New news from Microsoft shows that Windows 10 is about to undergo a major overhaul. Yes, after macOS Big Sur, which gained a new look very similar to iOS, it looks like Microsoft is about to give Windows 10 a new lease of life in the 2021 H2 Sun Valley update.
News of the Sun Valley redesign first leaked in October, but that was a rumor where the sources spoke anonymously. Now, we hear from Microsoft itself. Windows Latest has identified a job posting for a position on the Windows team that brags openly about future changes in Windows 10.
According to Windows Latest, the posting of a senior software engineer originally said the following – which has already been deleted from the post: “In this team, you will work with our partners to orchestrate and provide a comprehensive visual rejuvenation of Windows experiences to signal to our customers that Windows is BACK and ensure that Windows is considered the best user operating system experience for customers. “
Note that all in capital letters “BACK”, which signals that Microsoft is ready to wage a serious advertising campaign about what could be the revival of the operating system. Recent Windows 10 updates have not brought exactly many consumer-oriented changes, and we have seen more news about changes in the Control Panel than anything else.
As for what key elements of Windows 10 will be changed? The original leak suggested that we will see a new Start menu, File Explorer, Action Center and even some of the tweaks that will come with Windows 10X.
Since this text has been removed from this job description, there is reason to question whether they have already taken on the role of responsible for the Windows 10 Sun Valley interface updates and are moving into an equally important quality assurance issue.
A better Windows 10?
But looking at the current version of this post, we can’t help but read between the lines a little bit of the job description. It says: “In this team, you will orchestrate and provide experiences that ensure that Windows is a great user experience for our customers” and that “You will have the opportunity to create delicious and sophisticated experiences for Windows.”
This subtly hits something that we mentioned in our annual list of major technology failures: Microsoft needs to fix Windows 10 bug issues. The operating system is apparently receiving more attention today for its errors than anything else.
This job description, however, is what the company should always look for, but we hope Microsoft is just as tired of hearing reports of problematic Windows 10 updates as users are dealing with them.