First Look: Continuum / new Start Screen in Windows 10 build 9879 (video)

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Published on November 12, 2014

published on November 12, 2014

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Microsoft recently released a new preview build which has the (very) bare bones of what appears to be the new Continuum mode / Start Screen which was demoed in concept back in September. This very early version of the Start Screen reveals a new tile size and more.

For the record, this isn’t enabled by default, and rightly so.

The new Start Screen has a very interesting new tile size, being the normal “wide” size but instead of it being along, it’s down. Since this is an early pre-release version, we assume we’re not seeing the entire picture, meaning there’s probably more to these sizes than meets the eye.

Since this version of the Start Screen is so buggy, we were unable to make it full screen (the full screen button doesn’t work), so as you can see from the screenshot/video, it’s the Start Screen, but in Start Menu form.

We’ve made a quick hands on video of the new Start Screen which you can view below. Considering this is pre-release software, everything seen in this post and in the video does not represent the final product. Microsoft is expected to talk more about the touch-side of Windows 10 in early 2015.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.