Features new to Windows 8

Features new to Windows 8
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The transition from Windows 7 to Windows 8 introduced a number of new features across various aspects of the operating system. These include a greater focus on optimizing the operating system for touchscreen-based devices (such as tablets) and cloud computing.

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1 Development platform
1.1 Language and standards support
1.2 Windows Store
2 Shell and user interface
2.1 Bundled apps
2.2 Start screen
2.3 Search
2.4 User login
2.5 Notifications
2.6 Microsoft account integration
2.7 Display screen
2.8 File Explorer
2.9 Internet Explorer
2.10 Task Manager
2.11 Touch keyboard
2.12 Password input
3 Infrastructure
3.1 File History
3.2 Hardware support
3.3 Installation
3.4 Networking
3.5 Startup
3.6 Video subsystem
3.7 Printing
3.8 Windows PowerShell
3.9 Windows To Go
4 Maintenance
5 Security
5.1 Biometrics
5.2 Device encryption
5.3 Device lockdown
5.4 Family Safety
5.5 Startup security
5.5.1 Windows Platform Binary Table
5.6 Windows Defender
6 Keyboard shortcuts
7 Virtualization
8 Storage
8.1 Storage Spaces
8.2 NVM Express
9 See also
10 References
11 External links