When will Win9 be released? Microsoft's next generation Win9 intelligence summary

Computer store news: Microsoft successfully held the WPC 2014 global partner conference, announced the next generation of Windows a small amount of content, it is expected that Win9 will adopt the new taskbar + flatter + desktop gadget. Compared with Win8.1, Win9 is obviously re-engineered to meet desktop PC and mobile device users.

When will Win9 be listed? How will the Win9 start menu change? Below, the IT House also compiled and summarized the Windows9 intelligence message, the specific reference is as follows:

1, release date: When is Win9 released?

At present, foreign media speculates that Win9 will be released in April 2015, and it is likely to be officially unveiled at the Build2015 Developer Conference; however, another view is that Win9 will be available in October 2015, similar to Win8/Win8.1 time to market.

2, Price: Win9 subscription fee

Currently there are two main sources of Win9 charges, of which WZor believes that Win9 Basic Edition will be provided free to Win8.1 users, while additional advanced The extension is only available to paying users, and will be based on a subscription payment strategy, much like the Office365 charging plan.

However, Foley of ZDNet believes that Win9 will pursue a free strategy, but does not include the desktop PC market. For example, tablet, smartphone mobile, Microsoft will provide Win9 free version, no need to pay the license fee, but Win9 desktop products will still charge.

3, when Win9 Beta/Preview is released

For developers and Windows enthusiasts, they are more concerned about the release of Win9 preview and beta than Win9. According to WZor, the Win9 Beta will be released in the second quarter of Q2 2015, and the Win9 preview will be released in the fall of 2014.

4, Win9 & ldquo; start menu & rdquo;

When it comes to Win9, you have to mention "start menu". For Win7 old users, they are not willing to accept the Win8.1 full-screen start menu; Win8.1 desktop users also want a miniaturized start menu. As a result, Microsoft had to redesign Win9's start menu to meet the needs of new and old users.

▲Win9 Start Menu<;Concept Edition"

For example, folk enthusiasts design the Win9 Start Menu Concept Edition, which integrates traditional and modern style start menus. Therefore, it can also meet the needs of new and old Windows users.

5, Win9 new features

For the upcoming Win9, compared to the current Win7, Win8.1 platform, we are looking forward to the new system can bring the following new features:

• Optimize high DPI display

• Reduce hidden UI factors

• More Modern applications/games

• Reduce system size