Lesi sihleli sombhalo esilula nesincane seWindows sakhiwe kabusha ngokuphelele ngesibonisi esiphelele futhi esinembile kuWindows 7.
Okunye ukuthuthuka kokuqala kube ukuhlanganiswa kwesikhombimsebenzisi se-Ribbon, kukhombisa isakhi ngasinye ngendlela efanayo ne-strip ye-Office 2007. Kubandakanya ibha yokufinyelela esheshayo yokuhlela okusebenziseka kalula nemisebenzi.
Enye yezinsizakusebenza ihambelana nenketho yesizathu, ukugqamisa, izinketho zezinhlamvu, kungenzeka ukusondeza, ukushumeka kokuqukethwe kwe-multimedia njengezithombe, amavidiyo noma abanye, kukonke ukubuka okuvuselelwe futhi okunobungane komsebenzisi wokugcina. Okokugcina, ukuhambisana kwefomethi nakho kuye kwasuswa ngokuxhasa i-Office Open XML kanye nesandiso se-OpenDocument.