The Windows 8 Consumer Preview updates the look of the Developer Preview, adds a lot of new features and revamps a few old ones. The round Start button is gone, the Metro-style Start screen remains and yes, you can only pick from nine colours and five patterns for the Start screen background.
There are new ways of switching between apps, as well as more updates to the desktop tools. There are changes under the hood to file copying, power management, security, networking, hardware support and more.
Like Windows Phone 7, Windows 8 now has a lock screen that will protect your computer when not in use, but also relay some information such as key calendar appointments, the time, date, whether you are wirelessly connected, if you have the power cable plugged in and other messages and notifications.
Windows 8 App:
Like Apple and it’s OS, Microsoft is moving towards including more and more apps to get you started. That ensures you’ve got plenty of new apps that fit in with the user interface and lots to try out. In the case of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview there is Mail, Finance, Weather, Messaging, Reader, Maps, People, Music, and Video, as well as many others.
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Source:TechNtuto
