Looking to the future: Are you afraid to change? Then you may want to look away. Microsoft is reportedly working on a visual review of Windows 10, due out in October. Dubbed the ’21H2 version’ update of Vale do Sol, one of the most notable changes will be the Start Menu, which is separate from the taskbar and has more rounded corners.
Windows Latest wrote that Sun Valley has been in the works since last year and will present a “visual rejuvenation of Windows”, including a new interface that takes full advantage of Microsoft’s fluent design and the WinUI language.
One of the more subtle changes that the update introduces is rounding the corners of the box, such as those in static blocks and the Action Center. But the most obvious difference may be the placement of the Start menu itself.
Courtesy of Windows Latest
Instead of being attached to the taskbar, the redesigned menu will now float above it, leaving a visible gap. Windows Latest created a mockup (above) of how the change might appear.
Rounded corners and floating menus are something we’ve seen in preview versions of Windows 10X. The first change is quite subtle and shouldn’t bother people, although I’m not sure about the last one. The bad news is that if you prefer the current look, there doesn’t seem to be any options to change the radius of the rounded corners or revert to non-floating menus.
It is important to note that there is no guarantee that these revisions will be part of the update and, even if they are, expect them to look better than the publication’s mockups.
Windows Insider testers are likely to see the changes as Microsoft releases them in the coming months.