Windows 10 Build 10036 Includes Touch Optimized Context Menus

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Yesterday, we posted about small UI tweaks Microsoft has introduced in the Windows 10 Build 10036. One of our reader pointed out to another important change which we didn’t notice. In Windows 8, when you right click taskbar, the following context menu will appear. When you do the same operation either using mouse or touch, the same menu will appear.

Windows 7 Task Bar Context

In Windows 10 Build 10036, when you Right click using mouse, the following design of context menu will appear.

Task bar Menu Mouse

When you use touch, the following design of context menu will appear.

Task Bar Menu Touch

As you can see in the image above, Microsoft has optimized context menus depending on the mode of input.

Thanks to for the heads up!

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