Though it does is not very close, we have more evidence that the redesign is real, and that Microsoft actually plans to return to it. Myce guys put their hands on images, seen below, which show the Start menu as a hybrid of antiquated menu with shortcuts online, and another part more in line with modern Windows interface .
One of the biggest complaints about Windows 8 was the decision to get rid of the Classic Start menu. Replaced by the Metro UI interface, the applications have been listed in a grid of tiles very touch-friendly . Although this design is ideal for users on a touch device, this has not been so much the case for traditional users, accustomed to having a mouse and keyboard.
To solve this problem, Microsoft combines the classic Start Menu with Modern UI user interface . A list of your most used applications and a search bar are located on the left side, while on the right you can customize some applications in the form of tile. This turns out to be practical is that the Modern UI applications support Live Tiles , that is to say the tiles are updated each time the application retrieves new information automatically.
The screenshot below shows how the applications of mordern UI or custom applications for the touch interface will function as traditional applications in the next version of Windows. With Windows 8.1 Update 1, touch applications already involved more like traditional applications, displaying a taskbar once launched in desktop mode. 's next version of Windows goes much further by allowing you to resize the window while as normal applications
Anyway, whether or Myce The Verge , both confirmed their sources, particularly noting that these are legitimate sensors screen.
While we know that the next version of Windows codenamed "Threshold", we do not know if this will be an update of Windows 8 or if it will be Windows 9.
Microsoft is expected to unveil Windows "Threshold" at the beginning of 2015.