CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.digitaljournal.com/print/article/508942","20210128043259","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1611808379"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <meta property="og:type" content="article"/><meta property="og:description" content="Digital Journal is a digital media news network with thousands of Digital Journalists in 200 countries around the world. Join us!"/><meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259/http://www.digitaljournal.com/print/article/508942"/><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@digitaljournal"> <meta name="twitter:title" content=""> <meta name="twitter:description" content="Digital Journal is a digital media news network with thousands of Digital Journalists in 200 countries around the world. Join us!"> <meta name="twitter:image:src" content=""> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="321580635153"/> <meta name="facebook-domain-verification" content="fio7nswq5y8vsp5v96wuj4esysx0h1"/> <meta name="keywords" content="digital journal,citizen journalism,citizen media,network journalism,crowd powered,news,user generated,revenue sharing,earn money,get paid,top news,latest news,breaking news,business,world,sports,tech,technology,lifestyle,internet,politics,religion,travel,environment,entertainment,crime,arts"/> <meta name="description" content="Digital Journal is a digital media news network with thousands of Digital Journalists in 200 countries around the world. Join us!"/> <style type="text/css"> @import url(/web/20210128043259cs_/http://www.digitaljournal.com/yui-6.css); @import url(/web/20210128043259cs_/http://www.digitaljournal.com/commonmin-163.css); @import url(/web/20210128043259cs_/http://www.digitaljournal.com/css/bricks-100.css); </style>  <link href="//web.archive.org/web/20210128043259cs_/http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/3.2.1/css/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259js_/http://partner.googleadservices.com/gampad/google_service.js"> </script> <link href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259cs_/https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=PT+Sans:700,400|PT+Serif:700,400" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20210128043259js_/http://www.digitaljournal.com/yui-10.js"> </script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20210128043259js_/http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> if (!window.jQuery) { document.write('<script src="/js/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"><\/script>'); } </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20210128043259js_/http://www.digitaljournal.com/djmin-214.js"> </script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259js_/http://f1.na.readspeaker.com/script/4357/ReadSpeaker.js?pids=embhl" type="text/javascript"></script> <link href="https://plus.google.com/+digitaljournal" rel="publisher"/> <script type="text/javascript"> var pubid="ca-pub-1077026815079259"; djp.user.set_vis_cookies(); djp.ga_addserv(pubid); djp.ga_enable(); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> djp.domain = 'digitaljournal.com'; djp.ga_addattr('dju',djp.user.is_loggedin()?1:0); if (djp.user.is_loggedin() && typeof(upg)!='undefined') { djp.ga_addattr('djut',upg); djp.ga_addattr('djg',''); } if (typeof(ga_targeting)!='undefined' && ga_targeting && ga_targeting.length) for(var k in ga_targeting) djp.ga_addattr(k,ga_targeting[k]); djp.fb_permissions = 'email,user_birthday,user_interests,user_education_history,user_location,user_religion_politics,user_hometown,user_work_history'; </script> <script async="async" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259js_/https://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js"></script> <script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; </script> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot('/1021963/728x90-Leaderboard-ATF', [[728, 90], [970, 270]], 'div-gpt-ad-1546610721350-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/1021963/300x250-Big-Box-ATF', [[300, 250], [300, 600]], 'div-gpt-ad-1546610999628-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/1021963/300x250-Big-Box-2-ATF', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1546611114322-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/1021963/300x250-Big-Box-PR', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1546611262863-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.enableServices(); }); </script> <title>Digital Journal: A Global Digital Media Network</title>  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259/https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-P5K6RGP');</script>  </head> <body id="djbody" class="yui-skin-sam" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"> <div id="loadextras"> <iframe id="djajaxfrm" src="/web/20210128043259if_/http://www.digitaljournal.com/images/djlogo_onblack.gif"></iframe> <input id="djajaxfld" type="hidden"> </div> <div id="loadextrasinv"> </div>  <noscript><iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259if_/https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-P5K6RGP" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>  <script type="text/javascript"> gebi('djbody').style.background = "white"; </script> <div class="blockind"> <div style="padding:10px 0;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td><img src="/web/20210128043259im_/http://www.digitaljournal.com/images/djlogo.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"/></td><td class="tar imp">http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/experimental-windows-10-feature-adds-a-whole-new-way-to-work/article/508942</td></tr></table></div> <div class="article"> <h1>Experimental Windows 10 feature adds a whole new way to work</h1> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;" class="p "> Posted Dec 1, 2017 by <a class="userlink" href="/web/20210128043259/http://www.digitaljournal.com/user/379534" onmouseover="djp.user.tt(this,event);" pg="11" ach="" achh="">James Walker</a> </div> <div class="body imp"> Microsoft's announced an experimental Windows 10 feature that adds a tabbed interface to every app. First rumoured earlier in the year, "Sets" offers a structured way to work with different desktop activities by grouping app instances together in tabs.