Microsoft Windows 8 Known Features Summary

Microsoft is about to introduce Windows 8 at the BUILD conference next week. Let's not talk about next week. What is the official news about Windows 8 released by Microsoft so far?

1. Supporting ARM Architecture

The first news that Microsoft brought to everyone about Windows 8 is that it supports the ARM architecture. At the CES 2011 conference at the beginning of the year, Microsoft Windows director Steven Sinofsky announced the news. Microsoft's ARM partners include NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, and TI.

2, the new immersive Metro user interface: Start Screen

The most intuitive and significant change in Windows 8 should be this new start screen, which will greatly optimize users. Tablet experience. Microsoft unveiled the true face of the Windows 8 start screen at the D9 conference in June. This interface is very similar to the Windows Phone interface. All kinds of applications appear in the form of Title patches, which is convenient for touch operations. Moreover, the patches for each app are active and provide instant messaging, such as weather.

3, IE10

There is no doubt that IE will also release a new version when Windows 8 comes out, that is IE10. IE10 is Microsoft's new "immersive" (immersive) top priority, providing display and interaction for HTML5 web applications for the Windows 8 start screen. IE10 will support more web standards, fully optimized for touch operations and support hardware acceleration. The first IE10 platform preview was released in April. In June, Microsoft released the second platform preview of IE10.

4, the new start button and start menu

Microsoft accidentally leaked the Windows 8 start button and start menu in the official video, the new button looks more two-dimensional, but also very Simple, the entire Windows button is integrated into the taskbar, which is very Metro style.

The Start menu is the same as the other Windows 8 interface sections of the previous exposure, with a Metro design style. It's still a way of coexisting with icons and text, with just four options: settings, devices, sharing, and searching. However, there is still uncertainty as to this, as we are still not aware of whether this is the default setting for Windows 8.

5, Windows Explorer

Windows 8 Explorer uses the Ribbon interface, retains the functionality and richness of the previous resource manager, and puts the most commonly used commands into resource management. The most prominent location of the user interface makes it easier for users to find and use these features. For example, the Resource Manager Home main menu provides core file management functions, including copy, paste, delete, restore, cut, attributes, etc. .

6, integrated virtual drive /hard disk

Windows 8 Explorer allows users to directly load the ISO and VHD (Virtual Hard Disk File, the user simply selects an ISO file and clicks the "Mount" button, Windows 8 will instantly create a virtual drive and load the ISO image, giving the user access to the files. When you click "Eject" after the access is completed, the virtual drive will also disappear automatically.

7, support USB 3.0

Windows 8 will natively support the USB 3.0 standard, and the data transfer speed theory after USB 3.0 can reach 5 Gbit/s, which will be better than the current USB 2.0 port ( 480 Mbit/s) is 10 times faster. According to Microsoft's demo, Windows 8 can be completed in seconds with a 2GB video file and a 1GB photo copy task.

8. No more built-in Dolby DVD recording technology

Dolby Labs announced in early August that its own DVD technology will not appear in Windows 8. Analyst missions, streaming movies and cloud software services are becoming more popular, and DVD recording technology licensing is expensive, so Microsoft decided to abandon the technology in Windows 8.

9, Windows Media Center continues to appear

Microsoft Windows director Steven Sinofsky said at the beginning of the month, although the development of Windows Media Center media center is not very good, but this is accompanied by Windows XP, Vista and Windows The 7 growing features will continue to appear in Windows 8.

10, Windows 8 integration Xbox LIVE

Microsoft Vice President Mike Delman confirmed in June that Xbox LIVE will be integrated into the Windows PC to provide a better gaming experience for Windows users.