A first public test version of Windows “Threshold”, the next major upgrade to Microsoft’s operating system for at least PCs and tablets, will be made available in late September. This writes ZDNet, based on statements from several unnamed sources. It will be about a “technology preview”, ie a test version intended mainly for developers and technicians, not to ordinary users.
Although Microsoft in no way made known what the name of the next version of Windows will be, I think probably most that Microsoft is now ready to experiment with Windows names and choose to rename the next edition of “Windows 9″. It is expected that the final version will be released in spring 2015
According to sources ZDNet, the test version will be followed up with monthly update will be automatically installed automatically.
Changes
While Windows 8 essentially came with functionality aimed at users of touch screen devices, the signals from Microsoft so far that Threshold will bring to the table functionality increasingly will delight users of traditional PCs. One is sort of start menu for those who have dared “to conjure” this up on their own with third party tools like Classic Shell. Another fairly certain novelty in Threshold is the Modern UI applications to run in windows desktop interface. This can make it more relevant for more Windows users than today to use apps from the Windows Store, where applications can be procured, installed and updated on a more consistent way than is the case for traditional Windows applications.
Among the changes that Microsoft has not officially commented on, is that the Charms bar disappears and virtual desktops are added. It’s probably also a certain probability that Microsoft is putting in place the personal digital assistant Cortana also Threshold, but probably only with the support of some few languages and countries from the start.
Microsoft has not said anything official about either time or any award for the next Windows release. Some rumors suggest that it may be free upgrade from at least Windows 8.x, but since it seems clear that Microsoft will continue to release different versions (“Standard”, “Profesional”, or equivalent) of Threshold, will probably not any kind of upgrade could be done without purchasing a new license.
In July, Microsoft said general manager Satya Nadella Windows for at least PCs, tablets and smart phones will melt far more together in the next round than is the case today. It has been discussed what this announcement will mean in practice. What is certain is that Microsoft’s various Windows team has been united around a common architecture, and that Universal Windows Applications will be easier to create applications that can run across all Windows-based devices. But it’s probably less likely that exactly the same operating system will be installed and run on both ARM-based smartphones, x86-based PCs and lies between there, though Nadella statement may well be interpreted in that direction.
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