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==Shell and user interface==
[[File:Windows 8 pre-login.png|thumb|The revised lock screen interface in Windows 8]]
Windows 8 features a redesigned user interface built upon the [[Metro (design language)|Metro design language]],<ref name="Pietroforte">{{cite web |url=http://4sysops.com/archives/windows-8-new-features-the-complete-list-updated/ |title=Windows 8 new features – The complete list (updated) |last=Pietroforte |first=Michael |work=4sysops |date=August 28, 2012
[[Metro-style apps]] can either run in a full-screen environment, or be snapped to the side of a screen alongside another app or the desktop; snapping requires a screen resolution of 1366×768 or higher.<ref name=zdnet-smallertab>{{cite news|title=New Windows 8 hardware specs hint at 7-inch tablets and a Microsoft Reader|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-windows-8-hardware-specs-hint-at-7-inch-tablets-and-a-microsoft-reader/|work=ZDNet|access-date=March 29, 2013|archive-date=December 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204160922/http://www.zdnet.com/new-windows-8-hardware-specs-hint-at-7-inch-tablets-and-a-microsoft-reader-7000013271/|url-status=live}}</ref> Windows 8.1 lowers the snapping requirement to a screen resolution of 1024x768.<ref name="Callaham">{{cite web |url=http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-blue-lowers-modern-app-snap-view-resolution-to-1024x768 |title=Windows 'Blue' lowers Modern app snap view resolution to 1024x768 |last=Callaham |first=John |website=Neowin |date=March 26, 2013 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-date=March 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329123304/http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-blue-lowers-modern-app-snap-view-resolution-to-1024x768 |url-status=live }}</ref> Users can switch between apps and the desktop by clicking on the top left corner or by swiping the left side of the touchscreen to invoke a sidebar that displays all currently opened Metro-style apps. Right-clicking on the upper left corner provides a [[context menu]] with options to switch between open apps. The traditional desktop is accessible from a tile on the Start screen or by launching a desktop app. The {{key press|Alt|Tab}} shortcut cycles through all programs, regardless of type.
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Windows 8.1 improves hardware support with [[DirectX]] 11.2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/bg182410 |title=Windows 8.1 Preview: New APIs and features for developers |work=[[MSDN#Library|MSDN Library]] |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=June 26, 2013 |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628080725/http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/apps/bg182410 |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Windows 8.1 adds native support for [[NVM Express]]. Windows 8.1 adds support for Precise Touchpad, which allows operating system to management gestures of USB and I2C [[touchpad]]s.<ref>{{cite web | title=Windows precision touchpad devices - Compatibility Cookbook | url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/precision-touchpad-devices
Windows 8 adds support for UEFI Secure Boot, and [[Trusted Platform Module|TPM]] 2.0. UEFI with secure boot enabled is a requirement on computers shipped with Windows 8.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/738394/microsoft-subnet-next-gen-boot-spec-could-forever-lock-linux-off-windows-8-pcs.html | title=Next-gen boot spec could forever lock Linux off Windows 8 PCS }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2011/09/windows-8-secure-boot-will-complicate-linux-installs/ | title=Windows 8 secure boot could complicate Linux installs | date=September 21, 2011 }}</ref>
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