The Windows 5 operating system's "five great tools"

is Microsoft's first operating system that supports ARM processors. The Windows 8 operating system will be able to be used in a variety of devices such as tablets, desktops and notebooks. Tablets with Windows 8 are expected to become important competitors for the iPad. Microsoft hopes that this improved operating system with a new interface will attract users' interest and rebuild Microsoft's leading position in the technology industry.

In the ARM platform and Intel platform, Windows 8 system provides a new interface, similar to the "Metro" element in the Windows Phone system. The Metro interface introduces the concept of "cards" that can be moved freely on the screen, while clicking on a card can launch an application. Compared to the developer preview released last fall, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is better and the quality and reliability are improved. Let's take a look at the new features of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview!

Sharp One: Remove the Start Button

Users who are used to Windows must be "starting" The button feels irreplaceable. This iconic feature, which is "standard" by Microsoft Windows, will be removed in Windows 8 and replaced with a full-screen start interface. The user moves the mouse to the lower left corner and sees a Start pane. It takes on the functionality of the program launcher. The mouse is close to the left to see the applications that have been opened and can be cycled between them. Moving the mouse to the right will show the traditional close and zoom buttons.

Sharp 2: New Metro Interface

Similar to the Windows Phone system, the Metro main interface introduces the concept of "cards", which can be moved freely on the screen, and click on the card to launch the application. . The interface is dynamic and customizable, and can be compared to the experience of a smartphone. At this point, the mouse is equivalent to a touch finger, which can reorder the application and right click to display the menu. When you quit the app, you don't have to click Close in the traditional interface, but use "Start" as the Home button, click to exit; or switch directly to other apps, click on the top left corner, or hover over the left to click on the app that appears. The list can do this. At the same time, the Metro interface uses a "card"-style application instead of the previous folder management. This is consistent with the iTunes philosophy, which means that people should focus on what features they use instead of giving Program Files to them to manage files.

Sharp 3: Embed APP Store

The Windows Store is officially launched. The main function of the store is to provide consumers with Metro style apps. At the same time, a large number of Metro interface applications have been built in the Windows Store of Windows 8 system. Users can download and install after installing the preview version. The consumer preview version of the application also includes the domestic and QQ, and the Windows 8 operating system customized client product "Renren HD" is the first time in the history of Microsoft Windows products to choose Chinese software vendors as a preview release partner. Previously, Apple also localized Chinese users in OS X Mountain Lion.

Sharp weapon four: cloud service

There is no one or two "cloud service" features, I am embarrassed to say that they are new products, Apple's products have built-in iCloud, Microsoft's Windows 8 natural Can't fall behind. SkyDrive is the default cloud service for Windows 8 Consumer Preview. At the same time, when you choose to send or share an image, you can either select a local file or a file on Flickr, Facebook, or SkyDrive. Users can enjoy Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud service as long as they have a Windows ID (the original Live ID). This convenient feature has been deeply integrated into the Windows 8 operating system.

Sharp 5: Improve boot speed

For many Windows users, the speed of booting often becomes an important criterion for measuring the quality of a product. Microsoft seems to be on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. I already know this truth. It is well known that the worst experience of the Windows 7 operating system is that the boot time is longer, but Microsoft has adopted a quick boot on the Windows 8 system. The "shut down the computer" button actually enters the deep sleep mode and basically consumes no power. The next time the user starts up, it will start up quickly and greatly improve the startup speed. More importantly, Microsoft said that when the system is upgraded, it will not need to be restarted many times. This improvement will undoubtedly make users feel more "cool" when using Windows 8 system!