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Draft:Metro
| Microsoft Windows design language | |
 Metro start screen in Windows 8 | |
| Summary | Introduced a flatter user interface |
|---|---|
| Included in | Windows 8 - Windows 10, artifacts found in Windows 11 |
| First seen in | Windows 8 build 7777 (libraries) Windows 8 build 7779 (UI) |
| Replaces | Aero |
| Replaced by | Fluent |
Metro is a design language primarily used in Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. It removes the skeuomorphic design used in Aero and replaces it with a much more flatter design. It was replaced by Fluent in 2017, although artifacts can still be found in Windows 11.
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Metro Downspace in Windows 8 build 7779
Start screen in Windows 8 build 7850
Settings in Windows 8 build 7899
Microsoft Store in Windows 8.1 Update
Settings in Windows 10 (original release)
