Features new to Windows 8: Difference between revisions

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===Startup===

[[File:Windows 8 booting.png|thumb|The default Windows 8 [[boot screen]]; OEMs can replace the Windows logo above the [[throbber]] with their own logo in firmware]]

Windows 8 defaults to a "hybridFast bootstartup" mode; when the operating system is shut down, it [[Hibernation (computing)|hibernates]] the [[kernel (operating system)|kernel]], allowing for a faster boot on the subsequent startup.<ref>{{cite web|title=How to, uh, turn Windows 8 off|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57389397-75/how-to-uh-turn-windows-8-off/|website=CNET|access-date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=August 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823085204/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57389397-75/how-to-uh-turn-windows-8-off/|url-status=live}}</ref> These improvements are further compounded by using all processor cores during startup by default.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/windows8/microsoft-touts-incredible-windows-8-boot-times-140515 | title=Microsoft Touts Incredible Windows 8 Boot Times | access-date=September 9, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329125702/http://www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/windows8/microsoft-touts-incredible-windows-8-boot-times-140515 | archive-date=March 29, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> To create a more seamless transition between the [[Power-on self-test]] and Windows startup process, manufacturers' logos can now be shown on the Windows boot screen on compatible systems with [[UEFI]].<ref name=reengineering-boot/>

The Advanced Startup menu now uses a graphical interface with mouse and touch support in place of the text-based menu used by previous versions. As the increased boot speed of devices with UEFI can make it difficult to access it using keyboard shortcuts during boot, the menu can now be launched from within Windows—using either the PC Settings app, holding down Shift while clicking the Restart option in the Power menu, or by using the new "-o" switch on [[shutdown.exe]].<ref name=reengineering-boot>{{cite web|title=Reengineering the Windows boot experience|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/20/reengineering-the-windows-boot-experience.aspx|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=May 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509201107/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/20/reengineering-the-windows-boot-experience.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=bw8-bootfasterdesign>{{cite web|title=Designing for PCs that boot faster than ever before|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/22/designing-for-pcs-that-boot-faster-than-ever-before.aspx|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=September 12, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AcmOBdal?url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/22/designing-for-pcs-that-boot-faster-than-ever-before.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> though the legacy version of the Advanced Startup menu can still be enabled instead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff542202%28v=vs.85%29.aspx |title=BCDEdit /set (Windows Drivers) |work=Windows Dev Center |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=July 23, 2013 |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724064850/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff542202(v=vs.85).aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

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===NVM Express===

Windows 8.1 gained support for [[NVM Express]] (NVMe), a new industry standard protocol for [[PCIe]]-attached storage, such as PCIe flash cards.<ref name="Heron"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myce.com/news/windows-8-1-to-support-hybrid-disks-and-native-nvme-driver-68663/ |title=Windows 8.1 to support hybrid disks and adds native NVMe driver |website=Myce.com |date=September 6, 2013 |access-date=January 20, 2014 |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110200352/http://www.myce.com/news/windows-8-1-to-support-hybrid-disks-and-native-nvme-driver-68663/ |url-status=live }}</ref>