{"id":128091,"date":"2019-01-29T21:19:54","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T21:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=128091"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:27:12","slug":"windows-lite-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/windows-lite-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s new Windows operating system will look quite different"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-128094\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"New Microsoft Operating system\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/Windows-Lite.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is no secret that Microsoft is working on a brand-new Windows operating system. <strong>Windows Lite<\/strong> will be a stripped-down version of Windows 10, designed for use on machines that aren\u2019t as powerful as some of the more top of the line computers on the market. If you think it sounds like Windows 10 S, you wouldn\u2019t be wrong as Microsoft is trying to move in on Google ChromeOS territory. With demand for Google machines on the rise, Microsoft wants a piece of the action.<\/p>\n<p>ChromeOS started its life as a browser-like experience, but it has grown to see useful new features added that make it a competent operating system in its own right. It is, however, still a much lighter piece of software than Microsoft\u2019s flagship operating system. If Microsoft is to strip down Windows 10 to take on ChromeOS, it stands to reason that a few features will have to go. The first news about those features is starting to come through.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/windows-10-1-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Windows Defender: Can it protect your PC?<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/windows-defender-can-it-protect-your-pc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Find out now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/windows-defender-can-it-protect-your-pc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2>Windows Lite to have a redesigned Start menu and no Live Tiles<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft first introduced Live Tiles with Windows 8. The idea behind them is that rather than being static app icons the Live Tiles can also show live information from the app. The Mail Live Tile could show information from that email you\u2019ve just received while the Photos Live Tile might flick through some of the photos you took on your last trip.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 8 was Microsoft\u2019s shambolic first move into touch control. Live Tiles were supposed to be big touch-sensitive icons that would look good on a tablet and they also made their way onto the now defunct Windows Phone OS. With Windows 10 having a tablet mode, there is an argument that including Live Tiles in Windows 10 made sense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/7-trucchi-nascosti-di-Windows-10.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">How to still get Windows 10 free \u2013 for now<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-to-still-get-windows-10-for-free-for-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-to-still-get-windows-10-for-free-for-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The reality, however, has been that not many people take advantage of a feature that turns the Windows 10 Start button into a bloated over-sized beast. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/are-windows-10s-live-tiles-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a report by Windows Central<\/a>, Microsoft has internal documentation showing that users prefer pinning stuff to the taskbar rather than opening up the Start Menu and clicking on icons.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft itself hasn\u2019t been paying too much attention to Live Tiles either. They haven\u2019t been updated for quite some time, despite the fact <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/windows-10-ai-updates\/\">Windows 10 is constantly receiving updates that users can\u2019t avoid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It makes perfect sense then for Live Tiles to be the first on the chopping block, if Microsoft is looking for features to cut from Windows 10. With the software giant pinning its hopes on Windows Lite being a more agile younger brother to Windows 10, features that nobody really uses will be easy targets. 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