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| Windows 8 Desktop |
I for one has seen Windows 8 and is a bit reluctant to decide if I will upgrade to it or not. Microsoft have decide to change their approach to their products as they have used the same look for most products such as Xbox 360, Nokia Windows 8 Tablet, Nokia Lumia and many more.
Windows 8 Commercial Preview has been released and is completely free to download and try it for yourself just by clicking this link.
Firstly lets take a look at the minimum requirements of your PC to run Windows 8:
- 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Now lets look at 8 new features Microsoft has brought in to Windows 8:
Support For Both PC's and ARM Tablets: Windows 8 is the first Windows edition that will operate on both ARM Tablets and PC's.
Tile Based User Interface: Although Windows 8 might look like a new design, Microsoft has just created a new user interface on top of a somewhat updated Windows 7. The Windows 8 start menu offers a mosaic look and allows customisation of the home page metro style applications. Windows 8 allows you to view information from applications without actually clicking on them. and still offers the original desktop but without the start menu button.
Charm Bar: This is a new implementation of the traditional Windows start bar. The Charms Bar can be used to quickly change individual application settings. It is accessed by dragging your mouse to the bottom or top right hand corner of the screen, or pressing the Windows button + C. There are 5 options located in the charm bar, which are Start, Search, Share, Devices and Settings.
Snap Multi-Tasking: This is designed to allow make it easy to run two or more applications side by side, to re-size them and to switch between them. However Windows 8 does not allow you to view all of your running applications on one page.
New Control Panel: Microsoft has re-designed the control panel by adding new options such as Personalise, Users, Wireless, Notifications, General, Privacy, Search and Share. Personalise allows you to choose what applications you have on your start screen.
New Web Browser: The new Internet Explorer 10 is built into the new Windows 8 and is designed to offer faster browsing and easier web navigation.
USB 3.0 Support: Windows 8 offer compatibly for USB 3.0, which offers 10 times more speed than USB 2.0. Microsoft will provide native USB 3.0 drivers something that is not available on Windows 7, however on Windows 7 there are third party drivers for USB 3.0.
Better Support For Multiple Monitors: Windows 8 will also bring better support for multiple screens. The preview allowed you to extended the tool bar across two screens, extended the desktop background across two screens and have the start screen on one monitor and the desktop on another without the use of any third party applications.
I believe Windows 8 will take time to kick off and will take time to get used to as they have changed it dramatically.
See What Windows 8 Looks Like Here
Find Out More About Windows 8 Here
Support For Both PC's and ARM Tablets: Windows 8 is the first Windows edition that will operate on both ARM Tablets and PC's.
Tile Based User Interface: Although Windows 8 might look like a new design, Microsoft has just created a new user interface on top of a somewhat updated Windows 7. The Windows 8 start menu offers a mosaic look and allows customisation of the home page metro style applications. Windows 8 allows you to view information from applications without actually clicking on them. and still offers the original desktop but without the start menu button.
Charm Bar: This is a new implementation of the traditional Windows start bar. The Charms Bar can be used to quickly change individual application settings. It is accessed by dragging your mouse to the bottom or top right hand corner of the screen, or pressing the Windows button + C. There are 5 options located in the charm bar, which are Start, Search, Share, Devices and Settings.
Snap Multi-Tasking: This is designed to allow make it easy to run two or more applications side by side, to re-size them and to switch between them. However Windows 8 does not allow you to view all of your running applications on one page.
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| Windows 8 Control Panel |
New Web Browser: The new Internet Explorer 10 is built into the new Windows 8 and is designed to offer faster browsing and easier web navigation.
USB 3.0 Support: Windows 8 offer compatibly for USB 3.0, which offers 10 times more speed than USB 2.0. Microsoft will provide native USB 3.0 drivers something that is not available on Windows 7, however on Windows 7 there are third party drivers for USB 3.0.
Better Support For Multiple Monitors: Windows 8 will also bring better support for multiple screens. The preview allowed you to extended the tool bar across two screens, extended the desktop background across two screens and have the start screen on one monitor and the desktop on another without the use of any third party applications. I believe Windows 8 will take time to kick off and will take time to get used to as they have changed it dramatically.
See What Windows 8 Looks Like Here
Find Out More About Windows 8 Here
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