The phrase
"traditional desktop" refers to a computer system that includes a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, typically used on a desk or table, rather than a portable or touchscreen device like a laptop or tablet.
Full definition
Even if you only use
traditional desktop apps, it's worth enabling when you want to squeeze more battery life from your computer.
Believe it or not, cellular PCs are the future and it will replace
traditional desktop PCs except for some hard - core gaming or power usage.
With the recent changes in gaming
from traditional desktop towards mobile platforms, the relationship between power and performance is tighter than ever.
In looking at today's trend - setting laptops, it's obvious that some portable computers are powerful enough to
replace traditional desktop boxes.
For example, only a few options are available on Microsoft's Surface Pro PC, but many more options will likely be available
on traditional desktop PCs.
Windows RT would be a better candidate for 7 - inch Windows tablets given that the ARM - powered operating system can't run
traditional desktop programs, but the Windows Store needs to step up its game before Windows RT becomes a compelling mobile option.
Windows RT couldn't
run traditional desktop apps, but it had a desktop mode and most of the regular Windows utilities that have existed for more than 25 years.
As Microsoft's Gabe Aul explained in a blog post, heavy users
of traditional desktop Windows software might particularly want to skip this release.
Traditional desktop versions of the Hearts, Solitaire, and Minesweeper games are no longer included, but modern replacements for Solitaire and Minesweeper are.
Even if users prefer to use a mouse over a touchscreen, or would rather stick
with traditional desktop software over apps, a standard laptop doesn't provide much in the way of practical advantages over a hybrid.
The key feature of Windows 10 S is that it will only run Microsoft - verified Windows Store apps,
including traditional desktop apps that have been converted via the Desktop Bridge toolset.
It's somewhat shocking that it's taken this long,
as traditional desktop apps have offered the ability for years, but Microsoft's adding a cool perk to make up for the tardiness.
In Developer Mode, you can modify Chrome OS all you like and boot other operating systems, including Ubuntu and other
traditional desktop Linux systems.
Alongside the collapse of Android tablets was the growing success of Chromebooks, offering a more
traditional desktop interface at extremely low prices.
Cortana would be another way to sell the idea of Windows Store apps
over traditional desktop programs, provided Microsoft can get the syntax down.
Microsoft's change of heart follows criticisms of its approach to Windows 8
for traditional desktop PCs with keyboard and mouse usage.
This pivot in product strategy and product design makes sense as we move deeper into an era when computing form factors reach far
beyond traditional desktops and laptops.
Apps you open will open in full - screen mode —
even traditional desktop applications — and you can swipe down from the top to snap them to either side of your screen, just as on Windows 8.
Further, the Chitika report too can't be considered to be comprehensive in that it is unable to differentiate between x86 based devices such as the Surface Pro or
traditional desktops based on the same chip.
The 11 - inch MacBook Air sports the same resolution, and anything much higher would
make traditional desktop apps hard to read.
However, the mobile sites loaded first, and we had to scroll down to the bottom of the page to switch to the more
traditional desktop view — and there isn't a browser setting to force sites to load in desktop mode, either.
Microsoft clearly faces an uphill adoption battle and competition to
retain traditional desktop users has become fierce in recent years as more and more of them flock to mobile platforms like iPad and Android devices.
Starting next year, Windows 10 will be able to
emulate traditional desktop apps, allowing device creators to build laptops, tablets, and phones that support the millions of existing applications in the Windows world.
While traditional desktop apps can run in the background and control other apps, Modern apps aren't allowed to do things like take screenshots, scan other programs for viruses or run macros in them.
While they've lost that formal «packaged» name, they're still infused with proprietary Chrome APIs, which grants them access to your laptop's hardware and essentially transforms them
into traditional desktop software, complete with discrete out - of - browser windows, full offline capabilities, and the ability to utilize local storage and resources.
While most of the Start Screen improvements are focused on the new Windows 8 - style apps, Microsoft is also now
allowing traditional desktop apps to use colorful tiles instead of just app icons, which should make everyone's Start Screen look a little nicer.
Keep in mind, with Windows 10 there are two kinds of applications,
traditional desktop ones and modern Windows Store apps.
The new devices will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 processor, and will
support traditional desktop apps thanks to an emulator in Windows 10.
Fuchsia currently offers two layouts: a novel mobile - centric design codenamed Armadillo, and a more
traditional desktop experience codenamed Capybara.
Phrases with «traditional desktop»