Yeah, everyone knows about the touch-capable interface that Windows 8 has.
But what else has it got?
Here’s a quick list of differentiators between Windows 7 & Windows 8:
- MOBILITY-ENABLED
- Optimized for touch & stylus
- Longer battery life (Optimized for Ivy Bridge)
- Faster WiFi negotiation, reconnection
- Integrated 3G/4G cellular support, makes WWAN connectivity as easy as WiFi
- Windows-to-Go, your PC environment on a USB stick
- Cloud-connected (Configuration, files, profile, favorites… stored in the cloud)
- PERFORMANCE-OPTIMIZED
- Faster boot & shutdown times
- Better performance of disk, networking, computation
- SECURITY-FOCUSED
- Microsoft-managed Adobe Flash (Updated by Microsoft, through Microsoft Update)
- Trusted Boot, highly rootkit/malware resistant through hardware
- Enhanced BitLocker, including deploying in an encrypted state
- “Do-Not-Track” within Internet Explorer 10
- PRODUCTIVITY-REFINED
- Multi-monitor improvements
- More powerful & intuitive file management through Ribbon-powered File Explorer
- Improved troubleshooting & task management
For an explanation of any of these, go to the TechNet site for Windows 8 at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh832030.aspx
For more details on “What’s New in Windows 8” specifically, go to:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh832028.aspx
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