Bundled apps

A number of apps are included in the standard installation of Windows 8, including Mail (an email client), People (a contact
manager), Messaging (an IM client),Calendar (a calendaring app), Photos (an image viewer), Music (an audio
player),Video (a video player), Camera (a webcam or digital camera client), SkyDrive, Reader (an e-book reader), and six
other apps that expose Bing services (Search, News, Finance, Weather, Travel and Sports).Windows 8 also includes a
Metro-style system component called PC Settings which exposes a small portion of Control Panel settings. Windows 8.1
improves this component to include more options that were previously exclusive to Control Panel.

Start screen
The new Start screen in Windows 8 replaces the Start menu seen in previous versions of Windows
Windows 8 introduces a new form of start menu called Start screen, which resembles the home screen of Windows Phone,
and is shown in place of the desktop on startup. The Start screen serves as the primary method of launching applications
and consists of a grid of app tiles which can be arranged into columnar groups. App tiles can either be small (taking up 1
square) or large (taking up 2 squares) in size and can also display dynamic content provided by their corresponding apps,
such as notifications and slide shows. Users can arrange individual app tiles or entire groups. An additional section of the
Start screen called "All Apps" can be accessed via a right click from the mouse or an upward swipe and will display all
installed apps categorized by their names. A semantic zoom feature is available for both the Start screen and "All Apps"
view which enables users to target a specific area or group on the screen. The Start screen can uninstall apps directly.

Search
In Windows 8, searching from the Start screen or clicking on the Search charm will display search results within a fullscreen interface. Unlike previous versions of Windows where searching from the Start menu returned results from multiple
sources simultaneously, Windows 8 searches through individual categories: apps, settings, and files . By default, Windows 8
searches for apps after a user begins searching from the Start screen or Search charm, but can also search other
categories from the user interface or via keyboard shortcuts. Pressing Win + Q opens the Search charm to search for
apps, Win + F searches for files, and Win + W searches for settings. Search queries can also be redirected between
specific categories or apps after

User login

Windows 8 introduces a redesigned lock screen interface based on the Metro design language. The lock screen displays a
customizable background image, the current date and time, notifications from apps, and detailed app status or updates.Two
new login methods optimized for touch screens are also available, including a four- digit PIN, or a "picture password," which
users allow the use of certain gestures performed on a selected picture to login. These gestures will take into account the
shape, the start and end points, as well as the direction. However, the shapes and gestures are limited to tapping and
tracing a line or circle. Microsoft found that limiting the gestures improved the speed of sign-ins by three times compared to
allowing freeform methods. Wrong gestures will always deny a login, and it will lock out the PC after five unsuccessful
attempts, until a text password is provided being entered.

Notifications
A Windows 8 toast notification informing the user that a removable drive has been attached. Clicking or tapping the
notification brings up theAutoPlay dialog, allowing users to configure actions that Windows should take after the insertion of
a removable media device.
Windows 8 introduces new forms of notifications for Metro-style apps and for certain events in File Explorer.

Toast notifications: alert the user to specific events, such as the insertion of removable media

Tile notifications: display dynamic information on the Start screen, such as weather forecasts and news updates

Badge notifications: display numeric counters with a value from 1-99 that indicate certain events, such as the
amount of unread e-mail messages or amount of available updates for a particular app. Additional information may also
be displayed by a badge notification, such as the status of a music app.

Display screen
Windows 8 displaying the multi-monitor taskbar in "Duplicated on all taskbars" mode
Windows 8 includes improved support for multi-monitor configurations; the taskbar can now optionally be shown on multiple
displays, and each display can also show its own dedicated taskbar. In addition, options are available which can prevent
taskbar buttons from appearing on certain monitors. Wallpapers can also be spanned across multiple displays, or each
display can have its own separate wallpaper.

Internet Explorer
Windows 8 ships with Internet Explorer 10, which can run as either a desktop program (where it operates similarly
to Internet Explorer 9), or as an app with a new full-screen interface optimized for use on touchscreens. Internet Explorer 10

also contains an integrated version of Flash Player, which will be available in full on the desktop, and in a limited form within
the "Metro" app.

Touch keyboard
Windows 8 introduces a revised virtual (also known as on-screen) keyboard interface optimized for touchscreen devices
that includes wider spacing between keys and is designed to prevent common typing errors that occur while using
touchscreens.

Password input
Windows 8 displays a "peek" button for password text boxes which can optionally allows users to view passwords as they
are entered in order to ensure that they are typed correctly.

Versions of Windows 8
Windows RT
Designed to compete with the iPad and other popular tablets, Windows RT relies on the Start screen and its family of apps.
Windows RT comes pre-installed on tablets or laptops; you cant buy it separately, and you cant move it from one device to
another. Microsofts new Surface tablet will run Windows RT when released earlier this year.

Windows 8 Pro
Aimed at small businesses and home enthusiasts who want everything, Windows 8 Pro includes everything found in
Windows 8, as well as advanced features like the Remote Desktop, encryption, virtual hard drives, and other feature rarely
used by home users. (Microsofts second version of its Surface tablet, expected in 2013, will run Windows 8 Pro.)

Windows 8 Enterprise
Sold only by license to large businesses, Windows 8 Enterprise offers extra networking features to help technicians run
large networks. Windows 8 Enterprise is mostly Windows 8 Pro with a few technical programs, but Microsofts licensing
program gives businesses a bulk buy discount.

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Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 (more info)
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.

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2-6.
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 (more info)
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.

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Bundle apps
Start screen
User login
Notifications
Start screen
Password input
Internet explorer
Touch keyboard