocking new experiences to give customers new ways to work, play and connect," said Terry Myerson, executive vice president of the Operating Systems group at Microsoft. "This will be our most comprehensive operating system and the best release Microsoft has ever done for our business customers, and we look forward to working together with our broader Windows community to bring Windows 10 to life in the months ahead."
Windows 10 adapts to the devices customers are using - from Xbox to PCs and phones to tablets and tiny gadgets - and what they're doing with a consistent, familiar and compatible experience, enabling even greater productivity. Windows 10 will run across the broadest range of devices ever from the Internet of Things to enterprise datacenters worldwide. Microsoft is also delivering a converged application platform for developers on all devices with a unified app store. Developers will be able to write an application once and deploy it easily across multiple device types, making discovery, purchase and updating easier than ever for customers.
Windows 10: designed for the challenges of modern business
Windows 10 builds nearly everything that businesses need right into the core of the product - including enterprise-grade security, identity and information protection features - in ways that can reduce complexities and provide better experiences than other solutions. One area of advancement is in the work Microsoft has done with user identities to improve resistance to breach, theft or phishing. Windows 10 will also help advance data loss prevention by using containers and data separation at the application and file level, enabling protection that follows the data as it goes from a tablet or PC to a USB drive, email or the cloud.
Management and deployment have been simplified to help lower costs, including in-place upgrades from Windows 7 or Windows 8 that are focused on making device wipe-and-reload scenarios obsolete. Businesses will also have the flexibility to choose how quickly they adopt the latest innovations and influence continued improvements. In addition, organizations will be able to customize an app store specific to their needs and environment. The intent is an app store that will allow for volume app licensing, flexible distribution, and the ability for organizations to reclaim or reuse licenses when necessary.
Technical preview PC productivity
The early technical preview of Windows 10 demonstrates new levels of flexibility, navigation and familiarity through the Windows experience. Features include these:
- Expanded Start menu. The familiar Start menu is back, providing quick one-click access to the functions and files that people use most, and it includes a new space to personalize with favorite apps, programs, people and websites.
- Apps that run in a window. Apps from the Windows Store now open in the same format that desktop programs do. They can be resized and moved around, and have title bars at the top allowing users to maximize, minimize and close with a click.
- Snap enhancements. Working in multiple apps at once is easier and more intuitive with snap improvements. A new quadrant layout allows up to four apps to be snapped on the same screen. Windows will also show other apps and programs running for additional snapping, and it will even make smart suggestions on filling available screen space with other open apps.
- New Task view button. The new Task view button on the task bar enables one view for all open apps and files, allowing for quick switching and one-touch access to any desktop created.
- Multiple desktops. Instead of too many apps and files overlapping on a single desktop, it's easy to create and switch between distinct desktops for different purposes and projects - whether for work or personal use.
The introduction of the Windows Insider Program demonstrates Microsoft's continued commitment to working closely with customers to help shape the future of Windows. Windows Insiders will be able to give feedback on early builds of the product throughout the development cycle. The program will include various ways for Windows Insiders to engage in a two-way dialogue with Microsoft, including a Windows Feedback app for sharing suggestions and issues and a Windows Technical Preview Forum for interacting with Microsoft engineers and fellow Insiders. More information on the Windows Insider Program and the technical preview can be found here.
129 Comments on Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Operating System
98: not so good
98SE: Much better.
ME: terrible
XP: pretty good OS
Vista: Well, just crap LOL
Win 7: Much much better
Win 8: Well, we all know the controversy on this
Win 10: Hey, with the above track record it should be a pretty good one.
Boot to desktop. A much improved search. Metro windows with minimize and exit. The Start Menu is over rated. I have to slog through Win 7 when I remote with my Brother. It sucks folks, face it. It's a larger change than 98-XP-7 was but, IT IS BETTER.
I know, I was a real hater of 8. Because it deserved it! But, then they fixed it. 8.1, it's as though Metro doesn't exist, until you need it. Instead of Metro is all and you were forced to use it just to gain a desktop!
I could go on...faster, smaller drive footprint, over all snappier. I have even come across web blogs claiming games run better on 8.1.
IDK, not a hardcore gamer. I will not speculate nor watch the hype video nor do any Beta testing. I will wager that it will be a better OS, because MS has been trying lately, very recently, to improve their products for us, the user's.
As much as I would love to see a new, ground up, remake that was lightweight and quick but, nothing like a Chromebook OS.
The wheel is still round but, they are not all the same, are they? Maybe someday.....:rolleyes:
personally i think win 8 "push" user to get familiar with tiles interface like win phone and they forgot that pc is more complex than phone which just run app, run home button or run app and press back
btw what i expect fron win 10 is light OS, and easy to run
I added a couple you forgot about and made an adjustment.
note: as of now you can't boot off a reFS volume. reFS is primarily for server storage arrays and not the actual OS itself yet.
Also not to be used on DOMAIN CONTROLLERS.
I have server 2012 and it has support for it. I can't try it tho, as I need to keep NTFS for compatibility and portability reasons. However, once I build a storage array I will prolly switch to reFS and try it out... IF I FIND A GOOD RAID CONTROLLER.
oh and the features I like about Server 2012/8:
of the event... interesting...
Have you ever downloaded any non RTM alpha/beta builds of previous MS OS's? Yes? Well guess what, you beta tested and didnt get paid for it then either.
Have you ever gotten into a game beta? Were you paid for it? No? Then take a wild guess what?Technically they skipped 9 which by the track record would have made it good. So since they went straight to 10 which would have been crap, it might be another 2 years of a crap OS no one likes. :laugh:
This thing will be quite late with release schedule for the end of 2015. :eek:
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I agree. It's a matter of personal preference. I just hate it when people start saying how "it just works" and spewing all the other garbage. I've used both Windows and Mac OS in professional settings and there have been times I've wanted to throw PCs running each of those OS out of the window.
The only real POS on the list IMHO is ME. The best OSes in that time were 98 and 2000.
Win 95 was miles better than 3.11 spent much time on the solitaire and minesweeper. LOL
Vista was fine. The problem was people were trying to run it with 5-6 year old hardware/peripherals.
With a modern machine, it was fine. I've talked to countless people who talk/talked badly about vista and never even used it.....
Win 7 is like vista light.
Win 8, not the best for a desktop OS(managing wireless connections should not take up half the screen.......)
Those greedy monkeys at the top should finally realise that not everything is profit and they will not carry the profit with themselves into the graves.
Saying that "Win 95 was miles better than 3.11" would of course be your opinion just as my original post was my opinion.
Don't appear to be condescending by telling me that I didn't use "very many of the OSes."
Hell, I can be just as condescending and explain that I was writing programs well before Windows was even invented. Sorry, but I was messing around with computers in the latter part of the 80's which I have to suppose you didn't even fool around with systems if you were even old enough to.