We all know that Microsoft upcoming OS "Windows 8" is currently in testing and Milestone 3 build has been leaked.
Windows 7 Milestone 3 Build about leaked, available for download
We are regularly posting about new features in Windows 8 found in our section "Windows 8" but there are people who some confusion in the mind, so today we are going in this topic to clarify all this confusion and a list of all the facts and secrets about Windows 8.
We have divided this article into 2 parts:
What We know about Windows 8Things that we Need to Know about Windows 8So let's start our guide:
What We know about Windows 8
1. Windows 8 is the upcoming OS from Microsoft and is also known as Windows vNext.
2. Windows 8 will RTM in 2012:
3. Windows 8 will also support Tablet PCs just like Google Android does.
4. Microsoft has added "Up" button in Windows Explorer 8 after receiving many complaints from Windows Vista and 7 users:
Windows 8 Milestone 2 Build screenshot leaked, features "new Up" button in Explorer
5. Windows 8 will allow you to integrate your Windows Live ID with the OS.
Windows 7 Milestone 3 Build 7910 screenshots leaked, Windows Live ID integration
Although it would be optional.
6. Windows 8 will offer an enhanced version of Windows Basic theme "Aero Lite" for low-end machines.
7. Windows 8 will come with Internet Explorer 10:
[Rumor] Windows 8 Will Come with Internet Explorer 10
Have been confirmed now.
8. Windows 8 will come up with an excellent "System Restore" feature that will help you to have the entire OS easy and fast to recover:
Windows 8 "System Restore" Image Leaked, restore to the original factory settings
9. Windows 8 will feature "History Vault" which allows you to backup your important files to another drive.
New function "History Vault" revealed in Windows 8
10. Windows Explorer 8 Office 2010 as Ribbon UIwill offer:
Revealed secret Ribbon UI in Windows Explorer 8
Don't worry, you will be able to the Ribbon to make more space in the minimize window.
11. Offers Windows 8 "Aero Auto-staining", which is the ability to automatically configure the color of Aero elements, such as the Start Menu, windows Explorer and the taskbar on the basis of the desktop wallpaper.
Windows Aero feature 8 automatic coloring
12. Windows 8 also provides for SmartScreen file control that two goals – to reactive monitoring the file system and proactively prevent all downloaded applications are running that will serve are unknown to the filter.
Windows 8 function SmartScreen file check
13. you'll be able to run Windows 7 from a USB storage device with "portable workspace" feature in Windows 8.
Windows 8 "portable workspace" revealed, run Windows from USB device
14. Windows 8 will feature a new getting started screen similar with Windows Phone 7 home screen. It shows basically live tiles of the programs installed in Windows 8.
Windows 8 features new Metro style "Start screen" with Live-tiles
Things that We need to know about Windows 8
Because several new features introduced in Windows 8 such as Aero Lite theme, getting started screen, etc., many people get confused and start thinking that Windows 8 will not suitable for normal Desktop PCs and will only support of tablets. This is not correct.
Following points will clear all your doubts and confusion:
1. a lot of people think that Windows 8 only interface optimized for tablets. That's not true!
Windows 8 comes as a traditional Desktop OS (such as Windows Vista and 7), as well as an OS for touch based tablets. So it can be considered a 2-in-1 OS.
Although its not clear, but whether it both UI in Desktop and Laptop will offer or the UI will be presented on the basis of the detected hardware.
Anyway even if the UI is locked by Microsoft, people will find a way to unlock the locked UI. ;)
2. a lot of people don't like new "Aero Lite" theme and complain about it. "Aero Lite" is actually a revised version of "Windows basic" theme present in Windows Vista and 7.
Windows 8 will come with a refreshing Aero glass theme like Windows Vista and 7, but also provides Aero Lite theme for low-end machines that cannot support Aero theme.
3. When Microsoft introduced "getting started screen" in Windows 8, people complained about replacing Start menu with getting started screen. That's not going to happen.
"Start screen" will not replace Windows Start menu. You would be able to use Start menu if you are currently in Windows Vista and 7.
"Start screen" is actually developed for tablets and are not clear yet or desktops and Laptops will have or not.
That's all for now. We will update this topic once a new features has been added to Windows 8 or people get confused again about something.
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