Features new to Windows 8: Difference between revisions

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== Shell and user interface ==

Windows 8 features an extensively redesigned "[[Metro (user interface)|Metro]]-style" user interface, optimized for touchscreens as well as mice and keyboards. A new "Start screen", similar to the one in [[Windows Phone 7]], includes live application tiles. The start screen replaces the Start menu, being triggered by the Start button or Windows key, and is also the first screen shown on startup. The user can go to the regular desktop by choosing the "Desktop" tile or a traditional desktop-based application. The Start screen also displays the user's name and picture.

The new interface is primarily designed for [[16:9]] screen resolutions, with 1366×768 and larger screens able to display two Windows 8 "Metro-style" applications side-by-side by "snapping". 1024×768 screens can display one Windows 8 application in full-screen, and 1024×600 screens can only use the traditional Windows desktop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infopackets.com/news/business/microsoft/2011/20110603_microsoft_demos_windows_8_at_first_public_event.htm | title=Microsoft Demos Windows 8 at First Public Event |publisher=Infopackets.com |date=2011-08-20 |accessdate=2011-09-08}}</ref>

Windows 8 provides a configurable taskbar in the tradditional Windows desktop that spans multiple monitors. The [http://www.dual-monitor.biz/2011/09/14/windows-8-multi-monitor/ Multiple Monitor Taskbar] can be turned on and off and is used to display the minimized windows. Properties of the taskbar can be used to configure feature in Windows 8.

===Windows Explorer ===