What is windows 8? - key features of windows 8

What do you know about windows 8.

Windows 8 is new product of Microsoft corporation. So every one is excited to know about the features of windows 8. What is new in windows 8 according to you. If you are really excited then you can read some windows 8 features and can share them with your friends. Their are many existing features in windows 8 how ever the improvement factor is that it will support USB 3.0, file copying and touch screen. Here i am going to mention some features of windows 8.

1. Windows 8 support for ARM tablets and x86 PCs

Windows 8 is the first windows to operate on x86 PCs and ARM tablets of Intel and AMD. It will makes to arm tablet very attractive and beautiful. ARM edition of windows 8 include “always on, always connected”. It makes tablets act as a smart phones. So your tablet will remain in standby mode without disconnecting from the internet. So it makes you feel good.

2. Windows 8 Charms bar

A key feature to whom Microsoft is calling charms. These works on your personal setting. It will let you set brightness, screen resolution and many more to make your app charming.

3. Windows 8 Tiles-based UI

This features is my one of the favorite feature. In tile based UI, you can see your current temprature and the temperature of the next two days. So it is really cool. In another tile you can set your social account and it will show you the new message  of your profile. A tile will show you the latest mail message.

4. Windows 8 Keyboards features

One traditional keyboard that we are using and a touch keyboard. So by this features Microsoft makes the type faster. The auto spells check and auto correct feature will correct your mistakes.

5. Windows 8 Snap Multitasking

This feature of the windows 7 allows you to run more then one or two application side by side on single screen. But this is for high resolution pc only. Let's suppose you have opened two apps. One has occupied the 40% and second app has occupied the rest of 60% of the screen. Now you can set the area according to your requirement by dragging the line b/w two applications.

6.  Better Support for Multiple Monitors

If you are working on the multiple monitors then windows 8 provide you a option of taskbar on every connected monitor. If you are checking functionality on windows 8 on dual computers then you can shift the start button on the secondary monitor. So you can operate this operation with more then two monitors easily.

7. Windows 8 Control Panel

This feature will really attract the windows 8 user. New options include Personalize, Users, Wireless, Notifications, General, Privacy, Search, and Share. So you can personalized your app. In users option, you can easily change the password and create a picture password. Here you can put your friends and game according to your choice. So it gives you a flexible interface.

8. Windows 8 Web Navigation by Touch

IE-8 is build for the windows 8 to offer fastest browsing and web site navigation.

9. Native USB 3.0 Support

windows 8 is going to support USB 3.0 which is 10 time much faster then USB 2.0. So it is cool. Today many laptops, mother boards are supporting to USB 3.0. In future AMD and Intel both are going to support USB 3.0.

10. Windows 8 Enhanced Copy Experience

This feature of windows 8 gives ability to perform two copy operation in a single box instead of two boxes for two copies. In windows 8 you an pause or stop to one coping file if you are going to copy to another one. Here you can also watch that how your data is transferring so it gives you a data transfer graph.