Secret 10 hidden mysterious Windows 8 hidden features

Microsoft today demonstrated the tablet system interface at the D9 conference, and the cloud-enabled Windows 8 system. Microsoft President Steve Ballmer finally said that the Windows 8 system will be officially released in 2012. Currently, Windows 8 is still in the development stage of Milestone 3. The first beta is expected to be available at the PDC conference in September this year.

Users who are concerned about Windows 8 development may already know that the Windows 8 Leakage Edition hides a lot of new features, and testers need to use certain features to use these features. Below, I will reveal the 10 hidden features of Windows 8 for everyone:

1. Windows App Store

There is no doubt that Microsoft will enter the lucrative program market. Although the earlier version does not support the Windows Store, the related DLLs and XML files are ready, and tools such as PE Explorer and Resource Hacker can be checked.

The Windows Store includes all the basic features, such as browsing by category, In-app purchase, program ranking, download trials, and more. In addition, the Windows Store also supports program-to-PC "streaming" functionality, which has two possibilities:

1) Programs can be installed immediately after purchase —— no waiting for downloads;

2) The program is stored in the cloud, and users can use the networked program at any time.

Windows 8 stores all programs under "Application Explorer", the program category is divided into "Immersive" or traditional "Desktop", as follows:

2 Two Interfaces

Windows 8 will have two built-in interfaces, one is a traditional interface similar to Windows 7 Aero, and the other is a touch interface called “Immersive”. The latter version of Windows 8 was not built in, but some tablet programs have been unlocked.

Immersive IE: The touch version of Microsoft Internet Explorer only includes the address bar, browser history and tags.

Modern Reader: Microsoft will have a basic PDF reader built into the system that only includes navigation options and bookmark support.

System Settings: The “Control Panel” optimized for touch devices meets the needs of mobile devices such as network connectivity, time zone settings and device management.

3. 20 seconds to start?

Windows 8 supports the new Hybrid Boot boot mode, which greatly reduces (cold) boot time and is likely to improve the default boot options. In essence, Windows 8 will integrate the “Logout” and “Hibernate” modes, and the Windows system will shut down all running programs and log out to sleep mode.

At startup, Windows 8 does not load a large number of files in the traditional way, initializes devices, drivers, etc. It loads a single hibernation file into memory and displays the file when logged in. The following is the Windows 8 boot time test results:

However, Hybrid Boot only supports shutdown boot, restart system does not apply.

4. Automated Maintenance

Microsoft has made great efforts to improve the stability of Windows 8: the new "Automatic Maintenance" function can provide technical support to users on a regular basis ( Through Windows Error Reporting).

5. Disk Defragmentation

The new Disk Defragmenter now handles SSD drives, making it easier for users to use TRIM commands.

6. Performance Improvements

In terms of performance, Microsoft has also made significant improvements: After 4 weeks of use, Windows 8 is running significantly better than Windows 7. Whether it's login logout, launcher, multitasking and day-to-day work, Windows 8 effectively reduces latency.

7. Ease of Use

In terms of ease of use, Microsoft continues to simplify the user interface and reduce overall complexity. For example, when a user connects to a public wireless network, Windows 8 will automatically pop up a dialog box for the user to enter a username and password.

8. Windows Explorer

As Windows experts Paul Thurott and Rafael Rivera have previously revealed, Windows Explorer will use the Ribbon interface. After a few weeks of trials, the author found that despite the ugly appearance, the new version of Windows Explorer is very practical, which greatly facilitates daily office work.

9. ISO mount

In addition, Windows 8 also has an ISO mount tool built in, which saves users the trouble of using third-party tools.

10.Windows Time Machine

Windows 8 also improved system recovery (shadow copy): History Vault allows users to restore previous folders in case users accidentally change or delete file. The new features are very similar to the Time Machine for Mac OS X.