Microsoft to Add Start Menu and ‘Windowed’ Mode for Modern UI Apps to Windows 8
April 14, 2014
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Microsoft to Add Start Menu and ‘Windowed’ Mode for
Modern UI Apps to Windows 8
(Photo : Twitter /@Pureinfotech) Microsoft has announced that it will bring start menu back to Windows operating system.
Users who have been missing the start menu on their Windows computers will soon be reunited with the user interface (UI) element, after Microsoft announced at the 2014 "Build" Conference on Wednesday, April 2, that it will bring back the operating system's (OS) central launching point for application and tasks.
During the said annual event, the tech giant provided a glimpse on how the start menu would look like on Windows 8, and according to Bhatkallys.com, it pretty much looked the same with the one found in Windows 7.
Microsoft demonstrated that when the start menu button was clicked, users will be provided with the list of applications installed on the computer. It also gave users a speedy access to Modern UI applications. The Washington-based company made it clear that the return of the start menu to Windows is still in the works, and is not a part of the of the recent Windows 8.1 update released on April 8.
Aside from Microsoft's plan to bring back the start menu, the software maker also said that it is currently developing a "windowed" mode for Modern UI applications. In the current version of Windows 8, Modern UI applications can only run in two modes: full screen and "snapped" mode, while traditional applications run in resizable windows.
When Microsoft launched Windows 8, it admitted that the OS was designed specifically for tablets, so while it performs well for people using tablets, the OS brings so much difficulty for personal computer users. This explains why many people who are still wary shifting to the new OS.
In response to the problem, the latest version of Windows 8 made the OS more user-friendly for those consumers who still use personal computers. One of the most notable changes is that the new update allows users to pin Modern UI apps along with the traditional apps on the start screen in desktop mode, breaking the illusion that Windows 8 is actually two operation systems in one.