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Features new to Windows 10

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Windows 10 introduced a number of new elements, including the option to use a touch-optimized interface (known as tablet mode) or a traditional desktop interface similar to that of Windows 7.

Development platform

Windows 10 supports an extension of the Windows Runtime platform introduced by Windows 8 known as the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). UWP emphasizes a core set of APIs common to all variations of the operating system, enabling the ability to code a single application with adaptations (such as user interface differences) for different device families and states, including desktops and laptops, tablets, smartphones (via Windows 10 Mobile), Xbox One, and other new device classes such as Surface Hub and HoloLens. An application may also react to the available displays and input on a device; when connected to a monitor or a suitable docking station, a UWP app on a smartphone can take on the appearance of the app on a PC. Information can also be synchronized between versions of an app for different devices, such as notifications and licensing.[1][2][3]

Windows 10 also allows web apps and desktop software (using either Win32 or .NET Framework), to be packaged for distribution on Windows Store. Desktop software distributed through Windows Store is packaged using the App-V system to allow sandboxing. Web apps are executed from remote servers, and have access to Windows functions such as notifications and camera access. As with Windows 8, locally-packaged apps can still be written using HTML and WinJS.[4][5]

User interface

Continuum

Continuum is the blanket title for a group of features on Windows 10 that are designed to enable smoother transitions between a default interface mode designed for use with a keyboard and mouse, and a interface designed for touchscreen environments, especially on hybrid devices such as laplets. Enabling "Tablet mode" switches the primary interface to a full screen version of the Start menu, and opens all applications in a maximized view by default. The taskbar is also modified, adding a Back button next to the Start button, and by default, hiding buttons for opened and pinned applications. Task View is used as the primary means of switching programs. Windows can prompt to switch between these two modes, or automatically do so, if certain events occur, such as plugging in a keyboard or mouse to a tablet, switching a laplet to its laptop state, or vice versa.[6][7][8][9]

Task View

Task View is a task switching and virtual desktop system, accessible via the taskbar button, keyboard shortcut Windows+Tab ↹, or swiping from the left of a touchscreen.[10][11] Activating Task View shows a zoomed display of all windows currently opened on a specific monitor; clicking on a window switches to it. Task View can also be displayed when a window is snapped to half the screen or three windows are snapped to fourths of the screen, prompting for a window to occupy the remainder of the screen. Task View also allows the creation of virtual workspaces; windows can be dragged into and out of these workspaces.[12]

Start Menu

Windows 10 reintroduced a Windows 7-style start menu that includes live tile features from Windows 8 and introduces features such as the ability to resize the Start menu and view recently added and most used applications.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kevin, Gallo (March 2, 2015). "A first look at the Windows 10 universal app platform". Windows Blog. Microsoft. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Our first look at Windows 10 on phones, and Universal Apps for touchscreens". Ars Technica. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Guide to Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps". MSDN. Microsoft. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ^ Peter, Bright (March 3, 2015). "Microsoft's next attempt to fill the Windows 10 app gap: Web app apps". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Here's how Microsoft hopes to get Android and iOS phone apps into its Windows 10 Store". ZDNet. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Watch how Windows 10 works with touch interfaces". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  7. ^ "Windows 10 Technical Preview 2: Configure Tablet Mode". Thurrott.com. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "Windows 10 Technical Preview 2: Continuum and Tablet Mode". Thurrott.com. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  9. ^ Bowden, Zack. "Windows 10: The tablet experience is better than ever (with video)". WinBeta. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  10. ^ "Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 with New Start Menu". Tom's Guide. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  11. ^ Warren, Tom (September 30, 2014). "Windows 10 is the official name for Microsoft's next version of Windows". The Verge. Vox Media.
  12. ^ "How to use Windows 10's Task View and virtual desktops". PC World. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  13. ^ CNN: Upgrading from Windows 7 or 8? You'll Love Windows 10 - Feb. 22, 2015. http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/22/technology/windows-10-review/index.html?iid=EL; Retrieved 2015-08-16
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