Features new to Windows 8: Difference between revisions

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===Bundled apps===

[[File:Windows 8.1 Calculator.png|thumb|The [[Calculator (Windows)|Calculator]] app running in Windows 8.1]]

A number of apps are included in the standard installation of Windows 8, including [[Mail (Windows)|Mail]] (an [[email client]]), [[People (Windows)|People]] (a [[contact manager]]), [[Calendar (Windows)|Calendar]] (a [[calendaring software|calendaring app]]), Messaging (an [[Instant messaging|IM client]]), [[Microsoft Photos|Photos]] (an [[image viewer]]), [[Xbox Music|Music]] (an [[Audio player (software)|audio player]]), [[Xbox Video|Video]] (a [[Video player (software)|video player]]), [[Windows Camera|Camera]] (a [[webcam]] or [[digital camera]] client), [[SkyDriveOneDrive#Client applicationsClient_apps|SkyDrive]], Reader (an [[e-book reader]]), and six other apps that expose [[Bing (search engine)|Bing]] services (Search, News, Finance, Weather, Travel and Sports).{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

Windows 8.1 adds Calculator,<ref name=verge-blueleak /> Alarm Clock,<ref name=verge-blueleak /> Sound Recorder,<ref name=verge-blueleak /> Reading List, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness,<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft demonstrates new apps and devices for Windows 8.1|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/6/7/4405604/microsoft-computex-2013-windows-8-1-demo-devices-video|work=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|access-date=June 14, 2013|date=June 7, 2013|archive-date=June 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610064820/http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/7/4405604/microsoft-computex-2013-windows-8-1-demo-devices-video|url-status=live}}</ref> Help + Tips,<ref name="Help+Tips"/> Scan,<ref name="UtilityApps">{{cite web |url=http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/hands-windows-81-new-utility-apps |title=Hands-On with Windows 8.1: New Utility Apps |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Thurrott |date=June 26, 2013 |publisher=[[Penton (professional information services)|Penton Media]] |work=Supersite for Windows |access-date=March 2, 2015 |archive-date=June 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610082312/http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/hands-windows-81-new-utility-apps |url-status=live }}</ref> and a file manager integrated in the SkyDrive app.<ref name=verge-blue-file-explorer>{{cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|title=New Windows 8.1 leak includes 'Metro' file explorer and improved multitasking|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/17/4233796/windows-8-1-metro-file-explorer-multitasking-screenshots|work=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|access-date=April 18, 2013|date=April 17, 2013|archive-date=April 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418070633/http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/17/4233796/windows-8-1-metro-file-explorer-multitasking-screenshots|url-status=live}}</ref>

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===Microsoft account integration===

Windows 8 allows users to link profiles with a [[Microsoft account]] to provide additional functionality, such as the synchronization of user data and settings,<ref name="8SS">{{cite web |url=http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-8-feature-focus-settings-sync |title=Windows 8 Feature Focus: Settings Sync |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |date=November 8, 2012 |publisher=[[Penton (professional information services)|Penton Media]] |work=Supersite for Windows |access-date=February 21, 2015 |archive-date=February 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223150154/http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-8-feature-focus-settings-sync |url-status=live }}</ref> including those belonging to the desktop, and allows for integration with other Microsoft services such as [[Xbox Live]], [[Xbox Music]], [[Xbox Video]] (for gaming and multimedia) and [[OneDrive|SkyDrive]] [[online file storage]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Signing in to Windows 8 with a Windows Live ID |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/26/signing-in-to-windows-8-with-a-windows-live-id.aspx |work=Microsoft |date=September 2011 |quote=Saved settings are available when you sign in to your account on any Windows 8 PC |access-date=February 11, 2012 |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65hD3G7c6?url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/26/signing-in-to-windows-8-with-a-windows-live-id.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sinofsky|first=Steven|title=Connecting your apps, files, PCs and devices to the cloud with SkyDrive and Windows 8|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/02/20/connecting-your-apps_2c00_-files_2c00_-pcs-and-devices-to-the-cloud-with-skydrive-and-windows-8.aspx|work=Building Windows 8|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=July 24, 2012|date=February 20, 2012|archive-date=February 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224065038/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/02/20/connecting-your-apps_2c00_-files_2c00_-pcs-and-devices-to-the-cloud-with-skydrive-and-windows-8.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Display screen===