Ronan Keating - You say it best, when you say nothing at all. I was genuinely chocked when I heard and read this info about Windows 11 and yes I'm realizing I'm late to the party on this. I thought Windows 10 was going to be the last Windows and that Windows from that point would be provided as a service. Now there is news about Windows 11, so surreal....
Why is this so hard to grasp to some of you. So what if someone 7 years ago said Windows 10 will be last Windows ever. There was nothing official about that. Windows 11 is coming out and that's all there is to it, also it won't be the last.
Microsoft quote for the win: "Right now we’re releasing Windows 10, and because Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, we’re all still working on Windows 10." - May 7, 2015 - Microsoft employee Jerry Nixon, a developer evangelist
windows 11 releasing ? Microsoft is all set to launch Windows 11 on August 29, 2021, which will be available to the general public. The operating system will be available via Update Centre in Windows 10 and Windows 7.
"Windows 11" is just marketing. Arguing over the naming of the OS is stupid. They have been releasing new versions of Windows nearly every year. 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 2004. All of those were new versions of Windows just under the brand name of "Windows 10". So instead of 21H2 we will be getting "Windows 11".
Yeah I know, but you have to admit that the quote I posted directly from an Microsoft employee fooled me so much that I'm ashamed for believing it.
What I think is hilarious is now people using Windows 11 want Windows 10 Start Menu, and people using Windows 10 want Windows 7 Start Menu.
There are always two kinds of people: some who have the glass always half empty and others who always have a glass half full ... And one more thing - some people want always this, which is not the case at the moment. They just always have to whine, growl. They are simply such.
I mounted the 21996.1 ISO as a drive in my Surface Pro 4 (running Win10 21H1), ran the setup. it did an upgrade to "Windows 11" - which looks like Win 10 with rounded windows, different sounds, a taskbar with "Start" at the middle (thankfully can be cornered), and a few refreshed icons. And a Start Menu that will take time getting used to - and I don't see how this is better than what was in WIn 10. "Widgets" won't work unless I am signed in to Microsoft (which I refuse to) - so am losing on the live tiles that I had (Weather, for example). Now that behind the scenes is up front, let's see what Microsoft comes up with tomorrow
Cleaned up the thread a little. Make sure to stay on topic. In case you want to test a project, keep in mind that this build is a work-in-progress software, hence bugs are expected. Don't, I repeat, don't make this thread clumsy, rather move the discussion to the appropriate thread.
The Start Menu was introduced in Windows 95. Windows 3.x and earlier didn't have one, they used the Program Manager for navigation.
But Windows 10 was the last version at that time... maybe taken out of the context. It's only logical that there will be new versions of the desktop OS every few years as we go further in the future... Who knows what will be in the next 5-10 years.
I stopped using Start menu after Windows 8 ruined it and I gave up on taskbar when Windows 8.1/10 ruined that as well, you can no longer open apps in separate tabs, all is hidden in one icon, it takes valuable time to switch between them.