The lock screen offers the ability to use a photo slideshow as its backdrop, and a shortcut to the Camera app by swiping up. The on-screen keyboard has an improved autocomplete mechanism which displays multiple word suggestions, and allows users to select from them by sliding on the spacebar.
The autocomplete dictionary is also automatically updated using data from Bing , allowing it to recognize and suggest words relating to current trends and events. To improve the usability of the desktop interface, a visible Start button was restored to the taskbar for opening the Start screen, and the Quick Links menu accessed by right-clicking the Start button or pressing Template:Key press now contains shutdown and sign-out options. Users can also modify certain user interface behaviors, such as disabling the upper hot corners for using the charms and recent apps list, going to the desktop instead of the Start screen on login or after closing all apps on a screen, automatically opening the "All Apps" view on the Start screen when opened, and prioritizing desktop programs on the "Category" sort mode on "All Apps".
Windows manager Chaitanya Sareen stated that the restoration of the visible Start button was intended to be a "warm blanket" for users who had become confused by the removal of the button on 8; the Start button was originally removed to reflect Windows 8's treatment of the desktop as an "app" rather than the main interface.
The suite of pre-loaded apps bundled with Windows 8 were changed in 8. However, it does not support data loss protection, Group Policy , Lync integration, or creating emails with information rights management. SkyDrive is integrated at the system level to sync user settings and files.
Files are automatically downloaded in the background when they are accessed from the user's SkyDrive folder, unless they are marked to be available offline. By default, only file metadata and thumbnails are stored locally, and Reparse points are used to give the appearance of a normal directory structure to provide backwards compatibility. The SkyDrive app was also updated to include a local file manager.
SkyDrive use on 8. A Bing -based unified search system was also added; it can analyze a user's search habits to return results featuring relevant local and online content. Full-screen "hero" displays aggregate news articles, Wikipedia entries, multimedia, and other content related to a search query; for instance, searching for a music performer would return photos of the performer, a biography, and their available songs and albums on Xbox Music. The Metro-style version of IE 11 also adds tab syncing, the ability to open an unlimited number of tabs, and Reading List integration.
On compatible hardware, Windows 8. Encryption begins as soon as a user begins using the system; the recovery key is stored to either the user's Microsoft account or an Active Directory login, allowing it to be retrieved from any computer.
While device encryption is offered on all versions of 8. A new kiosk mode known as "Assigned Access" was also added, allowing a device to be configured to use a single app in a restricted environment.
Additionally, Windows Defender includes an intrusion detection system which can scan network activity for signs of malware. For enterprise device management, Windows 8. Remote Data Control can be used to remotely wipe specific "corporate" data from Windows 8.
Due to changes to improve its "security effectiveness", the bit version of Windows 8. A Microsoft spokesperson noted that the change primarily affects systems with older AMD bit processors, and that "the number of affected processors are extremely small, since this instruction has been supported for greater than 10 years. These changes do not affect the bit version of Windows 8. In comparison to the original release of Windows 8, Windows 8.
While Tom Warren of The Verge still considered the platform to be a "work in progress" due to the number of apps available, the impaired level of capabilities that apps have in comparison to desktop programs, and because he felt that mouse and keyboard navigation was still "awkward".
He touted many of the major changes on 8. Joel Hruska of ExtremeTech criticized continuing integration problems between the Desktop and apps on 8. Although praising the more flexible snapping system, he still pointed out flaws, such as an inability to maintain snap configurations in certain situations. Peter Bright of Ars Technica praised many of the improvements on 8. However, he still felt that the transition between the desktop and apps "still tends to feel a bit disjointed and disconnected" even though the option to use the desktop wallpaper on the Start screen made it feel more integrated with the desktop interface rather than dissimilar , and that the restoration of the Start button made the two interfaces feel even more inconsistent because of how different it operates between the desktop and apps.
Certain aspects of 8. In his review of 8. Leonhard considered this to be ironic, given that Microsoft had criticized Google 's use of similar tactics with its " Scroogled " advertising campaign.
Data published by Net Applications in November revealed a usage rate of 1. Shortly after its release, Windows RT 8. The company released recovery media and instructions which could be used to repair the device, and restored access to Windows RT 8. It was also found that changes to screen resolution handling on 8. Microsoft released a patch to fix the bug on certain games in November , and acknowledged that it was caused by "changes to mouse-input processing for low-latency interaction scenarios".
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