Microsoft decided to optimize the Win8 installation process through Web download

Beijing time on November 23, according to foreign media reports, Microsoft plans to make the most convenient Windows 8 installation through Web download. Apple used a similar technology when it released MacOSX 10.7 Lion in July.

Web publishing is a way for Microsoft to accelerate and simplify the Windows 8 installation process. Steven ·, president of Microsoft's Windows division; Steven Sinofsky elaborated on the Windows 8 installation experience on the company's official blog this week, "In the past, users who bought Windows needed to buy boxed products from retail stores. Insert the CD when you get home and start the installation process. However, with the increasing popularity of online purchase software, the way to purchase boxed software has been eliminated. While still selling software for optical media, we will streamline the process of purchasing and installing software online, including an online startup installation process and a consistently integrated experience during the installation process.

Sinowski did not say that Web installation would be the preferred way to install Windows 8, but this simplified process is an ideal way for most users to install Windows 8. With a software, Microsoft can detect system compatibility, download the Windows 8 installation package, and then start the installation process.

In addition to Web publishing, Microsoft has made many other changes to help simplify and speed up the Windows 8 installation process. Microsoft said that by making extensive changes to the installation engine, the time to cleanly install Windows 8 was reduced from 32 minutes in Windows 7 to 21 minutes.