There are legendary rumors that although the official version of Windows 8 will not be released until the end of 2012 or early 2013, Microsoft will be the first to showcase the Windows 8 operating system in the next week's D9 conference.
Before Microsoft demonstrated Windows 8, we made a guess on the features, products and technologies that Windows 8 might contain, and summarized the following 8 points, as follows:
1, Cloud Computing
Following Office Web Apps The release of Microsoft is clearly comprehending the future direction of cloud computing. In Windows 8, Microsoft will integrate cloud computing capabilities to officially introduce cloud computing into desktop operating systems.
In the leaked Windows 8 slideshow, we have seen the "Travel Profiles" interface, which will allow users to store selected settings (such as mouse, network and taskbar parameters) to the cloud. in. After that, users only need to use Windows Live account to synchronize settings in cloud computing between different computers.
2, portable workstations
The early leaked version of Windows8 indicates that Microsoft will add the "Portable Workstation" feature in Windows 8, which will enable users to run Windows 8 directly from a USB storage device.
In other words, with the support of the "Portable Workstation" function, users will be able to create a Windows 8 system on a USB flash drive and use the Windows 8 system on a computer anytime, anywhere via USB. However, the "Portable Workstation" feature requires at least 16GB of space and is only available to users of the Windows 8 Enterprise Edition.
The author guesses that in the official version of Windows 8, the "portable workstation" function will be more restricted, not all users can use this feature.
3, Hybrid boot
Legend has it that the Windows8 operating system will include a new Hybrid Boot feature that can replace the shutdown function in the current system. When the computer runs the shutdown task, Hybrid Boot will use advanced sleep. Function, so that the restart speed of the computer will be greatly promoted.
In the Windows 8 operating system, the user can find this function by entering the “Power button” in the start menu and then selecting the “Change current unavailable settings” option.
4, Windows application store
Under the guidance of Apple, Microsoft also intends to add application store support in Windows 8, the name may be "Windows Store", to provide users with applications specifically designed for Windows8.
It is reported that every application in the Windows store is defined by a series of attributes, including classification, language, function, hairstyle description, system requirements, licenses and so on. At the same time, the developer will also add screenshots to each downloading software to show the user the appearance of the application.
5, IE10
After ignoring the browser for several years, Microsoft is deeply aware that the current browser market is no longer the same, and has to cause enough face. Earlier this year, Microsoft released the official version of IE9, which brought users a faster JavaScript processor and improved support for Web scale.
However, the reliable movement said that Microsoft will not build IE9 in Windows 8, and IE10 will be bundled with Windows 8, which will bring users a more fruitful web experience.