Microsoft Windows 8 related information summary

For Vista and Windows 7 you may already be very familiar with, many people want to know the heirs of Windows 7. In Microsoft's mouth, "Windows 8" can inject a boost in the PC market in the next few years? This is really curious. As you can see, the competition in the operating system market is getting more and more fierce. Apple Mac OS X Lion has already begun to show its edge, Linux is becoming more and more friendly, Google's Chrome OS is close at hand, Microsoft can't sit on the mountain, Windows 8 must create brilliant again. Row.

Of course, this is just Windows fans hope for Microsoft's current Windows 8 is not in-depth discussions, we just know that this is the next generation of Windows, code-named, declined to comment other Microsoft news, However, from many third parties, we have already learned a lot of Windows 8 news, so let's summarize it today.

Listing in 2012

Recently, Microsoft's official blog on the Netherlands accidentally leaked that Windows 8 will be available in the next two years, which is consistent with the news from previous third parties. At the time of Vista's release, Microsoft had said that it would release a new version of Windows every three years or so. Vista was released on January 30, 2007, and Windows 7 was released on October 22, 2009. Based on this calculation, Windows 8 It is very likely that it will be available in 2012.

function of great change

When asked what is Microsoft & ldquo; Product gamble & rdquo; chips when, Ballmer said, in addition to cloud computing, & ldquo; Next Generation Version Windows  will bring major changes. Although Windows 7 effectively stopped the bloodshed for Microsoft, it caused the wounds to be tightly wounded by Vista, but after all, this cannot be called a revolution.

Users need to be eager for new features, not just to fix an old version. Windows 7's performance has been very stable, and Windows 8 plans to spend more time to develop, which also shows that Microsoft, as Ballmer said, is developing revolutionary new features, making Windows reborn.

Facial Recognition

In Windows 8, user accounts are still the primary method used by Windows to distinguish between different users, but Windows 8 will use face recognition technology to provide simpler and faster users. Account login and switch. According to Microsoft, the computer-integrated camera has become very popular in 2012, which provides the basis for Windows 8's face recognition technology. With the help of the camera, the technology can detect users and automatically log into their accounts.

faster boot

In the development of Windows 8, Microsoft will start the system quickly on a very important position, the computer starts to install Windows 8 operating system will speed Very fast, in some cases, you can even achieve the effect of instant start. After opening, you can start various operations in a very short time, such as viewing emails, playing videos, etc., without waiting for a long time.

In order to achieve faster startup speed, Windows 8 development focuses on shortening the time from no power to boot, providing instant sleep recovery performance for mobile PCs, streamlining user experience, providing environment optimization tools, and Provides users with performance tracking, analysis, and configuration options. System initialization in the traditional boot process will be replaced by Hiberfile read and DirverInit (S4), which saves a lot of time for booting.

Windows 8 boot and shutdown will use the "Logoff + Hibernate" technology to cache most of the core systems, such as drivers, system services. At present, Microsoft has not confirmed the name of the technology, it is to choose "Shutdown", "Turn Off", "Power Down" or other.

abandoned the 32-bit architecture, compatible with 128

11 January last year, when, in the well-known social networking site LinkedIn profile, Microsoft senior research and development staff Robert Morgan Windows 8 will represent Support for 128-bit architecture. Morgan pointed out that Microsoft is developing 128-bit architecture compatibility for Windows 8 and Windows 9, and Windows 8 may be the first 128-bit system.

However, from the current situation, the 32-bit architecture is still in the air with the 64-bit architecture. Despite this, it seems to be a bit too hasty to launch a 128-bit architecture in just two years. However, 64-bit is already the trend, Microsoft is likely to give up the 32-bit architecture in Windows 8, just like Windows Server 2008 R2.

User Interface

In the increasingly hot tablet today, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 will not resolutely carry out modifications to the tablet interface, optimized for the tablet, at least until Windows 8. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said recently that the NUI (Natural User Interface) will be further reformed in Windows 8 to achieve touch-centricity.

Windows 8 will focus on improving NUI on the basis of Windows 7, in addition to desktop, it will also be optimized for touch screen devices such as notebooks and tablets. The Windows 8 user interface is expected to achieve significant improvements to accommodate the rapid adoption of touchscreen devices.