Features of Windows 8 Operating System

Windows 8 and its Features.

       Windows 8  user interface based on Microsoft's Metro design language,a new tile-based Start screen similar to the Windows Phone operating system.

        Each tile will represent an application, and will be able to display relevant information such as the number of unread messages on the tile for an e-mail app or the current tempe.. on a weather application. Metro-style applicati.. run in full-screen, and are able to share information.

    Metro-style apps are developed with the new Windows Runtime platform using various programming languages (or in the case of HTML, a mark-up language) including: C++, Visual Basic, C#, and HTML/JavaScript.The traditional desktop environment for running desktop applications is treated as a Metro app.

• Internet Explorer 10 will be included as a Metro-style app, which will not support plugins or ActiveX components.
• Ability to sign in using a Microsoft account. This will allow for the user's profile and settings to be synchronized over the internet and accessible from other computers running Windows 8, as well as integration with SkyDrive^.
• Two new authentication methods: picture password, which allows users to log in by drawing three gestures in different places on a picture,and PIN log in, which allows users to authenticate using a four digit pin.
• Windows Explorer will include a ribbon toolbar, and have its file operation progress dialog updated to provide more detailed statistics.
• Hybrid Boot will use "advanced hibernation functionality" on shutdown to allow faster startup times.
• Windows To Go will allow Windows 8 to boot and run from a bootable USB device (such as a flash drive).
• Two new recovery functions are included, Refresh and Reset. Refresh restores all Windows files to their original state while keeping settings, files, and Metro-style apps, while reset takes the computer back to factory default condition.
• Native USB 3.0 support.
• A new lock screen.
• New Windows Task Manager design.
• Xbox Live integration (including Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Companion and Xbox Music)
• Storage Spaces will allow users to combine different sized hard disks into virtual drives and specify mirroring, parity, or no redundancy on a folder-by-folder basis.
• Family Safety will allow parents to protect their children on the internet, as well as monitor and control their PC and internet activities and usage.
• Windows Defender now has anti-virus capabilities, similar to those of Microsoft Security Essentials.