Windows 8 is an operating system produced by Microsoft that introduces significant changes, including a new interface design incorporating a new design language. It requires newer hardware specifications and introduces a new Metro style interface designed for touchscreens. The document outlines many new features of Windows 8 including a Windows Store for apps, a refreshed user interface, cloud integration, faster boot times and a more secure and easier to use environment.

2. Introduction
 Windows 8 is an operating system produced by
Microsoft for use on personal computers, including
home and business desktops, laptops, tablets, and home
theater PCs.
 Windows 8 introduces significant changes to the
operating system's graphical user interface and
platform.
 such as a new interface design incorporating a new
design language used by other Microsoft products.

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 Windows 8 introduces
significant changes to the
operating system's graphical
user interface and platform.
 such as a new interface design
incorporating a new design
language used by other
Microsoft products.

4. Hardware Requirements
PROCESSOR
RAM
GRAPHICS CARD
HDD
3 2bit
1 GHZ X-86
1 GB
64 bit
1 GHZ X-86
64 processor
2 GB
DIRECT -X 9 GRAPHICS WITH WDDM 1.0
16 GB FREE
20 GB FREE SPACE
A multi-touch screen is also required to take advantage of touch
input. For Metro applications, a screen resolution of
1024x768 or higher is required.

5. Development & Platforms
•
Windows 8 represents a reimagining of Windows from the
chipset to the experience. Since this is a week focused on
developers, we also detailed the bold underpinnings of the reimagination of the Windows platform, tools, and APIs We will
show the brand new tools that allow you to code Metro style
applications in HTML5/JavaScript, C/C++, and/or C#/XAML.
• Metro is an internal code name for a typography-based design
language created by Microsoft, originally for use in Windows
Phone 7. Early uses of the Metro principles, such as the
typography, began as early as Microsoft Windows 8. "Metro" is
based on the design principles of classic Swiss graphic design.

6. Model Controller
View
Metro style Apps
XAML
C/C++
Desktop Apps
HTML / CSS
C#, VB
JavaScript
(Chakra)
HTML
JavaScript
C
C++
C#
VB
Win32
.NET
SL
Kernel
System Services
Windows Runtime APIs
Communication
& Data
Graphics &
Media
Application Model
Devices &
Printing
Internet
Explorer
Windows Kernel Services

7. Who To Use & What To Use
• Web developers can use their HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
skills to build native applications for Windows.
• NET Developers can use XAML, C#, and Visual Basic to build
beautiful Metro style apps.
• Game developers can use the power of DirectX 11.1 to build
amazing, immersive gaming experiences.
• Driver developers can use the new, integrated
Visual
Studio development environment
productivity.
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8. Features
 Windows Live ID Integration
With Windows 8 you could now move to clouds.
With this new feature you can integrate your local
account with Windows Live ID account and
synchronize your data online. Undoubtedly it’s one of
the remarkable features as it ensures that whether your
system crashes or you lose your device, all your data
will be safe and secure.

9. Picture/pattern password
Secure passwords are hard
to memorize.
You can perform gestures on
a picture of your choice to log
in or otherwise a pattern.
 The only problem I see is
that gestures are easy to spot
by someone at your back.

10. Faster Hybrid Boot
This feature will combine the shutdown and hibernate
process of earlier version of Windows thus booting Windows
in 8 to 10 seconds on supported machines.

11. Internet Explorer 10
Windows 8 is having a new kind of browsing application in its
package called Internet explorer 10.

12. Plug-in Free Browsing
 Not only does IE 10
significantly change the
UI, it also changes the way
you will be browsing. IE
10 is favoring HTML 5
over the traditional plug-in
architecture and will
actually run by default
with no plug-in.

13. Metro style User Interface
Windows 8 is a new kind of device combining laptop, desktop
and tablet operating system together.
You can have 10-inch touch-only tablets, big screen in your
living room or massive gaming systems and business desktops.
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14. Simpler Task Manager
Windows 8 will come with
a revolutionary new Task
Manager. The Task Manager
will have two kind of views,
simple and advanced.
In simple view you will be
able to see list of running
applications and an end task
button to simply kill a
running task.

15. All New Windows Explorer
 The first thing you will
notice when you launch
your Windows explorer is
the ribbon interface.
 The new ribbon menu will
bring all your frequently
used file operation
commands right in front of
you and thus next time.

16. You can put two apps on screen side by side or access
traditional Windows desktop for richer apps.

17. Better File Operations
Firstly, when you copy
stuff around, especially when
you perform multiple copy
operations, all of the info is
consolidated into one dialog.
No more doing 10 copies and
having 10 different windows
pop up.
What you’ll also notice is
the new pause feature. Finally,
you can pause a copy
operation in the middle of it

18. If you click More Details, you
can see the speed of the data
transfer the trend and the amount
of data left in the transfer.
 Windows 8 will feature enhanced
real-time information on how long it
will take to copy a file unlike the
crappy clocks of previous versions
of Windows.
Users will be able to see
operational graphs, transfer speeds
as well.

19. Refresh/Reset Your PC
 Two cool new features of Windows 8 are the refresh
and reset options.
 Reset will remove all your personal data, apps, and
settings and reinstall Windows.
 Refresh will keep all data, apps and settings and
reinstall Windows.

20. Built-in Antivirus
Moreover, Windows 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 though I don’t know whether
it would pass the test of time…. and viruses
I genuinely believe that Microsoft is finally ready
to launch an OS which will take the world by storm!

21. Scaling for Different Screen Sizes
 Along with the new UI interface, there have been many
improvements in Windows 8 for scaling to different
screen resolutions, screen sizes and pixel densities.
 Even though this may seem minor, you will be able to
use Windows 8 on everything from a small Windows
phone to a giant 30 inch screen with a 2560 1600
resolution

22. Windows Store and Apps
 The Metro interface looks and feels like a Smartphone
or tablet OS, and following that theme is the inclusion
of the Windows Store in Windows 8.
 This online shop front is stuffed full of Windows apps each designed to run on x86 Windows PCs, laptops and
tablets, as well as ARM tablets and smart phones.
 Windows 8 apps follow the same design principle as
Metro - being constructed of cascading live tiles of
information, in primary colors.

23. Security, Cloud, Task manager
 There are a couple of other relatively minor, but
significant changes in Windows 8 that may make it
worth an upgrade for Windows 7 users.
 Windows 8 has a cloud focus to it which might be a
tempting feature.
 Microsoft stores all your settings and customizations in
the cloud so whenever you log on to a Windows 8
machine you will have it looking and working your
way.

24. Speed
 That's about it in terms of significant feature changes,
but Microsoft would have us believe that Windows 8 is
much faster than Windows 7 - it certainly works on the
same hardware, which removes one barrier to upgrade.

25. Conclusion
 These ten features only touch the surface of what is
available to developers for building applications that
target the new Windows 8 Metro platform. Microsoft
has created a platform that allows you to develop
using the language and design tool of your choice,
implements complex interfaces in a simple way, and
creates unprecedented interoperability between
different applications.