What's new in Windows Threshold: Cortana for Windows and a desktop with a revamped interface
Leaks related to Windows Threshold or Windows 9 keep appearing. In this case, these are not screenshots, but rather information about the news that Microsoft is working on, revealed by sources close to Neowin.
According to these sources, the voice assistant Cortana would make its stellar appearance in the next version of Windows, and its importance within the system it would be so much, that it would be integrated into the desktop taskbar, although it would probably also be present in the form of a Modern UI application, or integrated into charms , for those devices with touch interfaces.It's also likely that, just like on Windows Phone, Cortana on Windows can interact with both voice commands and typed commands.
"It is also said that in Windows 9 the desktop interface would receive a major facelift compared to what we have seen in Windows 8 and Windows 7. The application icons that are currently on the taskbar would evolve into something similar to interactive mini Live Tiles, which would provide information about the applications we are running at a glance, without having to click or hover over them. they."
Something that Microsoft is also making progress on is the ability to run Modern UI applications within the desktop According to sources, the Redmond would have managed to implement this in a much more clean and consistent way than what was shown in recent screenshots.Modern UI apps would not have a title bar like desktop apps, but just minimize, maximize, and close buttons, with a more Metro look.
And the last clue that these mysterious sources give us is that Microsoft is considering the return of gadgets to Windows 9 Let's remember that in Windows Vista and Windows 7 a gallery of gadgets existed, similar to OS X's Dashboard widgets, providing functions such as calendar, weather forecast, and contact list directly on the desktop, without having to run a full application. In Windows 8 they were eliminated under the argument that the Live Tiles replaced them, although the truth is that the current tiles are more limited, since they only show information and are not interactive.
It would make little sense for Microsoft to try to duplicate features in the Windows ecosystem.Therefore, something much more reasonable is to think that Redmond wants Live Tiles to be able to behave like gadgets on the Windows 9 desktop, being able to be fixed anywhere on it , and offering more features and interactivity.
It should be remembered, however, that none of this is fully confirmed, and even if they were true rumors, it is always possible that there were changes during the development of Threshold that make the final version have different characteristics . However, what has been revealed so far seems consistent with Microsoft's vision of greater integration between the desktop and the Modern interface
Via | Neowin
