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rrrrr  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Windows 10

It's nothing revolutionary but they have tidied a few things up. The main changes that make the transitions less jarring are:

1. If the computer uses a keyboard and mouse (rather than a touchscreen) it will default to desktop mode.

2. In desktop mode, the start button brings up a menu, not the full screen Start thing as in Windows 8.

3. In desktop mode, the "Modern" applications can now be opened in a window instead of full screen.

This is my experience from testing it in a VM on a desktop PC. Tablets will do something that looks more like Windows 8, and I'm not sure about touchscreen laptops.





Blankstamped  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Same. No idea how it works with tablets or convertibles. Desktop works fine though, and you can add/remove/rearrange the tiles in the start menu.