The next version of Windows 8 operating system, said to be called Windows Blue and rumored to make it easier for users to multitask on screen, has just leaked online.

According to screenshots posted to Winforum and reports indicating it has popped up on file sharing sites to download, the Windows 8 update will usher in a new look with both smaller and larger Live Tiles on the home screen.

Other design updates gives the user more control over picking colors, as well as a brand new way to view apps side by side (up to four at a time). This will make it easier to multitask between two apps at once and adjust their size.

The screenshots also show updated alarm and calculator apps, Internet Explorer 11, a Play option listed under the Devices panel and a sidebar with a Share feature. The settings screen is expected to have more integration with camera uploads.

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A YouTube video has also surfaced with walkthrough of the new software. The drawback, however, is that you'll have to speak Polish to understand it.

Windows Blue is expected to roll out in preview in the upcoming months and in full later this year.

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