1. Windows 8

2. Outline
 Start up Screen of windows 8
 History of windows 8
 Developer Preview
 Consumer Preview
 Release Preview
 Final Preview
 Features of windows 8
 Windows 8 touch factor
 Windows Explorer Ribbon
 File Copy Confirmation Dialog Box
 Display a new conflict resolution dialog box image
 Windows 8 Advantages and Disadvantages

3. Start up screen of Windows 8

4. History of windows 8
 Development of this operating system started before
2009.
 Its existence was first announced in January 2011 at
Consumer Electronics Show.
 During its development and test phases, Microsoft
released three pre-release versions:
• Developer Preview (September 13, 2011)
• Consumer Preview (February 29, 2012)
• Release Preview (May 31, 2012).
 On August 1, 2012, Windows 8 graduated from the
development stage and was released to
manufacturing. Windows 8 is scheduled for general
availability on October 26, 2012.

5. Developer
Preview
A screenshot of Windows 8 Developer Preview running on a multi-
monitor system, showcasing many features

6. Consumer
Preview
 On 29 February 2012, Microsoft released Windows 8
Consumer Preview, the beta version of Windows 8, build
8250.

7. Release
Preview
 On May 31, 2012, Windows 8 Release Preview was released to
the public by Microsoft.
 Major items in the Release Preview included the addition of
Sports, Travel, and News apps, along with an integrated version
of Flash Player in Internet Explorer.

8. Final
Preview
 Relatively few changes were made from
the Release Preview to the final version:
New backgrounds for desktop, lock screen
and start screen, as well as a tutorial are
added. Windows Explorer is now called
File Explorer. Finally, the start screen and
included apps are slightly tweaked
The start screen of the final
build 9200 release of Windows
8.

9.  a new Start screen to replace the Start menu used by
previous versions of Windows,
 a new online store that can be used to obtain new
applications
 a new platform for apps with an emphasis on touch screen
input
 Additional security features were added to the operating
system
 Really Fast Install
 Faster boot time
 Metro style platform and tool
 Cloud Integration
 Built-In PDF Reader
 Multi-Touch Interface Support
 Everything that runs on Windows 7 will run on Windows 8
 Picture Password
 Not so many major changes in Windows 8, comparing to
Windows 7, except for the touch screen option.

10. Windows 8 touch
factor
 Allow users to use Windows with the touch
interface as well as with mouse and keyboard.
 Allow users to do two things at one by clicking the
tiles along the side.
 Work really fast and fluid to get between your
running app

11. Windows Explorer
Ribbon
 Allow users to optimize Explorer for file management tasks.
 Create logical and reliable locations in a streamline
experience.
 Bring back the most relevant and requested features from the
Windows XP era.

12. File Copy Confirmation Dialog
Box
 It is designed to make life easier.
 Show individual progress bars when you have multiple copy
operations occurring simultaneously.
 Allow to pause a copy operation, if you want to give
preference to another operation

13. Display a new conflict resolution dialog
box
 Display a new conflict resolution dialog box if a conflict
occurs while copying files.
 Allows users to handle the situation much easier

14. Windows 8
Advantages
 Windows 8 is able to work on the Tablet, Laptop
and Desktop
 Everything was faster in Windows 8
 There is a Windows App Store on Windows 8
 Windows 8 is designed to support the touch screen
 Windows 8 has been designed for touch screens
with ARM based processors in which current
smartphones and tablets are run on

15. Windows 8
Disadvantages
 Metro is able to work well on the tablet
but the UI is not very compatible when
used on the desktop
 Metro multitasking is limited to 2
application only
 Very difficult to move between screens
 There is no option to turn tiles into icons
 Tiles caused crash

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