Microsoft is expected to deliver an early preview version of Windows Threshold next month, the codename for what will likely be named Windows 9. A preview of Windows 9 will be made available in either September or October, according to ZDNet. That timeline keeps ‘Threshold’ — Windows 9’s codename — out into the public market as a finished product likely in early 2015. The software maker has been gradually working on the release over the past several months, adding and tweaking features ready for a “technology preview” release to the public.
ZDNet claims updates will be pushed to users who install the preview on an automatic basis, meaning the release will change rapidly over the coming months before it's finally ready.
Threshold is expected to include a number of new features that are aimed at continuing to improve Windows' usability on non-touch devices and by those using mice and keyboards alongside touch. Among those features — according to previous leaks — are a new "mini" Start Menu which Microsoft at its annual Build developers conference in2014, windowed Metro-Style applications that can run on the Desktop, virtual desktops, and the elimination of the Charms bar that debuted as part of Windows 8. Cortana integration with Windows Threshold is looking like it could make it into the OS, as well.
As of now, Windows 9 stable version is expected to start rolling out by spring 2015, though this is yet to be confirmed by Microsoft. The pricing details of this OS are yet to surface. Representatives for Microsoft when asked didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Source: ZDNet
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