Earlier in the month Microsoft unveiled Windows 10 to the world, which is interesting as Microsoft’s last update to Windows was Windows 8. The new operating system, which is due to hit the market next year comes three years after Microsoft launched the Windows 8 and skips Windows 9 all together. Which leads to the question that is on everyone’s mind, ‘why Windows 10?’ Let us explain.During the official unveiling of Windows 10 at a small event in San Francisco Microsoft explained that the new update was such a move forward for the company and that the new update was so great that it warranted being named Windows 10. Windows 10 is set to mark a new chapter in the history of Windows.

“Windows 10 will be our most comprehensive platform ever, it wouldn’t be right to call it Windows 9.” Terry Myerson, head of the operating systems group, explained.

Windows 10 is set to be a truly mobile, tablet and desktop friendly system, because although Windows 8 worked well on tablets and mobiles, desktop users found the interface hard to work with. In the end Windows 8 failed to impress many business users – they felt that it had not been designed with desktop users in mind and the tile-based interface was unfamiliar and difficult to navigate, this lead many business users to go back to Windows 7.

Microsoft has positioned the Windows 10 as a natural step forward for Windows and Windows Phone, which will also be renamed Windows 10. Therefore Windows 10 has been created so that it will work seamlessly across mobile, tablet and desktop devices, making for a better user experience.

Aimed for the enterprise user Windows 10 will be compatible with all well known management systems, including mobile device management. The mobile device management tools will not only manage mobile phones, it will also manage tablets and PCs.

Windows 10 will also feature a customisable start menu and have live tiles that will tell the user how many emails they have, when their next meeting or appointment is due and the temperature outside. With so many 2-in-1 devices on the market Windows 10 has come up with a way to work between a keyboard and touch screen. Users simply unplug their keyboard or mouse and Windows 10 will ask the user if they want to enter into tablet mode. Once in tablet mode the apps will be resized and the display will be stripped back accordingly.

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