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New Microsoft start menu downplays live tiles
Microsoft is “exploring” a new Windows 10 Start menu design that will see the company de-emphasize its Live Tiles. The…
Microsoft is “exploring” a new Windows 10 Start menu design that will see the company de-emphasize its Live Tiles.
The potential changes were revealed in a Windows Insider podcast recently. Inspiration behind the changes being, to “visually differentiate the Start menu from something that’s chaotic colour to something that’s more uniform.”
Microsoft is looking at reducing the color of the blocks of the tiled interface on the Start menu to simplify it and make it easier to scan for apps.
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Microsoft has been using Live Tiles on the Start menu in Windows 10 ever since it launched nearly five years ago, providing animated and flipping icons that were similar to Windows Phone.
The software maker has already dropped Live Tiles from its Windows 10X Start menu for dual screens, but the company claims the colourful tiled interface isn’t going away in the main desktop OS despite this new design direction.
“Live Tiles are not going away, we have not announced anything of the sort,” says Brandon LeBlanc, a senior program manager on the Windows Insider team. “Those that enjoy their Live Tiles will continue to be able to do so.”