Apparently leaked screenshots of the next Windows reveal the upcoming new Start menu and a resizable Windows 8 app running on a desktop.
The screenshot don't by itself reveal anything new about the next version of Windows -- aka Threshold or Windows 9 --. The screenshot depicts the return of the Start menu, which Microsoft itself has already revealed.
The Start menu in the alleged screenshot displays the new two-column format with shortcuts to your desktop applications on the left and with settings, live tiles, and other Metro -- aka Modern -- apps on the right. In this regard, it mimics the Start menu seen in the image above revealed by Microsoft in April and again in mid-July.
Given the weak response to Windows 8, most notably among desktop users, Microsoft has been under pressure to make the next version of Windows more PC friendly. Toward that end, the software giant plans to restore the Start menu. The new version will also likely let you run and resize Metro apps in the desktop so you can work with desktop programs and Metro apps side by side in one single environment. In short, Windows 9 will represent a return to some of the elements of Windows 7 with much of the flair of Windows 8 and Windows 8 apps still retained.
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