Little bit about Windows 8

1. Release on October 26, 2012.
 
2.It can Boot in less than 8 seconds.
 
3.Windows 8 is the fastest Operating system ever developed by Microsoft till now.
 
4.The speed of Windows 8 is just incredible. It could be even faster than Google chrome operating system.

5.The user interface: This is the most amazing part of Windows 8. The user interface is totally different than the other previous version of Windows.

6.The start menu of Windows is built with the combination of smooth Metro UI with desktop.You can use both Metro style interface and Desktop interface according to your wish.

7.There is no start button in the bottom left corner of the desktop. It's because the new metro style interface is the new Start menu.

8.If you move your mouse cursor at the bottom right corner, a transparent overlay will pop up with 5 useful Icons. The five Icons are search, share, start, devices and setting.

9.In the previous version of Windows, uninstalling a software or app was a bit complex. You often had to go to control panel (add or remove) to remove any software. But in windows 8 you just need to right click on it and click uninstall. It means you can uninstall any app from your desktop instantly. It is one of the coolest feature of windows 8 compare to other versions of Windows OS.

10. New copying dialog box: If you copy any file a new dialog box will appear which will display all the stats including Speed, remaining time etc. The more files you will copy the more dialog box will. appear If you want you can pause one of the file to increase the transfer speed of the other files.

11.Task manager has been a special tool for every windows user. The new windows 8 task manager is much more better than the old task manager.You can see and control each and every processing of your computer very easily.

12.There is a Microsoft store app installed by default. Now you can install app from the Microsoft store. You can try the app first, then you can buy it if you like it.

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