</div> </div> <div class="body"> <div class="rs_skip embedded-image" style="margin-left:15px;margin-right:3px;;float:right;width:150px;"> <div class="def_img"> <a href="/web/20210128043259/http://www.digitaljournal.com/image/251275" style="display:block;text-align:center"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259im_/http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/3/7/9/5/3/4/i/2/5/1/p-small/start.jpg" alt="The Start menu on Windows 10" style="max-width: 150px;" border="0"/></a> <div class="details"> <div class="description">The Start menu on Windows 10</div> <div class="attribution">Photo courtesy Microsoft</div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> Tabs have been a common component of PC interfaces for over a decade, offering a way to quickly switch between multiple related activities. They're now considered an integral component of web browsers and other specific applications. However, they're not deployed in simple applications or on an OS-level, even though many users regularly open multiple instances of an app. <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> The idea of adding tabs to more Windows apps isn't new. Since Windows 10's launch, one of the most upvoted feature requests in the Feedback Hub has been to add tabs to File Explorer. Back in April, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259/http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/microsoft-experiments-with-putting-tabs-in-every-windows-window/article/490763" target="_blank">rumours emerged that Microsoft</a> was finally working on the idea, albeit in a considerably more ambitious manner. This week, it publicly unveiled the design it's considering for a public release. <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> <strong>Sets of activities</strong> <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> The feature is named "Sets" instead of Tabs because it goes much further than the tab strip in your web browser or text editor. At its most basic level, you can create multiple instances of an app and they'll show up inside a single tabbed window. <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> Sets isn't really about this kind of basic grouping though. Rather than tackling the problem on a per-app level, it's a per-activity approach to window management. <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> <div class="tac embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"><iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259if_/http://www.youtube.com/embed/3lEjuU-XFHg?wmode=transparent" frameborder="0"></iframe></div> <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> <strong>READ NEXT:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259/http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/verizon-to-launch-5g-broadband-service-in-2018/article/508939" target="_blank">Verizon to launch 5G broadband service in 2018</a> <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> Window groups don't <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/tabs-come-to-every-window-in-windows-10-sets/" target="_blank">have to be from</a> the same app, so you can create a tab strip that contains a Word document you're writing, the webpage you're referencing and your email client. In another tabbed window, you might have a media player and the Twitter app open. <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> In this example, your five open apps are spread between two different tabbed windows. Set provides a way for you to separate different activities and quickly switch tasks. Instead of just putting tabs into apps, Microsoft's trying to put tabs into the way you work. The feature will also tie in with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259/http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/microsoft-cuts-windows-10-timeline-feature-from-upcoming-update/article/496789" target="_blank">Timeline</a>, the upcoming Windows 10 chronological view of activities you've completed across your devices. <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> <strong>Tabs in the titlebar</strong> <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> Sets will be released to Windows Insiders in the coming weeks and will initially be limited to Universal Windows Apps from the Microsoft Store. Over time, Microsoft plans to expand its scope though, including <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/tabs-come-to-every-window-in-windows-10-sets/" target="_blank">to classic Win32</a> desktop applications. The capabilities and presentation of Sets are still far from final as the entire project's being approached as an experiment. <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> Assuming it reaches the public, Sets will be the biggest overhaul of the Windows titlebar since the days of Windows 3.0. While it could improve productivity and make the desktop more efficient, there are numerous reasons why Microsoft could scrap or radically alter the feature. Windows 8 demonstrated that changing a decades-old interface component can be a recipe for disaster. <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div> Microsoft hasn't stated any timeline for a public release of Sets. It's likely to be considerably tweaked over the course of its beta period with Windows Insiders. The chronological activity view Timeline is now set to be launched with the next Windows 10 feature update <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259/http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/microsoft-cuts-windows-10-timeline-feature-from-upcoming-update/article/496789" target="_blank">after being delayed</a> from the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259/http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/microsoft-launches-windows-10-update-with-mixed-reality-features/article/505237" target="_blank">Fall Creators Update</a>. <div style="padding-bottom:15px;"></div></div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210128043259js_/https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js" async defer></script> </body> </html>