Microsoft has already shown off what the Start Menu might look like if the company brought it back to Windows 8, but it now it looks like we’ll actually be able to use it soon. According to leaked information, it’s due to arrive this August as part of the Windows 8.2 update.
With the re-done Start Menu, Microsoft is
trying to better integrate Metro functionality with the desktop. Tiles
(including live tiles) will appear to the right of the menu, in the same
spot that items where documents/pictures/music and control panel sit on
Windows 7.
Is Microsoft really planning to release
another major update to Windows 8 before the end of the year? While it
wouldn’t have been believable even last year, today’s Microsoft is very
different than the one we used to know. This is the same Microsoft
that’s finally released Office for the iPad and recently started giving
Windows Phone to OEMs for free.
And as far as sources go, they don’t get a
whole lot more reliable than WZOR. Over the past several years, WZOR
leaks have pegged release dates and shown off numerous upcoming Windows
versions well in advance.
It’s also clear that Microsoft already
has a working build of the new Start Menu. If it’s already stable enough
to show off on stage, there’s no reason to think it won’t be ready to
ship in time for an August release.
Now, there’s a good chance that an August
release might be aimed at manufacturing partners. That’s when Windows 8
was shipped, and it’s far enough ahead of the holiday shopping rush to
give PC makers time to update their configurations.
The general public might not see Windows
8.2 and the Start Menu until much later. Windows 8 didn’t hit stores
shelves until October 26, 2012. The release gap was nearly identical
with Windows 8.1: manufacturers got in in late August and consumers
followed in mid-October.
Either way, it’s coming… and if you’re
still not happy with the way the desktop works in Windows 8.1, the fall
update should smooth things over.
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