Pocket-lint is supported by its readers. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Pocket-lint - Microsoft has made a day trial version of Windows 8 available for download. It's intended for developers and IT professionals to evaluate the final build of the new operating system before its official release on 26 October, but anybody can check it out.
It is available in both bit and bit flavours, and you must register it before use. READ: Windows 8 review. Use smaller tiles to make your start screen more productive as you can see more apps all at once.
Bigger tiles show more up to date details. You can glance at the weather forecast without actually opening the application. The start screen can also adjust to larger resolutions so you have more rows of tiles without needing a huge empty space. The varying sizes of tile apps allow for more convenience in using your mouse or trackpad to navigate. More options to suit you Microsoft also included over different color combinations you can use to personalize your desktop.
Desktop apps color coordinate themselves to match the most dominant color in its logo. You can easily see changes on your desktop without jumping in and out of the PC settings app.
Just simply go to the personalization panel in the Charms bar and try to change your wallpaper and see if it looks nice. The updated search function goes beyond the ordinary OS search engine. It's now a platform built right unto your computer's system that allows you to search locally and on the internet for whatever you need. Locating a document using this feature will not only lead you to the file but will also offer you search results from the internet and on your app settings.
Multitasking is also made easier in Windows 8. Switch from one app to the other by simply moving your cursor all the way into the left hand corner, hit click and it leads you to the last app you used.
Computers running on Windows 8 can get a free update to Windows 8. You simply have to go to the Windows store and follow the steps to upgrade manually.
If you want to stick to a Windows operating system, then Windows 10 would be the wisest choice. It has better security measures and is more reliable and efficient compared to its predecessors. Developers made its recent update less frustrating by reducing clutter, especially in the start menu. You may also customize it by adding applications to suit your needs. It offers several features that help improve the aesthetic of your computer. Among the most resounding failures of the company founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, we can mention their late arrival to the mobile phone sector with Windows Phone or their failed entrance in the field of MP3 players with Zune, but if there's a major failure that needs pointing out that's definitely their Windows 8 operating system.
Trying to be as correct as possible and without taking a huge dig at the operating system developed by the guys at Redmond, officially released in October of and that stopped receiving updates less than a year later, we could say that the world wasn't prepared for such a revolution on our desktop and laptop computers. A revolution focused mainly on the disappearance of the emblematic Start Menu and its attempt to optimize the interface for touchscreen devices, leading to a setback worthy of Windows Vista.
Microsoft tried to correct some of the problems of this operating system with the release of Windows 8. Obviously, not all the features introduced in this edition were bad, it also brought along different updates that laid the foundations of the following operating system by Microsoft.
Here's a summary of its most innovating features and functions :. Still want to try out this OS after telling you about all its advantages?
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