Microsoft Windows 8 must know 11 points

According to foreign media reports, at present, the relevant information we know Windows 8 is still incomplete, the source of some of the information is not official Microsoft .

In the past, Windows 8's information came mainly from Microsoft's job postings, rumors, and slides leaked by HP software engineers. In fact, HP's leaked slides mainly introduce the marketing concept of Windows 8 rather than the technology contained in it. It means that Microsoft plans to use the marketing methods of Apple Mac OS X to promote Windows 8.

Recently, the Techradar website summarized several rumors known to Windows 8 as follows:

#1, Windows 8 release date

According to HP The slide show that Windows 8 will be available before and after "Christmas".

The following is the rumored release date for each phase of Windows 8:

November 2010 —— entering the Windows 8 M3 (third milestone) phase

2011 March —— enters Windows 8 beta phase

July 2011 —— enters Windows 8 RTM phase

All along, there are rumors that Microsoft will The Windows 8 operating system was released later in 2011 or early 2012.

On October 25th, Microsoft's official website in the Netherlands said that Windows 8 will be available in about two years, which is 2012.

# 2, Microsoft will launch a special version of the Tablet PC Windows 8

After the Apple iPad tablet PC market presence, many PC manufacturers have plans to release a Tablet PC. Tablets have several advantages: Web, media, casual games, reading and organizing email, IM (instant messaging), social networking and more.

According to current trends, touch and gestures will replace the mouse and keyboard. In Windows 8, Microsoft will consider using touch, voice, facial recognition and other technologies to achieve three-dimensional, high-color display and natural Input.

Microsoft promises that the company's Windows 8 operating system will be improved for touch-screen keyboards, making touchscreen operations more accurate and user-friendly.

# 3,3D support

Windows 8 will have support for 3D stereo images, you can play 3D movies and games.

# 4, Windows 8 will be optimized

For the small screen to the small screen through optimization, Windows 8 It will be more suitable for netbook users than Windows 7. Although Windows 7's key application dialogs work well with small screens, not all of them are suitable for small screens.

# 5, Windows app store

In the past year, more than 30 worldwide added a new app store, these companies are to emulate Apple, for example, on Intel Launched its own app store for Atom PCs.

According to Microsoft's current plan, the company will launch an app store for Windows 8 to attract more types of developers to create applications for the Windows operating system.

As far as partners are concerned, Microsoft wants to let every computer manufacturer launch its own branded app store. One of the benefits for users is the ability to run applications on any PC they own. The app store is considered an opportunity for partners to continue to earn revenue after selling PCs, and Microsoft will not split into app sales revenue.

# 6, Windows 8 Media

Windows 8 will have a better media playback and recording capabilities, it will also be able to balance the use of hardware acceleration (GPU ) and CPU impact on battery life.

#7, Windows 8 startup/shutdown speed is faster

In Windows 8, the basic goal of Microsoft is to improve the on/off speed and response speed of Windows 8, from hibernation. The speed of fast recovery.

Microsoft said that Windows 8 PCs are very fast to launch and in some cases close to instant start. Windows 8 will be able to provide users with reports of slower computers, alerting users to remove applications that are infrequently used to improve computer performance.

#8, Help and Support Interfaces Become Darker

In Windows 8, in order to highlight the brand's tools and links, the Help and Support Center's user interface will be in black.

# 9, an improved task manager

Task Manager will be able to help users more easily understand why an application can not be executed properly. Microsoft said that Windows' task manager in the boot recovery environment will be simpler and will also incorporate security mode.

# 10, facial recognition

In Windows 8, Windows accounts are still the main method to distinguish different users . However, Windows 8 will use face recognition technology to provide easier and faster user account login and switching.

Microsoft said that in 2012, computer integrated cameras have become very popular, which provides the basis for Windows 8 face recognition technology. With the help of the camera, the technology can detect users and automatically log in to their accounts. .

# 11, Windows 8 will contain a lot of innovative features

Some time ago, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said, Windows 8 is Microsoft's most dangerous bet currently, with the highest product risk.

As we all know, compared to Windows Vista, Windows 7 can only be said to be an improvement, not an innovation. From this point of view, it is reasonable for Microsoft to inject new elements into the Windows operating system through Windows 8. In other words, Windows 8 will contain a lot of functional innovations.