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Microsoft is currently planning to refresh its Windows 10 user interface elements in an update that will arrive later this year. The software giant will make more use of animations, and visual blurring elements from the Aero Glass era of Windows Vista and Windows 7 in what’s described internally as Project Neon. MSPoweruser has obtained screenshots of concept ideas that Microsoft is currently experimenting with after Windows Central reported on Project Neon last year. The concepts include the ability to blur parts of the navigation areas of apps.

Microsoft is reportedly introducing a new component branded “Acrylic” to the overall Windows 10 design, which will act as a method for developers to further customize the appearance of their universal apps. Project Neon also focuses on Microsoft’s efforts with 3D and HoloLens, tweaking UI elements in places where you interact with a mouse pointer.

 

[gamz]

Slick.

 

[infiniteloop]

the white and pink window looks a lot like Apple Music.

 

[Zaph]

Reminds me of the old Zune application. I like it.

 

[MisterAnderson]

Looks a lot like the Zune software UI. I always thought it looked good.

 

[AyzOn]

I like it and since I´m also using groove pretty often I wouldn´t mind being able to customize it a bit more.

 

[gamz]

Reminds me of the old Zune application. I like it.

Bingo! Nailed it. I couldn't place the image, but that's it.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Yup, they've come full circle, back to the glory that was Zune's Metro design.

 

[Hexa]

Why is there pointless empty space at the top of the app? Looks weird.

 

[Zophar]

I still go out of my way to use the Zune application. Great piece of software.

 

[RivalCore]

The first image is very reminiscent of Zune (which I still use, GOAT music player on Windows).

I hope this scales well to higher resolution displays. I really like with the Zune player that you make the application window quite small, but it still fits everything without having to scroll too much up and down.

 

[bobbychalkers]

Their music metadata is super off....

 

[diablos991]

They need to move the minimize maximize close controls the the top corner of the window. Other than that it looks clean.

 

[Sulik2]

Windows 10's OS still at times feels like it was designed with a touch screen instead of a mouse in mind. As long as the UI changes don't make that even worse I'm down for an update.

 

[Funky Papa]

Their music metadata is super off....

It's concept stuff for now. It probably isn't even fully functional.

As a Windows Phone veteran still enamored of Zune, this intrigues me.

 

[Jzero]

Those screenshots look like fan mockups people have been making for the past 10 years.

 

[Chittagong]

Funny story. many of the people who did the Zune UI and Metro philosophy left to Nokia, and worked on the Nokia N9 UI. Eventually Microsoft acquired Nokia's phone division, and some of the people who worked on Nokia N9 UI are working now on the Windows UI, while some are at Amazon working at their UI.

But possibly most notably, Peter Skillman, who headed Palm Pre UI and Nokia N9 UI, is now in charge of Windows Core UX:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterskillman

It really is a full circle, possibly even many circles.

 

[BrokenIcarus]

Why is there so much useless padding on the outside? Not a fan, I like my screen space not go to waste

 

[Caelus]

Those screenshots look like fan mockups people have been making for the past 10 years.

I'm still waiting on something like this:

 

[Leatherface]

I like it!

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

It looks like if you use Microsoft's apps, but I ever so rarely see these design updates on third-party apps (if they're ever updated [Amazon, eBay, etc.]).

 

[Jzero]

I just want them to be consistent in their design throughout the whole OS. I hate having some things be semi-transparent and some things being opaque.
Cough *Chrome* Cough

I'm still waiting on something like this:

Yea that looks sweet, reminds me of certain flavors of linux. Too bad we're still stuck looking like Windows 7 on Windows 10

 

[Accoun]

Ehh... not sure about it. I don't like how big the "glass" parts are, myself.

 

[jax]

I love it. I hate how static Windows has looked the past 15 years.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

I'm down.

 

[gamz]

2017 is going to be exciting for MS fans. So much goodness going on.

 

[Woffls]

Looks awesome, and Zune vibes are ++++

My main wish for this refresh would be a unified Settings/Control Panel experience. I feel like there's a lot of overlap, but there's still things that you can only do in one and I regularly get directed to the Metro UI settings thing. It's confusing and annoying. Keep both interfaces, but they should both do everything and never direct to the other.

 

[jstripes]

I like it. Windows 10's design always felt incomplete.

 

[Sad Affleck]

Much better than the current design.

 

[corn_fest]

Looks good but those margins are redonk.

 

[Primethius]

I like it a lot. Loved the Zune design as well.

 

[Alpha_eX]

The close max/minimise buttons are so far from the edge, looks off.

I stopped using Windows because of the inconsistency in text and sharpness, sometimes text would look horrible and blurry, other times crystal clear. Surface Pro 3.

 

[envi123]

Here's one showing the full desktop and the mail app. Looks pretty good.

https://mspoweruser.com/project-neon-windows-10-first-look/

 

[Skinpop]

its disastrous how looks are more important than functionality these days. I lose hope in humanity when I see people get excited over this stuff.

 

[Ixian]

This will be nice; some of the Windows 10 stuff is overly plain looking at the moment and I'm also a former Zune lover myself.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I just want them to figure out DPI scaling for high res displays. It's atrocious.

 

[Erebus]

Looks slick and pretty. If they also disable the forced updates (it was rumored before a while), I might upgrade from the 7 in the summer.

 

[FStop7]

Looks great.

In comparison, OSX and iOS are starting to look very dated.

 

[FrontalMonk]

Here's one showing the full desktop and the mail app. Looks pretty good.

https://mspoweruser.com/project-neon-windows-10-first-look/

I was about to ask what things other than groove music were gonna look like. I didn't think anyone actually used it. I'm just using spotify but I imagine everyone already has their own music player of choice in this day and age.

Spoiler

I wish spotify whipped the llama's ass

 

[Kayant]

Here's one showing the full desktop and the mail app. Looks pretty good.

https://mspoweruser.com/project-neon-windows-10-first-look/

My system notification icons :/

Taskbar icons looks neat.

 

[jediyoshi]

Looks a lot like the Zune software UI. I always thought it looked good.

The Zune program was super ahead of its time, used that shit way longer than I should have

 

[Arkanius]

And we are still using the File explorer and the Registry Editor from the past century.

 

[RedToad64]

I'm still waiting on something like this:

That would be amazing.

 

[Blackhead]

looks like Metro. Beautiful morning

 

[DerangedHermit]

Not really a fan of the huge 'titlebar' (?) they have on those concepts. Rest looks slick.

 

[wvnative]

And we are still using the File explorer and the Registry Editor from the past century.

I fail to see the issue with this.

 

[tokkun]

Why is there pointless empty space at the top of the app? Looks weird.

That's where they'll put the Candy Crush ad.

 

[Spiritwalker]

Nice! It's about time they made Windows look nice and modern. Current Win10 is pretty lacking.

 

[jstripes]

Here's one showing the full desktop and the mail app. Looks pretty good.

https://mspoweruser.com/project-neon-windows-10-first-look/

It looks good there, but I fear UI designers for various apps will still manage to muck it up.

its disastrous how looks are more important than functionality these days. I lose hope in humanity when I see people get excited over this stuff.

Are you one of those people who still use the Windows 98 theme in Windows 7?

 

[sirap]

Wat. That's Yuna.