|
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> previously, users had to change icons 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> Libraries can also include removable storage devices; in Windows 7, removable storage devices could not be added to libraries. 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.
|
