What’s next allow only Metro-Apps to be executed? It seems like MS wants to have an app for everything. And if they’re transferring everything to System Settings, what will happen to Snap-Ins (.cpl)?Īnd while we’re at the topic: System Settings is an Metro-App. You didn’t have to view everything in a category view (it was possible if you wanted it). Why not take the nice and beatiful Windows 7 Aero UI with Aero Glass etc., combine it with a faster kernel, a notification bar (Action Center), (for people using it) Cortana and an Ubuntu-like software center with “desktop”-programs.Īnd please give mercy to the classic Control Panel. When will Microsoft realize that they’ve done it wrong.ĭid the people hate on (nonexistent – at least in the past) Win 7 spying? – No.ĭid the people hate on Win 7 unflexibility? – No.ĭid the people hate on Win 10 UI? – Often.ĭid the people hate on Win 10 spying? – Yes.ĭid the people hate on Win 10 unflexibility? – Yes What do you think about this change? Will you miss the removed calendar option? It is highly possible that other Registry tweaks to bring back classic functionality will also be gradually removed. Just recently, taskbar properties were added to the Settings app. In the end, the classic Control Panel will be removed from Windows 10. There are also rumors of a touch-friendly Explorer app. The Settings app is also slowly inheriting all Control Panel settings. Now that a few releases of Windows 10 have this new code, Microsoft must have decided to make the whole Windows 10 UI available in the Modern/'Universal' style only, removing all the classic features and options and replacing them with Metro equivalents.

It was probably included only as a stopgap measure for compatibility purposes until the new XAML-based managed code UI was thoroughly tested. The mentioned Registry tweak does nothing.Īctually, this is not a surprise. The recent Windows 10 Redstone build released for Insiders, build 14291, does not have this option working any more. It looks like Microsoft decided to not include this legacy option in the upcoming Windows 10 Redstone update as it was an undocumented tweak probably. It was a native code implementation and one of the first tweaks I apply in Windows 10. It also showed an analog clock for the current system time and additional analog clocks for 2 time zones. Personally, I preferred the old tray calendar, as it opened much faster than its Metro counterpart. 'UseWin32Tra圜lockExperience'=dword:00000001Īfter doing this, the Metro calendar in the system tray changed its look from this: In short, the user could apply a simple Registry tweak: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 Previously, we wrote how to get the old Windows 7-like Calendar and Date pane in Windows 10.

Windows 10 clock analog