Microsoft MVP revealed partial improvements in Windows 8 Beta

Windows 8 is a major disruption to traditional Windows. The Windows 8 development preview released at the Microsoft Build2011 conference has made many users understand the meaning of this sentence, and some recent news from Microsoft MVP Mike Halsey shows that when After the release of the Windows 8 public beta, it will have further changes.

So, what changes will Windows 8 make in the coming months?

Metro

The Metro interface of Windows 8 is designed for touch devices, but it also needs to take care of the use of traditional PC users. Obviously, the current Metro application interface needs to add a direct way to close. Application, and no longer need to go to the desktop task manager to end the process.

Desktop

It is almost certain that future versions will inevitably have some way to make traditional desktops the default interface. It may be set in the group policy, or it may be switched directly in the control panel. When users use high-resolution devices, the advantages of traditional desktops are still obvious. In addition, Win8 Professional/Enterprise Edition for enterprise users (if this is also the case) also requires the desktop as the default interface.

Media Center

Microsoft said that the Media Center will return to Windows 8, just because of the time issue it did not appear in the development preview. According to some known news, the future Windows 8 media center will look and operate in the same way as the next-generation Xbox interface.

Other Aspects

Windows 8 has a lot of surprises, but due to time constraints, these are not reflected in the Build 2011 conference and development preview. Includes previously mentioned high-profile but not in the preview: shared settings for the network and other devices, and the Hyper-V virtualization system temporarily hidden in the preview, which is likely to be further improved before the Windows 8 beta test For use by non-IT professional users.

At present, there is still no official news about when the Windows 8 public beta will be released, but many people predict that it will be before Christmas this year, and the official release may be in September next year.