While Microsoft’s “Metro” design is unified across Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox, there was a time when the company was creating concepts for its big mobile refresh. In a new modern ...

Microsoft researchers seem intent on keeping hope alive on the Courier front with the Manual Deskerity project. Manual Deskerity -- a project Microsoft shared a bit of information about back in ...

That’s probably not what Microsoft wanted. Incidentally, none of these Start concepts indicate anything about being able to resize or move the Start menu.

Microsoft has offered a rare behind-the-scenes look at the creative journeybehind its newly revamped Start menu in Windows 11. As part of the latestdesign update rolling out to Windows Insiders ...

For example, Microsoft appears to use its upcoming retail stores to underline Windows 7, Windows Mobile, PCTV, and personalization in four distinct areas. The Xbox and the Zune will also play a part.

Microsoft has researched exactly this in the past, and published a paper on the matter a few years ago with 3D-printed examples and mock-ups based around Xbox One controls (dug up by Windows Central).