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Windows 8

Windows 8. Release Date: 26 October . Features. Startup time is 8 to 10 seconds Metro-interface (large tiles) Touch-friendly Desktop – to run existing Windows programs Windows 8 – emphasis on apps Apps will always stay open (resource power?). Two versions of Internet Explorer 10.

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Windows 8

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  1. Windows 8 Release Date: 26 October

  2. Features • Startup time is 8 to 10 seconds • Metro-interface (large tiles) • Touch-friendly • Desktop – to run existing Windows programs • Windows 8 – emphasis on apps • Apps will always stay open (resource power?)

  3. Two versions of Internet Explorer 10 • Metro version • Will not support Flash • Desktop version • Supports Flash

  4. Other Info • Are your programs (software) 32-bit or 64-bit? • Microsoft has an upgrade analysis tool to help • Windows 8 will begin the transition from programs to apps • Windows 8 will run old software but 7, Vista, and XP will not run the 8 apps

  5. Flavors • Windows RT (mobile version) • Designed to run on tablets, laptops • Cannot run the full desktop, but longest battery life • Windows 8 • Runs on tablets and the larger desktop computers • Includes new start screen and traditional desktop

  6. Flavors • Windows 8 Pro • For small businesses • For home users “who want it all” • (remote desktop, virtual hard drive) • 2013 Surface tablet computer will have this • Windows 8 Enterprise • Sold only to large businesses (by license)

  7. Tablet: Microsoft Surface • Two versions of this tablet • ARM version – uses the ARM processor that runs Windows RT • X86 version – uses an Intel Ivy Bridge processor and uses Windows 8 Pro – runs more like a touch-screen Ultrabook than a tablet

  8. Sites for the Latest Information • www.komando.com • www.engadget.com • windows.com

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