It looks like the Start button and Start menu, which Microsoft had banished from Windows 8, are making a full comeback in the upcoming latest version of the operating system.
Windows enthusiast Paul Thurrott said that after the Start button was restored in a Windows 8 update, the next wave of updates may include the Start menu.
"After bringing back the Start button in Windows 8.1, Microsoft will take the next logical step in the next Windows version and make the Start menu available as an option. It's possible this will appear only on those product versions that support the desktop," Thurrott said on his site.
The update is included in Windows "Threshold," a release he said may be considered "Windows 8.2."
Citing data from Mary Jo Foley, Thurrott said Threshold is a wave of updates that will bring Windows 8.x, Windows Phone and Xbox One "closer together from a user experience perspective."
"My theory is that Threshold is the release that will put Microsoft on the threshold, if you will, of a truly consolidated OS," he said.
Another feature of Threshold involves Metro apps running in windows on the desktop, meaning users could optionally run Metro apps in floating windows on the desktop, he added.
He added the new features indicate Microsoft continues to do the "right thing and responding to complaints." — TJD, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
