Purportedly Leaked Windows 10 Build 10031 Images Show Transparent Start Menu

For those eagerly awaiting the next official build of Windows 10 Technical Preview, we have a sneak peek of what’s to come. A bunch of previously unseen Windows 10 screenshots leaked onto the web Thursday courtesy notorious Russian leaker WZor. These latest leaked images, all from the as-yet-unreleased build 10031, show a number of changes.

The most notable change has also been one of the most sought after by users ever since the Tech Preview first came out in October. In keeping with Microsoft’s promise of introducing transparency in one of the future builds, the Start Menu and Start Screen in build 10031 have translucent backgrounds.

There’s also a new login screen. Actually, it’s not entirely new, having been hidden in some of the earlier builds as well — a registry hack is needed to enable it. However, it appears as though that in build 10031 it is enabled by default. Further, the Start button is now the same size as other icons.

Image Credit: Wzor

However, there is no trace of Project Spartan — an upcoming browser confirmed as being Internet Explorer’s replacement by Microsoft — in this build. But that does not mean there is no activity on this front as another Russian source has published some fresh images of the browser.

Presumably from an entirely different build, these images show a browser that is still a bit rough around the edges. With Microsoft promising to include Spartan in the next preview release, the company appears to have its work cut out.

However, there is no trace of Project Spartan — an upcoming browser confirmed as being Internet Explorer’s replacement by Microsoft — in this build. But that does not mean there is no activity on this front as another Russian source has published some fresh images of the browser. Presumably from an entirely different build, these images show a browser that is still a bit rough around the edges. With Microsoft promising to include Spartan in the next preview release, the company appears to have its work cut out.

Via MaximumPC