The best of both worlds for mobile and desktop
The Start Menu is one feature that keyboard and mouse users sorely missed in Windows 8. Microsoft will please its legion of Windows 7 fans by reintroducing (and redesigning) it in Windows 10.
The new Start Menu in Windows 10 Technical Preview is a kind of hybrid, incorporating the traditional Windows menu with the Live Tiles Windows-8 style. It is completely customizable; you can chose to run it with a number of Live Tiles of different sizes (small, medium, large) or with no Live Tiles at all.
The Start Screen is still available as well and users can switch between the two while the power button has made a return - being positioned at the top of the Start Screen/menu.
The Charms bar – which also debuted in Windows 8 – is not available when using a keyboard and mouse. There is a search option that lets you search not just your system, but also the internet. PC settings have also been made clearer and simpler and you can easily choose which apps you get notifications from.
Microsoft is also introducing a feature called Continuum that will mean that Windows 10 will adopt its look and feel according to the device you are using (keyboard and mouse or touch input), but this is not available in the Technical Preview.
Another couple of rumors, which weren't touched on at the event, are that Cortana (Microsoft's digital assistant) is also said to be coming to Windows 10, as well as support for 8K displays.
Accessing your apps
Windows 10 Technical Preview users can create multiple virtual desktops to group apps or programs together. To add desktops, users need to click on the Task View button on the desktop. This allows you to see all the apps you are running in your virtual desktops, as well as easily switch between both the desktops and apps.
There is a new Snap Assist feature, which allows you to snap four different apps into place on your screen so you can see them all at once. Windows 10 Technical Preview suggests apps for you to snap once you've snapped the first one.
Other new additions include the File Explore button, which is designed to make finding your files faster, and another small thing that I really like but won't make much difference to a lot of users - a tick box that shows you when you've selected files or programs on the homescreen.
One-click installation
In internal builds of Windows 10, users were able to update their operating system in just one click, a far simpler process than in the past. This falls in line with former CEO Steve Ballmer’s plans to introduce a more rapid release cycle for Windows, but it is unclear if this will indeed be an option in the final product.
When will Windows 10 be available?
Overall, Windows 10 Technical Preview is a lot more user friendly than Windows 8 (and will certainly not be such a shock to the system for those upgrading from Windows XP or Windows 7 (or maybe even Vista). It's important to note that this is still a test build and Microsoft is working on a lot of new features that it will incorporate before the final release. There are still also a number of questions that have arisen from leaked screenshots that haven't been answered.
The Windows 10 Technical Preview is available to download, but you must join the Windows Insider Program first to access this preview.
The general release date for the operating system has not been announced yet, but it is expected to be available by late 2015.
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