See Windows 9’s Notification Center, Start Menu and multiple desktops in action
Microsoft may not have officially lifted the curtain on Windows 9 (a.k.a “Threshold”) but if sites like WinFuture continue to have their way, the Redmond-based company will have very little new to show us when it finally does get down to unveiling its next desktop operating system. (We don’t have an issue with these leaks, though.) The German site, which recently posted a bunch of allegedly leaked screenshots of the rumored-to-be-upcoming Windows 9 Technical Preview, has now taken to posting videos that showcase some of the upcoming OS’s features.

Four such videos have been released thus far by the German outfit. It is clear from the two videos dedicated to the returning Start Menu that in its latest avatar this iconic UI element will give the user a lot of say over its overall look and feel. You can not only pick and choose which Live Tiles you want your Start Menu to have, but it is also possible to have no Live Tiles at all and have a Smart Menu that is not too different from the one found in Windows 7.

As for the remaining videos, one shows the all-new Notification Center in action while the other sheds light on the upcoming operating system’s multiple desktop functionality.

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@Blitz , nice post.
I'm glad to see that MS has put the Metro interface aside a bit again, and introduced (at least a part of) the old start menu back.
The whole metro interface is still the main reason for me to skip Win8.
It works great on any touch device, yet it is overkill to click those tiles with a mouse... and searching every stupid app you want to start as well...
Cheers