
The Snap feature has seen the biggest improvements here. Microsoft has focused a lot on multitasking with Windows 10.
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The annoying hot corners in Windows 8 have been removed - thank god A new Action Center works as a notification center to collect alerts from apps and provide quick access to settings. The annoying hot corners in Windows 8 that made you pull your hair out just trying to access settings or even the Start screen have been removed - thank god.
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Navigating around Windows 10 is also greatly improved. It feels utilitarian, but in a modern way. Microsoft hasn’t added any transparency to built-in apps like File Explorer, so the effect isn’t overplayed or irritating. Across all three, you’ll notice subtle transparency effects have returned to Windows 10 from their roots in Windows Vista and Windows 7. A black theme sets the stage for Windows 10, but if you’re not a fan of the darkness, then there are options to pick an accent color that can be shown on the Start menu, task bar, and the new Action Center. It’s more restrained than Windows 8 or Vista were - but not as boring as Windows 7. It seems like every version of Windows brings a different theme, and Windows 10 is no different. This mix of features feels like the best approach for bringing the Start menu back, and you can resize it freely to customize it further. You can pin both modern and traditional apps to the Start menu, and there’s easy access to settings, shutdown or restart, and a list of most-used apps complete with handy jump lists for apps like Word that handle files. That means that they won’t take up your entire monitor anymore (unless you really want them to). Microsoft is keeping the Live Tiles it introduced in Windows 8, but it’s put them inside the Start menu.

Instead of booting you a completely different screen, the Start menu lives in the lower-lefthand corner - just like it did in Windows 7. Instead, it’s completely redesigned it in a way that combines the best aspects of the last two versions of Windows. But Microsoft hasn’t simply just reinstated the old version from Windows 7. It’s probably the biggest change, aside from the dark theme, that you’ll notice after Windows 8. It feels slightly odd to celebrate its return, as it should never have gone away.

If you’re upgrading to Windows 10 on a desktop or laptop PC, then prepare to be delightfully surprised: the Start menu you know and love is back.
