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Windows 10 is an upcoming release of the Microsoft Windows operating system..

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In April 2014 at the Build Conference, Microsoft's Terry Myerson unveiled an update to Windows 8.1 that added he ability to run Metro-style apps inside desktop windows, and the restoration of a traditional Start menu, which creates a compromise between the Start menu design used by Windows 7 and the full-screen Start screen by combining the application listing in the first column with a second that can be used to display app tiles. Myerson stated that these changes would occur in a future update, but did not elaborate further. Microsoft also unveiled a concept known as "Universal Windows apps", in which a Windows Runtime app can be ported to Windows Phone 8.1 and Xbox One while sharing a common codebase. While it does not entirely unify Windows' app ecosystem with that of Windows Phone, it will allow developers to synchronize data between versions of their app on each platform, and bundle access to Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox One versions of an app in a single purchase.

Threshold was officially unveiled during a media event on September 30, 2014 under the name Windows 10'; Windows chief Terry Myerson explained that ""It wouldn't be right to call it Windows 9", and joking that "Windows One" was already taken.

References

1. "Microsoft's universal Windows apps run on tablets, phones, Xbox, and PCs". PC World. IDG. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
2. "Rejoice! The Start menu is coming back to Windows". PC World. IDG. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
3. "Future Windows 8.1 update will finally bring back the Start menu". Ars Technica. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
4. "One Windows, all devices: The new Microsoft app strategy unveiled". InfoWorld. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
5. "Live from Microsoft's Windows 9 event". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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