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== Features ==
The main feature that was shown is the extensively redesigned 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. It 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. Windows 8 has a new developer platform according to Microsoft Vice President Julie Larson-Green, who called it "our new developer platform, which is...based on [[HTML5]] and [[JavaScript]]."<ref name="Why Microsoft has made developers horrified about coding for Windows 8">{{cite web
|url= http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2011/06/html5-centric-windows-8-leaves-microsoft-developers-horrified.ars |title= Why Microsoft has made developers horrified about coding for Windows 8 |author= Peter Bright |publisher= Arstechnica |date= 2011-06-13 |accessdate= 2011-06-28}} </ref>
▲</ref> The new applications developed for Windows 8 could be easily ported as a [[Metro (design language)]] style application and developers could use any existing Windows Application Development language to port applications as a Metro style app (by adding minimal amount of code). This is possible because of the architectural changes done to the Windows platform. All applications developed whether using C#, MFC or HTML5/JavaScript will translate into WinRT (Windows RunTime) API's, which sits above the Windows Kernel directly. The new applications run in full-screen, but two of them can be displayed side-by-side using "Snap". Examples of new applications that were demoed include a Twitter client, a weather application, a stock-tracking application, an RSS news feeder, and a virtual piano.
The new interface is primarily designed for [[16:9]] screen resolutions, with 1366×768 and larger screens able to display two Windows 8 applications. 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
Windows 8 will also include Microsoft's [[Hyper-V]] virtualization software. Previously only offered in Windows Server, Hyper-V will now be available in client versions of Windows for the first time. The system requirements for Hyper-V are a 64-bit processor, a 64-bit version of Windows 8, and a minimum of 4 GB of RAM. Hyper-V also requires a 64-bit system that has Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), a feature that helps with memory management. Many of Intel's and AMD's recent processors support this feature, including many of Intel's i-Series processors (with [[Extended Page Table]]) and AMD's 10h family processors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20103376-75/windows-8-to-include-hyper-v-virtualization/ |title= Microsoft announces Hyper-V in Windows 8 |publisher=cnet.com |date=2011-09-08}}</ref>
Windows 8 provides a configurable taskbar 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 To Go===
Windows To Go is an upcoming Windows 8 feature that will allow users to create a bootable USB Flash drive with Windows 8 in it, including the user's programs, settings, and files, effectively making it a [[Live USB]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Gregg Keizer |url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220004/Windows_8_will_run_from_USB_thumb_drive?taxonomyId=125 |title=Windows 8 will run from USB thumb drive |publisher=Computerworld |date= |accessdate=2011-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/232480/technology/windows-8-fits-on-a-thumb-drive |title=Windows 8 fits on a thumb drive - Technology - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News |publisher=Gmanews.tv |date= |accessdate=2011-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-8-Running-on-a-USB-Windows-To-Go-221470.shtml |title=Windows 8 Running on a USB – Windows To Go - Softpedia |publisher=News.softpedia.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/15/windows-8-to-feature-usb-runnable-portable-workspaces-sales-of/ |title=Windows 8 to feature USB-runnable Portable Workspaces, sales of 16GB thumb drives set to soar |publisher=Engadget |date=2011-04-15 |accessdate=2011-09-16}}</ref> It is reported to work on both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, and on legacy BIOS and UEFI firmware.<ref name="techie-buzz1">{{cite web|url=http://techie-buzz.com/microsoft/windows-8-usb-to-go-demo.html |title=[Videos] Microsoft Demonstrates Windows To Go (Run Windows 8 From USB On Any PC) |publisher=Techie-buzz.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-16}}</ref> In addition to that, the system will freeze if the USB drive is removed, and will continue to operate if the USB drive is inserted in the next 60 seconds of removal.<ref name="techie-buzz1"/><ref>{{cite web|
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