A First Look at the Windows Technical Preview

New build 9841

In less than two weeks, Microsoft will begin revealing information about the Windows Technical Preview, the first pre-release look at the next version of Windows. The actual Preview won't be out until October, I'm told. But there's no reason to wait: Here's what you're going to see.

Flashorn.

So, they're still gonna try to foist metro turd crap upon the desktop users space.

Looks like Classic Shell will still be required to fix this turkey.

So be it.

So, they're still gonna try to foist metro turd crap upon the desktop users space.

Looks like Classic Shell will still be required to fix this turkey.

So be it.

Metro/ModernUI is the new Windows - no getting away from that... that's what makes the 'Enterprise' tech preview interesting .. just to see how it may fit into a corporate environment..

PS.. Not that I personally use it.

Metro/ModernUI is the new Windows

Well, that's not entirely accurate. They wantedit to be the new windows, but their users by and large rejected it, so....

Well, that's not entirely accurate. They wantedit to be the new windows, but their users by and large rejected it, so....

So..? It's about the greater eco-system... it's not what the users want.

So, they're still gonna try to foist metro turd crap upon the desktop users space.

Looks like Classic Shell will still be required to fix this turkey.

So be it.

Correct they are. They have polished the turd. Now you have a polished turd for an OS.

So..? It's about the greater eco-system... it's not what the users want.

Yea, they tried that theory with 8 & metro turd.
How'd that work out...???

You can pin items like desktop applications, Modern apps, folders and contacts to the Start menu. Pinned items appear on the right side of the menu as tiles, and you can resize individual tiles and position them as you wish, as with today's Windows 8 Start screen.

Since it appears that you can pin items to the right side of the new Start Menu, I assume you will be able to unpin them as well, which would make the new Start Menu more like the W7 Start Menu.

Yea, if we can unpin the metro stuff, it'll be better.

OK you guys, if W9 is such a turd then, why aren't you on Linux or OSX?

If you have read the article, you will see that you can Pin or Unpin any
programs that you like to see there. You can even make it like W7 and have
No tiles showing.

This is not what concerns me most, it's the way you access files and other
libraries. Also, all of our little tools that we depend so much on, will they
work just as well on W9.

I guess I will find out soon enough as I will be downloading a copy as soon
as it become available to the public.

I skipped W8 because I didn't like it. (installed and Uninstalled a few days later)
I usually don't skip an OS because I too am curious enough to see whats new
and how it works but , in W8's case, it was just not my cup of tea.

Hope to get better results with Window 9 or whatever they decide to call it.


Flashorn.