Recently, Microsoft posted a job listing for a senior software engineer. They may have tipped their had a bit with the body text for the original listing (it’s since been changed), which seemed to indicate that big changes were headed to Windows in the next update. Well, visually, at least. The original listing stated:
On this team, you’ll work with our key platform, Surface, and OEM partners to orchestrate and deliver a sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows experiences to signal to our customers that Windows is BACK and ensure that Windows is considered the best user OS experience for customers.
The then changed the listing to remove the references to the update, as Windows Enthusiasts had begun to take notice.
The update, titled “Sun Valley”, was first reported on by Windows Central back in October last year. Allegedly, it’ll land with Windows 10 Cobalt around Holiday 2021, and bring visual changes to the user interface for things like File Explorer and the Start Menu. The core philosophy of the update is to modernize the user experience by matching some of the newer, more lightweight platforms that have become the norm.
At least part of this seems to stem from the fact that 2020 saw a massive uptick in Windows usage. That probably became the impetus for Microsoft to give things a bit of sprucing up.
Source: Gamespot
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