Windows Developer Build T&Cs

Again, this screen is pretty similar to the Windows 7 install

Windows Developer Build Installation

This first part of the installation is extremely similar to Vista and 7

Windows Developer Build Installation

20 minutes later...

Windows Developer Build opening screen

One of the first hints that you're installing a new version of Windows

Windows Developer Build Personalise

Finally, something new. The personalise screen is pretty easy to read and nice to look at

Windows Developer Build Settings

A convenient option for express settings is provided which keeps the installation moving along quickly

Windows Developer Build Login details

The login screen. Pretty standard

Windows Developer Build Welcome

Again, pretty standard stuff.

The new start screen

The awesome new start screen. It looks pretty similar to Windows Phone 7 but a bit bigger. There's a scroll bar down the bottom to go across to more apps

Start screen menu thingy

There is a menu which pops up which allows you to access settings for the home screen. It also pops up will you're in apps so you can press the start button to exit the app. I found it a bit difficult to get it to pop up with a mouse pointer as it wouldn't work if I let the mouse hover in the area, only if I moved the mouse to the bottom of the screen quickly. I guess it could work for tablets but not so sure about desktops

The new control panel

Although it looks nice and is easy to use, a lot of the time it would need to go to the desktop version (Windows 7esque) to get to more advanced settings such as changing the screen resolution. i found this a bit unintuitive and clunky

Windows Developer Build Desktop Mode

Desktop mode opens like a regular app. It basically looks the same as Windows 7 with a few slight changes. Everything works the same way and you can access everything as normal. It's a good idea for backwards compatibility but honestly, the new stuff should probably all go into the Metro interface so you don't have to keep switching between the modes to get to more advanced settings

Windows Developer Build Lock Screen

You drag the picture up with your mouse (or finger) to get to the actual logon area. It has the capability to show information from apps but none are available yet. The dragging gesture is awesome for tablets but not so good with mouse. The layout is very touch oriented and doesn't work as effectively with mouse and keyboard

Windows Developer Build Weather App

This is the new weather app. It looks really nice with a video playing in the background depending on the type of video. It can get a bit bogged down if you have too many cities added though. Overall it's nice and easy to read and quite good to look at as well. This also shows the new right click menu along the bottom. Pretty awesome, I'm confused about how you would access this with a touch screen. Maybe I should buy a touch screen computer to find out....