Windows 8.1 Start Screen vs. Windows 10 Start Menu  

Edwin said:

whs said:

Looks like I am not the only one that will stay with the 8.1 screen. I really do not like this new menu. But those who like both, you can toggle.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...0-a.html?ltr=S

And they will have to keep the screen because the menu is unfit for tablets and phones.

Yeah, but if they do ditch the Start Screen for touch devices we might see this hideous thing!

(Continuum in full screen on desktop)albeit half baked so far))
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Edwin, that's from your leaked build I take it. Is Continuum a Modern Store app then by you stating "full screen"?

Would you please show it minimized? And what happens if you press on things?

Give me a couple minutes to go over to the 'other side'!

It's pretty much half crippled on my desktop for now, can't click on anything!



Continuum is in development for hybrid devices:

How to switch your desktop to the 'Continuum' Menu:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\Launcher (you may have to create the 'Launcher' key),

In right-side pane of Launcher create a new DWORD UseExperience and set its value to 1

log off or restart Explorer

To remove this feature, either delete the DWORD or set its value to 0

Thank you, Edwin. :)

It's basically the enlargement of the Start Menu sitting on the desktop. Another step backwards so far as I'm concerned.

I think it's going to be geared towards tablets and the like.

Yes, for larger tablets and convertibles that the ancient-tech desktop will proportionally sit on a larger screen so touch is at least bearable. Now I'm wondering what it's going to be for smaller tablets and the Windows phone. Suppose it'll be just like 8 with more features.

Hi there

For desktops where you have quite a lot of applications - here's a good example of why a Cascading Menu (classic menu type) works better than those endless scrolling tiles. I'd hate to scroll endlessly through tiles for this lot. !!!! On a large monitor it's fine too.

Using W8.1 here as an example -- I've only a few applications on my W10 test machines. Using a Linux Host in UNITY mode so you can see a classic menu even for Windows 8.1 !!!





Cheers
jimbo

Jimbo45,
You can also use the start menu toolbar and have both Cascading Menu and scrolling. However, the scrolling on the start menu toolbar is not endless