Windows 8 is the codename for the upcoming new operating system of Microsoft Windows that follows Windows 7. It features a new Metro-style interface that was designed for touchscreen, mouse, keyboard, and pen input. It also adds support for the ARM processor architecture in addition to the previously supported x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD. Its server counterpart is codenamed Windows Server 8. The Windows 8 is designed to be the first Windows client to support systems on a chip (SoC) architectures, including ARM, and since it will be pre-installed on a range of next generation devices, it will also feature Metro, a NUI + GUI interface on the surface combined with a new application platform under-the-hood designed to enable the creation of immersive experiences.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview it is Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It’s an all-new touch interface. It’s a new Windows for new devices. And it’s your chance to be one of the first to try it out.
What’s new in Windows 8 Consumer Preview:
• Swipe, slide, and zoom. Touch a full-powered PC. It’s fast and it’s fluid. Take natural, direct, hands-on control.
• Apps, front and center. Apps in Windows 8 work together to get things done faster. Get them from the Windows Store.
• Your Windows, everywhere. Windows 8 can connect you to your files, photos, people, and settings, wherever you sign in.
• Wall-to-wall web. Internet Explorer 10 Consumer Preview brings you immersive web browsing on screens big and small.
• The familiar, made better. Still devoted to your mouse and keyboard? Windows 8 makes the tried-and-true feel brand new.
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