Windows 8.1 is built with a motive to bring modern computing experience to businesses and professionals with better mobility, security and user experience which is available in the form of preview version, with a goal of offering customers the best experience and the most powerful operating system for business tablets and modern PCs designed for today’s modern businesses.
Listed below are some new and updated features that would surely excite the users to get their hands on Windows 8.1.
Improved Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer 11 now supports faster loading of pages, simultaneous browsing of two or more websites, adding favorites viz. apps, app settings, tabs, and syncing across all your Windows 8.1 devices effortlessly. The brand new browser also include an anti-malware solution which scans all binary extension files before letting them execute on your computer.
Loaded with features in every corner
The Windows 8.1 comes with features loaded in every corner. From Miracast streaming to 3D printer support to the new & updated native apps, there’s something new and interesting in every corner you go. You could spend several days just exploring what Microsoft has stuffed in Windows 8.1. Every time you dive into the OS you find something unexplored in the corner.
Mobility: Productive and connected
Enhanced mobile broadband functionality, NFC based ‘tap to pair’ with enterprise printers, native wireless display capabilities and many other features that you can conveniently use with your Windows devices anywhere and can be fully connected and productive.
Broadband Tethering
All you need is to turn on your Windows 8.1 mobile broadband, and it enables your PC or tablet into personal Wi-Fi hotspot allowing other devices to connect and access the Internet.
Improved Biometrics
Windows 8.1 will be optimized for fingerprint based biometrics. It will include a common fingerprint enrollment experience that will work with a variety of readers (touch, swipe). Modern readers are touch based rather than swipe. Access to Windows Store Apps, functions within them, can be gated based on verification of a user’s biometric identity.
Desktop Screen
Many improvements have been made to support the users to make their work more experience more efficient and smooth. For the users who prefer mouse and keyboard to access applications, would be impressed by the quality.
Windows to Go
The Windows store is enabled by default with Windows to go in Windows 8.1. With Windows to go, the users may roam to any machine and access the Windows store using the Window store apps. The feature would benefit the Windows 8.1 users in many ways.
Metro Start button
The button is here to welcome you again and help you quickly snap utilities like “Control Panel”, “Task Manager”, “Computer Management”, “Desktop”, “Device Manager”, “Search”, “Run”, “File Explorer”, “Shut down/Restart/Hibernate/Sleep”, “Power Options” and more (hrrmph!). You can also pin your frequently used apps and programs to this Start menu for handy access to them. This button is likely to facilitate the needs but not completely.
Improved Search Charm
Get all the search results in one place from the web, your computer, apps like SkyDrive and more, previous searches, and more from the Bing search engine. The “Search Charm”, as we know is powered by Bing, is here to show your searches in a nice, fresh, graphical presentation. Whatever you search for, be it travel, books, music, videos, movies, people, celebrities, online virus scanner, weather, places, antivirus, fragrances, gadgets, cafes, recipes, restaurants, computers, printers, jewelry, clothes, or anything, you will see search results along with the images available for it, the related information, and updates etc. to help you get comprehensive details.
New SkyDrive
SkyDrive app now comes built in to Windows 8.1 which means it is the default storage place for all your files whether local ones which are saved on your computer’s hard drive or the ones which you save to SkyDrive. This is called the tight cloud integration which we have been talking about in our Windows 8 blogs. Have a look at the below mentioned highlights which Windows 8.1 SkyDrive offers
Highlights of Improved SkyDrive
- 7GB of free storage
- Single sign-in on all Windows 8.1 devices
- iOS and Android support
- Default Windows Phone support
- Saved computer settings (most of)
- Single storage place in form of built-in SkyDrive for all your files viz. local and the ones you save to SkyDrive
- Multi-browser support
- New camera roll (like the one which is there in Windows Phone) to instantly capture and upload images
- Deep integration with Office 365 for better and intuitive work and play
- New photo editing feature
- Color enhancement feature to make your images look impressive
- Impressive sync feature to help you stay updated on all your devices
Boot-to-Desktop
Those who have always found it annoying to boot in to Windows 8 Start Screen flooded with live tiles and apps, here is a solution for you. Windows 8.1 lets users directly boot their computers in to the desktop mode and not the usual Windows 8 Home screen. Another reason to be happy for Windows 8 customers is this capability which is definitely a thing to try for. Not only the desktop mode, users can even boot in to only the “Apps view”, “Start Screen”, or a single application.
Improved Windows Store
Windows Store has more than ever apps and a refreshing look. Users can easily discover, bookmark, edit, delete and do a lot more with your articles, books, apps, and more. Besides, Windows apps will now start getting automatic updates and app-based offers pushed through Windows Store. So, users need not manually update their apps and besides need not wait for the offers. In addition, users will get Bing-powered customized recommendations for popular apps, releases and more. There is also included a list of paid and free apps which lets users contemplate their options.
In Windows 8.1, you should not be able to snap two apps (if your monitor has high resolution, as much as 4 screens can be snapped side by side) side by side but also resize them as desired. Previously, this capability did not exist in Windows 8.
Improved Lockscreen
With Windows 8.1, you can now create and run a slideshow at the locked screen. Your personalized photo frame is here to entertain you while you are dancing in front of your computer, enjoying your coffee, preparing breakfast, doing laundry or other miscellaneous tasks. Besides, you can personalize the lockscreen the way you want with people, pictures, apps, sites and more.
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