Windows 10

Watch the Windows 10 Keynote Live

Starting at noon EST, Microsoft will be debuting Windows 10 for the public, along with possible announcements about their mobile operating system, Cortana the audio assistant, details on the Spartan browser, and maybe a few surprises about Xbox. You can watch it streaming live! The livestream is here, starting at noon. Of course we can’t…

Microsoft’s big Windows 10 event may be tomorrow (@ 9am PST), but you won’t be able to get your hands on that new software until February, according to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley. Personally, I hoping for Feb. 1 at the very latest. The final version of Windows 10 is expected be available much later in…

Report: Microsoft Could Ditch IE For a New Browser Named “Spartan”

Windows 10 should bring lots of changes to Microsoft’s operating system, including a possible overhaul of Internet Explorer. Many believed the beleaguered browser would be getting an update with codename “Spartan,” including much needed additions like extension support. Now, ZDNet reports that Spartan may in fact be a new browser entirely. So what’s different? Well,…

New Leaks Show a Closer Look at Cortana and Xbox on Windows 10

To say that we’re excited for Windows 10 would be an understatement. With Microsoft accidentally gimping Windows 7 with a faulty update this week and Windows 8.1 continuing to be a lovable mess, Microsoft’s new operating system can’t get here soon enough. New images of Windows 10, part of a pre-consumer build leaked earlier today,…

Your First Look at Cortana In Action on Windows 10 

We knew Cortana would show up on desktop sooner or later even though it’s never been announced, and now we’ve got an idea of how it’ll work. Screenshots and video from WinBeta show what Microsoft’s virtual assistant will be like when it finally and inevitably shows up in Windows 10. Cortana already runs on Windows…

According to The Verge, Microsoft is planning to unveil the consumer preview of Windows 10 at an event in late January. We’ll apparently see new consumer features, including a touch interface, and get more news on Microsoft’s phone and tablet lines. [The Verge]

Microsoft Is Bringing OS X-Style Trackpad Gestures to Windows 10

One big issue in switching from OS X to Windows is the lack of coherent and consistent trackpad gestures in Windows. But Microsoft seems to be putting an end to that, by borrowing the best multi-finger swiping tricks from Apple. Speaking at TechEd Europe, reports Verge, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore explained: “In the past touch pads…

If Only Windows 10 Actually Came With a New Everclear Album

People were SO MAD when Apple dropped a fresh load of free U2 into everyone’s iTunes; the merry band of middle-aged Irish men just aren’t cool anymore, man. When Microsoft unveiled Windows 10, they pulled in some real rock star power for a powerhouse album drop that cannot be denied. Welcome back, Everclear! I mean,…

Windows 10 May Have Gotten Its Name Because of Lazy Coders

When Windows 10 got announced, there was one immediately glaring question: Why Windows 10? Maybe for the extra distance from 8, but a Redditor who claims to be a Microsoft dev has a better—and funnier—answer. The name “Windows 9” could break a whole bunch of lazy code. https://gizmodo.com/windows-10-microsoft-skips-a-digit-with-latest-operati-1640805626 Cranbourne describes the issue like this: If…

Windows 10 Video Walkthrough: Where Were You Two Years Ago?

Windows 10 is here! Kind of! You can go pick up a very stripped down Technical Preview of the big, bad, Start Menu-having operating system right now. But if you don’t want to load up a pretty beta OS, we went through the trouble for you. These are the highlights. The Start Menu, window snapping,…

You Can Download the Windows 10 Preview Right Now

Windows 10 is here! The new, unified operating system for PCs, phones, and tablets alike (with beloved Start Menu intact) is out in preview form. If you’re feeling first-adopterish, go download it now. We got to play around a bit with Windows 10 yesterday, and we came away pretty impressed. It packs enough changes that…

A Visual History of the Windows Start Menu

Microsoft debuted Windows 10 today and it has a solid Start Menu. Good job, Windows! But before getting Windows 10 on point, the Start Menu went through more than one reinvention. Some went better than others. Windows 95 This is where it all started. Looking at this I can pretty much hear the “OOOOEEHHHAAAU UUHHHGGGHHEEUURHHH”…

Windows 10 Is What We Deserved All Along

Windows 8 had it rough. It existed for a post-desktop world that (still) hasn’t quite materialized, met by a sea of people who weren’t asking for something that new and strange. That’s why even though it feels like a regression, Windows 10 is still such a marvel. It’s a step backwards into what Windows 8…

Windows 10 Hands-On: Well Hello There, Start Menu!

It’s finally official: Windows 10 is on the way. It’s the Windows to rule all Windows, a single operating system for PCs, phones, and tablet, and it’s coming in 2015. But you don’t care about any of that. You just want to know about the goddamn Start Menu already. So here it is! Yep, that’s…

Windows 10: One Operating System To Rule PCs, Phones, Tablets

Microsoft just announced the newest version of Windows. It’s called Windows 10. Yes, there’s no Windows 9 — Microsoft has decided to skip a digit in search of the perfect name. More importantly, Windows 10 will be a single operating system that finally spans all of Microsoft’s Windows powered devices, from desktops and laptops all…