14 DAY TRIAL // A new concept that’s making the rounds these days imagines a restyled look for the Share menu in Windows 10, but at the same time, it also includes something that seems to gain praises from every user who checks it out: a white taskbar.
The Windows 10 Creators Update is projected to launch in April, but despite the long list of feature improvements that Microsoft will implement for PCs, there are only a few desktop customization options that will be released to users.
On the other hand, there’s evidence that the upcoming Redstone 3 OS update, which according to people close to the matter should see daylight in the fall, could introduce more visual improvements as part of a broader effort called Project NEON.
NEON would be based mostly on transparency, blue, and new animations that are supposed to make the operating system more eye-candy, but at the same time, without affecting performance and productivity in any way.
This is the role of this concept posted on reddit by Arvind11747 (via his DeviantArt profile) in the first place, as it imagines a new Share UI that adopts design cues believed to be part of Project NEON in Redstone 3, including the blurred background that we’ve told you about.
White taskbar
The taskbar, on the other hand, is what more people seem to be interested in, as it adopts a look that’s very different from what we have right now on our PCs and what we’re getting with the upcoming Creators Update in April.
The minimal look of the taskbar in this concept certainly makes sense, while also coming with features that aren’t likely to make it to the Creators Update, such as favorite contacts. This is a feature that Microsoft announced in late 2016 in a short video but which, for some reason, is not yet available in preview builds, with the company itself remaining tight-lipped on its fate.
In the end, this concept does nothing more than to show that a more substantial overhaul of the desktop is needed and users expect more customization options to make the operating system truly personal, and Microsoft would really do itself a favor to check out these ideas.