bdsams Veteran Posted September 7, 2014 Veteran Share Posted September 7, 2014 Windows 9 Build 6.4.9830 Ready, As The Public Beta Is Almost Here https://www.facebook.com/jeewan.c.senanayake/posts/752152881509531 That build is a bit older than what I would think they would use for the preview...it was compiled last week (roughly) and there are newer builds out. FaiKee 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I would assume the preview build signoff would be any day now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderNitro Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Does this mean that the Technical Preview build will be announced any day now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Does this mean that the Technical Preview build will be announced any day now? I think it's on the 30th of this month. In good ol' Microsoft fashion to wait till the 11th hour to announce things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderNitro Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Well, we never know. Microsoft could end up unveiling it earlier than the 30th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted September 8, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted September 8, 2014 The key here is how long are they going to wait to sign-off on it and lock it down as the "preview" build? Like I posted before, if the 30th date is right, are they going to wait till a week before then? If so then we're going to get something newer, I'm betting on something like build 9850 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio384 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's probably not going to be a rounded number, just like the Windows Developer Preview (8102) and the Windows Milestone Preview (9431). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowbooks1419 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's probably not going to be a rounded number, just like the Windows Developer Preview (8102) and the Windows Milestone Preview (9431). Wasn't Build 9431 just called the "Windows 8.1 Preview"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Lots of talk and rumors about new UI features. But does anyone know how the internals have changed? There were big changes between 7 and 8 other than the UI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdsams Veteran Posted September 11, 2014 Veteran Share Posted September 11, 2014 Hope to have two more posts out tomorrow, one about some UI changes and other updates in the current builds. Pulagatha, Stoffel, FaiKee and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian S. Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Hope to have two more posts out tomorrow, one about some UI changes and other updates in the current builds. Finally some UI info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted September 11, 2014 Global Moderator Share Posted September 11, 2014 Lots of talk and rumors about new UI features. But does anyone know how the internals have changed? There were big changes between 7 and 8 other than the UI. Everyone's talked about UI changes and front facing features but I expect a good chunk of under the hood changes. More APIs for metro for one, improved performance again, maybe a early version of DX12, if not final by the time the OS RTMs at least. Other little tweaks to things like DWM and overall footprint of the OS should come down so it can better support lower end devices even more. So the usual stuff really, just have to wait for details but that's probably going to be the focus of the rumored technology preview more than any new UI bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian S. Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Maybe they will officially change Metro to Modern UI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted September 11, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted September 11, 2014 Computerbase.de (article in German) has a few screenshots of the Windows Technical Preview build 9834: http://www.computerbase.de/2014-09/windows-9-technical-preview-bilder-testversion/ More images at the source. Steven P., Mugwump00, kachimasu and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaiKee Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Tks @Frank B, finally some screen-shots. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 wait...that looks like a mini start screen :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugwump00 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 This looks epic - the recent info-drought is over with a bang! So :heart: the borderless windows and big-n-soft drop-shadows. Slide-16 of the Computer Base deck - Isn't that Mission Control, up-side-down?!! Are they going to have a problem with those fruity lawyers? Anyone know what the icon left of Search is?? Sure makes me think of Vista's Flip3d..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Ugh. Did they really have to bring back folder hierarchies in Start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted September 11, 2014 Subscriber² Share Posted September 11, 2014 Ugh. Did they really have to bring back folder hierarchies in Start? How else should they organise the new start menu? One long list of installed apps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SekaiStory Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Yay for no window chrome and border shadows, now if they could get rid of all the Aero parts the desktop might actually start to look good. It looks very off right now, and a golden nugget if a casual user ever discovers those app commands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grik Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Looking goooood.Like it. Like always we skip one Windows version. Its like Alpha oficial version. Vista, 8, Millenium etc :) Why lose time releasing bad versions when you have Millions of free beta testers that could tell you whats wrong without waiting 3/4 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugwump00 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 It looks very off right now, and a golden nugget if a casual user ever discovers those app commands I assume the icon refresh is work-in-progress - looks like they've started with some way to go. App Commands = right-clicking pinned items? When was right-clicking last not intuitive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaPa Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Computerbase.de (article in German) has a few screenshots of the Windows Technical Preview build 9834: http://www.computerbase.de/2014-09/windows-9-technical-preview-bilder-testversion/ More images at the source. Sweet :O New icon set :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe84 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Wow, ugly. :wacko: It looks like something designed for kids, I really really really do hope there will be ways to get rid of all those childish looking apps, possibly completely doing away with them uninstalling them, if these screenshots are any indication of the design I'm afraid I might have to go back to heavy customization. :( Can't they just release a clean design that looks professional, more mature rather than something that came out of a kindergarten? :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buendia Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Yay, virtual desktops: +Zlip792 and FaiKee 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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