Upgrading the windows8 system is a good thing, but the upgrade notice must be known

Many windows7 users after using the Windows 7 system for a while, want to upgrade for this system, and Windows8 will be the only choice. So, what should you pay attention to when upgrading Windows 8? This article will help you understand more details about Windows 8 so that you can get a better user experience after upgrading your system.

upgrade Windows8 prepared to do before open the "Device Manager", confirm your computer configuration meets the requirements to upgrade Windows8. Microsoft said that if your computer can run Windows 7, you can successfully install Windows 8. The basic hardware requirements of the new system is as follows:

Processor: 1GHz or more;

Memory: 1GB (32-bit version) /2GB (64-bit version)

hard space: 16GB (32-bit version) /20GB (64-bit version)

graphics: DirectX9 graphics device, and includes a WDDM driver.

Win8 interface

start if your computer processor used is Intel's Atom (using CedarTrail core), you will not be able to upgrade to Windows8, because there is a conflict between the processor and the new system . To cope

system multi-touch gestures, the application requirements Windows8 screen resolution up to 1366x768. The resolution of some netbooks is 1024x600. You need to open "regedit" to modify the related settings. The good news is that if the software works fine under Windows 7, there is basically no problem running under Windows 8.

added: recommended download Windows8 Upgrade Assistant to check software compatibility for a smooth upgrade, you can use third-party software to clean up the disk garbage, by the way to sort out the debris disk. Just in case, it is recommended that you back up the data on the hard disk first to avoid accidents during the upgrade process, resulting in the loss of important data.

must know will be the impact on the system shortcuts Windows8 "Windows" system, not just one more start screen, some important system shortcuts have also changed. After upgrading to the new system to prevent themselves helpless, do homework to do first is necessary: ​​

back to the traditional desktop: Press Win key + D;

back to the beginning: press Win key;

open ChamrsBar: press Win key + C;

open sharing: key press Win + H;

open setting: press Win key + I;

orientation lock: press Win key + O;

Search: press Win key + Q;

switch input language and keyboard layout: press Win + space;

handover application: press Win key + Tab (Alt + Tab still valid).

worth a try MetroUI application in WindowsStore, and now has a large number of applications. Among them, excellent applications worth downloading after upgrading include: Kindle: cloud synchronization e-book, and related bookmarks, notes, etc.; GoogleSearch: hate to use the system default Bing search, you can download this application, use Google to search for key Word; Evernote: Cross-platform cloud note software, now available for Windows 8 applications; Skitch: can directly share photos taken in front of the machine.