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The Windows logo has a gradient on it now instead of plain white. The corners of all windows are now rounded, (but they've had rounded corners before so not tha
by Lendal 5y ago
The Windows logo has a gradient on it now instead of plain white. The corners of all windows are now rounded, (but they've had rounded corners before so not that new). The tiles are finally gone, and that's growing on me. The Settings interface is much improved. The window-docking feature is improved: If you set up a layout of several docked app windows, you can then treat that group of apps as one big window which you can then minimize and restore as a unit, which is very useful.
That's about it for the changes. Overall I find it a net positive.
What I worry about is this: If Microsoft used all their telemetry-gathering powers to determine that very few people used this now-missing feature, and that's why they removed it, that's a bad reason. I don't agree with removing features just because few people use them or didn't complain loudly enough during the beta. As a power user, I'm sure I rely on features that few "common people" use, and I'm sure eventually the rug will be pulled out from under me if Microsoft continues to remove features that only 2% of users rely on.
- bmitc 5y agoI have always preferred Windows' hard-edged corners. How do the rounded corners work for graphics oriented windows?
- CRConrad 5y agoOn most apps they probably affect only the "furniture", the GUI elements around the actual working "client area". So you'd have rounded corners on the title bar at the top and the satus bar at the bottom, and a sharp-cornered area with your acual content inside those.