Windows 8 has been criticized for its jump to the new tablet or touch oriented Metro UI, even for the desktop version of the operating system.
From Windows 7 to Windows 8, Upgrade or Downgrade?
If you are one of those who criticized the new interface, then right now, you would be probably laughing on my face saying 'Microsoft spent 3 years and invested billions of dollars to kill the start menu and bring the poorly made tiles up-front'.
But hello, its the Redmond Giant Microsoft, we are talking about.
Windows 8 has been the most vital project of Microsoft in recent years. It is a combination of hard collaboration of the software and hardware engineering teams of the company and a bit of a gamble to combine a multi-platform OS into one. Microsoft Windows 8 is no joke, Microsoft isn't a fool, with a heavy investment backing, the Microsoft Windows 8 is a worthy product.
Let me give you a quick look on what's new and improved and why you should consider upgrading to the all new operating system from Microsoft.
What's New in Windows 8 Pro
The Core
As already said, the primary goal of the OS was in the touch-screen segment which is majorly dominated by tablets and smartphones.
And these devices are tiny Atom or ARM processor devices with a real challenge of battery backup time.
Now, how is this relevant to desktop users?
Since the OS is designed to run on any device be it desktop or a smartphone, the battery saving techniques gives a huge boost in speed of desktop versions of Windows 8.
It uses relatively less RAM than Windows 7 and also increases battery life in case of laptop.
Boot Speed
When you shut down Windows 8, the low-level system state is saved to your hard drive, just like hibernation. Then, when you boot, only drivers need to be reinitialized. This radically decreases the boot time of the OS.
Security
The boot level security features is off the scope of this article. But there are yet more to discuss in simple words. First up, many hackers have already said that Windows 8 is and will be very hard to break into. The Windows Defender, which was only an anti-spyware tool is now a full fledged Anti-Virus/Malware suite.
Some other highlights are:
- Ribbon UI for Windows Explorer
- A much Cleaner and Informative Task Manager
- Mount ISO and VHD disk images natively without use of any third party software
- Reset option as in Smartphones/Tablets, which restores your system to factory defaults (it is same as re-installing Windows using a DVD)
- Windows Store
- File History Feature
And the list goes on. I think, these are enough features to make you realize that upgrading to Windows 8 gives you lots of good stuff. Metro UI isn't a big thing to get used to. If you don't want to, then there are many third party applications that help you boot directly into desktop and even provide a Start button.
Ending this article saying Microsoft Windows 8 is worth $40 upgrade over all other Windows versions.
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