Top Eight Windows 8 Features worth checking out

Microsoft Corporation recently announced a scheduled launch of the Windows 8 Release Preview, slated for the first week of June. This latest Windows edition presents a paradigm shift in Microsoft’s Operating System strategy, introducing a tablet and desktop friendly OS with innovative features in plenty. We will look at a few of them in this post. If you have faced technical issues while using the Consumer Preview of Windows 8, you may contact third party Microsoft tech support service.

 

1.      Supports x86 based PCs and ARM tablets

Windows 8 is a tablet and a desktop OS rolled into one. The unique ‘Metro’ User Interface (UI) targeted at touch-based devices such as tablets, can also be used on a desktop platform without much of a hassle. For a full-fledged Metro experience, however, Windows 8 on a tablet PC is what you should go for.

 

2.      Faster boot speed

The first thing you will notice while logging into Windows 8 is how much faster the system gets up and running. Taking less than 10 seconds for boot-up, Windows 8 is the fastest responding OS from Microsoft, yet. This is because Windows 8 saves some system information in a ‘hibernation’ state before shutting down, which can then be fetched on boot-up, cutting down on the initialization time.

 

3.      Start Button and Metro UI

Windows 8 does away with Microsoft’s trademark Start button, replacing it with a tiled layout of programs and apps on start-up. Owing to their size, the tiles are able to display relevant real-time information, for instance, a weather app displays current weather data or a social networking app shows the latest updates in your account. Additionally, you can customize what tiles you want to see on startup and where. For desktop users, there are special mouse gestures you need to be acquainted with, for working your way around the Metro Interface.

 

4.      Full Screen apps

A running app appears in full screen, without any control buttons or taskbar. When required, you can pull up a settings menu to control the app itself or general system settings or even go to the Start page, by swiping in specific gestures. In full screen mode, two apps and no more can be displayed side by side. App windows can also be resized, as needed. Windows 8 continues to support the famous ‘Alt+Tab’ shortcut to switch between apps.

 

5.      Easy search and file copying

Type anything and a search box instantaneously appears with relevant results. It is also possible to conduct searches within specific apps. Unlike earlier versions of the OS, Windows 8 tracks all simultaneous file transfers in a single dialog box, allowing users to stop/pause/resume each transfer independently.

 

6.      Supports USB 3.0 and USB backup

Windows 8 offers native USB 3.0 support, making file transfer 10 times faster compared to the USB 2.0 standard. Moreover, Windows 8 incorporates a nifty plug-and-play feature, making it possible to back up the entire OS on a USB thumb drive and plug it into another Windows 8 machine for seamlessly operating your account, complete with all apps and programs you installed. Need help to backup the data at earlier Windows edition, then contact third party Microsoft Windows Support.

 

7.      New Task Manager

An enhanced Task Manager function provides detailed information on the current programs, going beyond CPU and memory usage to include hard disk and network connection data. Users can also get a better understanding of CPU and network usage of their most-used apps under App History.

 

8.      Multi-monitor support

Windows 8 makes multi-monitor display a reality. Users can customize one monitor to display the Start menu and another for the desktop or display single wallpaper across two monitors, for instance. If you need Multi-monitor work on earlier Windows versions then third party Windows Tech Support is available for you.

Until Microsoft launches a stable, final release of Windows 8, users would have to make do with the Developer and Consumer Preview versions of this latest OS. These versions might be buggy and prone to crashing. Third party Microsoft Support Service is available to fix these or other issues with any Windows edition.