What is New in Windows 8?

Wihout perturbed by its competitors, the actual king of computer technology, Microsoft again marches ahead to offer something new to tech enthusiasts. The current version of Microsoft’s Windows OS is Windows 8, which was recently released in 2012. It can be installed and used in laptops, desktops, Windows PCs and tablets. When it was announced in 2011, it promised excellent features over the existing windows that time. Let’s take a quick look what is new it has to offer.

The Home Screen

This is the first version of windows without any desktop. There is the home screen, where all the programs and icons are arranged in tiled order. The user can access his favorite folder or program by clicking on it. Depending on the resolution of the display screen, at a maximum, more than 20 icons can be seen at a time. For touch screen users, the gesturing feature is excellent. Swiping the screen from left to right or reverse that was seen in Smartphones or touches screen phones, can now be experienced in the windows operating system.

Excellent Search and Refresh Features

The new window features a much wider and efficient search feature. In the start window, by typing any keyword, the user can search and find any app, files, programs or folders.

There is also a new refresh feature. If the user feels that his machine is getting slow, he can tap the refresh button and the screen will be refreshed without having any change in the file or personalized settings. The user will get back the default settings. However, there is a minute drawback. The programs that have not been synchronized with the windows account of the user will be erased.

The All New Windows Store

In the previous versions of windows, default programs were installed and if the user wanted any new program, he had to download and install it. For windows 8 users, they will get the advantage of a store, a concept similar to the operating systems of Apple. The developers can offer their programs for free or for sale in the stores. If the programs are for sale, a 205 cut would be taken by Microsoft. Uninstalling is much easier, instead of going to the control panel, finding programs and stuffs, user can just select the program and click on the uninstall button.

Synchronizing Personal Settings

The windows 8 users have to set up their personal account in Microsoft accounts and with the help of it, they can take their synced personal settings like language preferred, password, backgrounds etc. anywhere with them. There is also a new screen lock option similar to one in Smartphones. The users can view their status updates, tweets or any notifications while the screen is locked. For viewing them full, they have to unlock it. There is another feature. The user can use a picture password where the window will unlock after the user draws a specific pattern set as password.

Thus, by these features and many more, Microsoft surprises the users again.

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