Programs could still be installed from third-parties like other iterations of Windows, but they could only access the traditional desktop interface of Windows. The radical overhaul was not welcomed by many. Microsoft attempted to tread a fine line between touchscreen support and desktop users, but ultimately desktop users wanting to control Windows with a traditional mouse and keyboard and not a touchscreen felt Windows 8 was a step back.
There were also too few touchscreens in use, or on offer, to make its touch-oriented interface useful or even necessary - despite the parallel rise of tablets such as the iPad, and smartphones, which had begun outselling PCs by the end of It looked and felt like Windows 8, but could not run traditional Windows applications, instead solely relying on the Windows Store for third-party apps.
A free point release to Windows 8 introduced in October , Windows 8. Windows 8. Users could also choose to boot directly into the desktop of Windows 8. Announced on 30 September , Windows 10 has only been released as a test version for keen users to try. Some interesting features include the ability to switch between a keyboard and mouse mode and a tablet mode, for those computers like the Surface Pro 3 with a detachable keyboard.
Windows 10 — despite being the ninth version of Windows — is designed to unify all Windows platforms across multiple devices, including Windows Phone and tablets, with universal apps that can be downloaded from the Windows Store and run on all Windows devices. Microsoft unveils Windows ten things to know. This article is more than 7 years old.
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This Day In History. History Vault. Art, Literature, and Film History. World War I. Microsoft Windows XP was released on October 25, Microsoft Windows XP bit edition version for Itanium 2 systems was released on March 28, Microsoft announced its next operating system, code-named "Longhorn," would be named Windows Vista on July 23, Microsoft released Microsoft Windows Vista to corporations on November 30, Microsoft released Microsoft Windows Vista and Office to the general public on January 30, Microsoft released Microsoft Windows Server to the public on February 27, Microsoft released Windows 7 on October 22, The two most common editions of Windows for home computers are Windows Home and Windows Professional.
Windows Home also called Win Home is the basic edition of Windows. It provides all the fundamental functions of Windows, such as connecting to the Internet, browsing the web, watching videos, using office software, and playing video games.
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