14 DAY TRIAL // User concepts envisioning visual improvements for Windows 10 have been around for a long time, and in many cases, the ideas they were based on made a lot of sense for the operating system going forward.
The concept that we have here proposes an improved design for the Ctrl + Alt + Del menu that you have to turn to whenever something goes wrong on the device and you need to kill a specific process.
At first glance, the proposed design is a lot prettier than the one we currently have in Windows 10, and it also aligns with the Fluent Design system that Microsoft is currently in the process of implementing in the operating system.
As we know already, users love such modern looks, but despite this, it doesn’t necessarily mean they make sense in all parts of the operating system. Such as the menu that you see when the computer is overloaded, that is, especially because the UI here should be as simple as possible without any visual effects.
Simpler design needed
The reason is as simple as it could be: given this Ctrl+Alt+Del menu shows up in case of emergency, such as when a certain process freezes, the system itself could already be slowed down. Visual effects like acrylic, transparency, and others, don’t really help, as they could hamper system performance even further.
Some in this reddit thread think that even the current design in Windows 10 is too cluttered and should be further simplified, so you get the point: the easier it is for an overloaded system to load this screen, the more useful it is.
However, this doesn’t change the fact that the concept looks good. It certainly does, and this is living proof of just how awesome Fluent Design can be with the right implementation.