3. Introduction
• As Windows 8 comes closer to its release date
there are still several people unsure of whether
or not they should upgrade from Windows 7.
• One of the most frequently asked question
regarding Windows 8 is :How is Windows 8
different from Windows 7 ?Well here is a list of
five new features in Windows 8 that may help
you make up your mind.
4. Window 8 features
• Everything that runs on Windows 7 will run
on Windows 8
• Reimagines Windows from the chipset to
experience a new range of capabilities
scenarios and form factors
5. Windows Touch friendly features
• The main difference between Windows 7 and Windows
8 comes with its metro style interface that
provides live title of rectangle shape which has
replaced the icon pattern in Windows 8.
• In Windows 7 operating system software
shortcuts are in the form of icons. As far as the
touch interface is concerned then Windows 7
supports touch interface but not that much what
was expected. So Windows 8 comes with true touch
interface for Metro style apps. It is fast way of
accessing data by using an improved on-screen
keyboard and handwriting recognition.
6. Windows ARM processor support
• Windows 7 is fully compatible and supportive for
x86 processors which is build for traditional
home computers but the hint of Windows 8
operating system has changed this current
scenario such that Windows 8 offers support for
devices running on ARM processor.
• ARM processor designs are used for growing
number of devices. Microsoft Windows is
excited
to implement ARM processor in its upcoming
devices.
7. Windows based cloud computing
• Earlier it was not possible to store large
amount of data on servers but cloud computing
have made it possible. Windows 7 is not
representing cloud based services but Windows 8
does.
• We know that Microsoft Windows will come with
central cloud integration in Windows 8 operating
system. It is representing synchronized data for
a Skydrive which interface settings between PCs
browsing and other photos which is being shared
among multiple platforms.
8. Windows based apps store
• Windows 8 operating system introduces new app
store in which different apps is implemented for
various devices and settings on right of the
screen. The settings section includes contextual
apps like volume brightness restart and power
options.
• You can share content links app reviews
contacts metro apps facebook and twitter
applications with your friends or colleagues.
Windows 8 store offers both desktop apps and
ecosystem for developers. On the other hand
Windows 7 OS is missing all these features.
9. Windows Start button replaced
• On one side Windows 8 is inheriting Windows 7
features like using same tile interface as used
in Windows Phone 7 but on the other hand
Windows 8 hints to Windows start button
replacement.
• It is creating flexibility such that only best
possible outputs are selected from Windows 7
and others are considered on basis of future
predication.
10. Multiple monitors support in
Windows
• Microsoft announced that customers can use more
than one monitor to connect with Windows 8
operating system. Windows 8 PC management allows
customers to use multiple monitors at same time.
It means Windows 8 offers flexibility by allowing
start screen at one monitor and desktop in
another.
• Customer can also choose taskbar on both screens
with different icons on each monitor. Moreover
you can play with background images as well by
changing it separate on each monitor. Such
support is not available with Windows 7 operating
system.
11. 5 cool differences between window
8 and window 7
• Lightning fast boot time
• Close application automatically
• Dynamic desktop
• Mount ISO images without a problem
• Built-in antivirus
12. Lightning fast boot time
• The past history of microsoft suggests that we
should believe in their claims that window 8 will
provide lightning fast boot time. They claimed it
with window 7 too but failed miserably in
bringing any considerable difference
• It is for this reason that I didn’t believe it at first
when somebody told me that it took only 10 sec
for a 3 year old laptop to boot with window 8(it
took around 48 sec to boot for a normal PC with
window 7).however, it is the truth and it seems
that microsoft has finally made an improvement
in boot time which is really exciting
13. Close application automatically
• I find this difference really interesting and would
like to test it intensively as soon as I got the final
copy of window 8.traditionally,all version of
window (including window 7)left it up to the user
to decide whether he wanted to close the
running programs or not.in such a
case,computer performance depended upon
your actions and if you started using a lot of
program at once,your system’s speed slowed
down as you ran out on RAM
14. • Window 8 tries to help you in managing
your programs and your system’s
performance by actually closing the
apllication and programs which you
haven’t used for a certain time-period (no
need to worry ,the windows will auto-save
it before closing it)so as to help you in
keeping your su=ystem speed intact
15. Dynamic desktop
• Window 8’s desktop would be a lot different from
the desktop of a window 7 user as microsoft has
replaced the normal shortcut icons with dynamic
tiles.you can change their size and place similar
application around each other or anything else
that my suit you
• The important thing to understand is thatt these
tiles just don’t open up the application but also
display information from them.For instance,if
your RSS frrd has got something interesting,it
will start to show on the tile right away!
16. Mount ISO images without a
problem
• Another difference between window 7 and window 8 is
that window 7 could only burn an ISO image to a DVD
but window 8 actually betters this by offering you the
option to mount the image too.in window 7,you didn’t
have the option to make virtual drives to use the ISO
images content but window 8 allows you to create a
virtual drive to mount the ISO images so that you can
easily use it just like a normal DVD
• Some say that microsoft has been late in offering this
feature but I say ‘better late than never’!
17. Built-in antivirus
• Moreover,window 8 has an antivirus present
inside the kernel of the operating system.this
means that your system won’t boot if a corrupt
USB device is plugged in.it sounds impressive
thought I don’t knw whether it would pass the
test of time..and viruses!
• All in all,I do expect window 8 to be a serious
upgrade on windows7 and with microsoft
working on the things that require some
tweaking;I genuinely believe that microsoft is
finally ready to launch an OS which will take the
world by storm!
