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Progress windows for file operations have also been redesigned; offering the ability to show multiple operations at once, a graph for tracking transfer speeds, and the ability to pause and resume a file transfer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/23/improving-our-file-management-basics-copy-move-rename-and-delete.aspx |title=Improving our file management basics: copy, move, rename and delete |work=Microsoft |date=August 2011 |access-date=August 30, 2011 |archive-date=February 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217174043/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/23/improving-our-file-management-basics-copy-move-rename-and-delete.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> A new interface has also been introduced for managing file name collisions in a file operation, allowing users to easily control which conflicting files are copied.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/26/designing-the-windows-8-file-name-collision-experience.aspx |title=Designing the Windows 8 file name collision experience |publisher=Microsoft |date=August 2011 |access-date=September 17, 2011 |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65g8XNMYj?url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/26/designing-the-windows-8-file-name-collision-experience.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Features new to Windows 7#Libraries|Libraries]], introduced in [[Windows 7]], can now have their individual icons changed through the user interface.;<ref>{{cite web |first=Paul |last=Thurrott |author-link=Paul Thurrott |url=http://winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-secrets-changing-custom-library-icon-140784 |title=Windows 8 Secrets: Changing a Custom Library Icon |work=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows |publisher=[[Penton (professional information services)|Penton Media]] |date=October 1, 2011 |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-date=June 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603131410/http://winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-secrets-changing-custom-library-icon-140784 |url-status=live }}</ref> Previouslypreviously, users had to change icons manually by manually editing configuration files.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/6326/change-your-windows-7-library-icons-the-easy-way/ |title=Change Your Windows 7 Library Icons the Easy Way |work=HowToGeek.com |date=June 22, 2013 |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-date=July 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713220225/http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/6326/change-your-windows-7-library-icons-the-easy-way/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Windows 8.1, however, no longer creates any default libraries for new users, and does not display the Libraries listing in File Explorer by default.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thurrott|first=Paul|title=Are Libraries Going Away in Windows 8.1?|url=http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/are-libraries-going-away-windows-81|work=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows|publisher=[[Penton (professional information services)|Penton Media]]|author-link=Paul Thurrott|access-date=June 10, 2013|date=June 10, 2013|quote=Apparently, libraries will still be a capability of Windows 8/RT with the 8.1 update but the default libraries are no longer created when you set up a new user. You can still create custom libraries if you'd like.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613234448/http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/are-libraries-going-away-windows-81|archive-date=June 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Instead, Windows 8.1 introduces shortcuts to the default user profile folders (Documents, Downloads, Pictures, etc.) within the This PC ___location of File Explorer. The libraries can be enabled in the Options menu.<ref name="ThisPC">{{cite web |url=http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/hands-windows-81-pc |title=Hands-On with Windows 8.1: This PC |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Thurrott |date=June 26, 2013 |publisher=[[Penton]] |work=Supersite for Windows |access-date=February 23, 2015 |archive-date=March 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317224435/http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/hands-windows-81-pc |url-status=live }}</ref>

HomeGroup has been updated in Windows 8 to display in the navigation pane the user profile photo of each member sharing content in the homegroup; in Windows 7, only a generic user icon for each user was displayed in the navigation pane.

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==Maintenance==

The [[Action Center]] introduced in Windows 7 is expanded to include controls and notifications for new categories, suchincluding: asdevice [[SmartScreen]] statussoftware, drive health status, File History, deviceHomeGroup softwarestatus, updatesMicrosoft account status, SmartScreen, and theWindows activation. Additionally, there is a new Automatic Maintenance feature, which can periodically perform a number of maintenance tasks, such as diagnostics, updatesmalware scans, and malware scansupdates to improve system performance.<ref name="tr-w8actioncenter">{{cite web |url=http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/keep-tabs-on-performance-in-windows-8-with-action-center/6422 |title=Keep tabs on performance in Windows 8 with Action Center |last=Shultz |first=Greg |date=August 2, 2012 |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[TechRepublic]] |access-date=February 27, 2015 |archive-date=May 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516092237/http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/keep-tabs-on-performance-in-windows-8-with-action-center/6422 |url-status=live }}</ref>

PC Settings app in Windows 8 can be used to interact with [[Windows Update]], although the traditional interface from Control Panel is retained. Windows 8 is able to distribute firmware updates on compatible devices and can be configured not to automatically download Windows updates over metered networks.<ref name="Windows8Updates">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/olivnie/archive/2013/04/05/updates-and-maintenance.aspx |title=Windows 8: Updates and Maintenance |last=Niehus |first=Oliver |date=April 5, 2013 |publisher=Microsoft |work=Oliver's Blog |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-date=February 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228141700/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/olivnie/archive/2013/04/05/updates-and-maintenance.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> A new set of [[Windows PowerShell]] cmdlets enable adding or removing features of Windows, as ''Programs and Features'' applet in Control Panel does.<ref name="Windows8Updates"/> The [[Windows Imaging Format#DISM|Deployment Image Servicing and Management]] (DISM) utility in Windows 8 includes all features that were previously available in [[Windows Imaging Format#ImageX|ImageX]] and is able to periodically check for component store corruption and repair it. It can report the amount of disk space in use by [[WinSxS]] folder and can also determine if a cleanup should be performed.<ref name="DetermineSize">{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn251566.aspx |title=Determine the Actual Size of the WinSxS Folder |publisher=Microsoft |date=October 20, 2013 |work=[[Microsoft TechNet|TechNet]] |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-date=April 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411092737/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn251566.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Servicing">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2014/03/06/what-s-new-in-windows-servicing-part-1.aspx |title=What's New in Windows Servicing: Part 1 |editor-last=Marlin |editor-first=John |first=Aditya |last=Kapur |date=March 6, 2014 |publisher=Microsoft |work=Ask the Core Team |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-date=March 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308151211/http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2014/03/06/what-s-new-in-windows-servicing-part-1.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>