jump to a new graphical interface for Windows 8 last fall meant abandoning many of the elements for more than a decade are associated with the operating system. One, and perhaps the one that most users miss is the Start button.
“We have received many comments from users asking us to reconsider and do a better balance of classic and new desktop interface meters,” said Steve Ballmer, president of the company, during the inaugural speech worldwide developer conference Microsoft held these days in San Francisco.Back to basics
In response to this request, Windows recover the famous button in the 8.1 update planned for this fall but can be downloaded already in beta on the page of the company.
The Start button is not the only feature rescued earlier. The new Windows able to boot directly to the desktop classic , for example. It is an option that many companies had sued. There are also new. MetroUI interface, designed for touch screens, now offers more customization possibilities and has an integrated search across the system also complements the results with information obtained through Bing.
Microsoft will have new versions of its Office applications for the new interface , designed for touch screens, more integrated services like SkyDrive, its unit-cloud storage, and improve support multiscreen.
Ballmer spent part of the conference to discuss the new PC formats allowing the new version of the operating system, such as tablets and computers “hybrid” touchscreen and keyboard-and noted that there will soon be an explosion in small tablets -less than 10 inches, but able to run the full version of Windows and traditional desktop programs.
launch Microsoft has distributed more than 100 million licenses of Windows 8 but despite the new operating system is present in most formats of PC sales continue to decline. This week Gartner corrected their estimates for 2013, and expects the PC market to fall 10.3%
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