Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft. Development of Windows 8 started before the release of its predecessor, Windows 7. There are major changes involved in making of Windows 8. New GUI look for user experience, Touch screen input, Start screen which updates contents on a grid of tiles. Windows 8 has also added support for new technologies like USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing.
If you are thinking of upgrading your system, then it is very important to know the pre requisites for upgrading to Win 8 OS. Some of them are discussed below:
a) Processor: You will have to check if you system has 1GHZ or faster processor with support like PAE, NX & SSE2
b) RAM: You need to have atleast 1GB of RAM if you are planning to install 32 bit of Win 8 OS but recommended would be 2GB or higher. If you are going for 64 bit then atleast 2GB is required (recommended 4 GBor higher)
c) Hard Disk Space : Minimum Hard disk space required is 16 GB for 32 bit OS and 20 GB for a 64 bit OS. Hence you need to ensure that your installation drive should have met these requirement. Generally this should not be an issue as Hard disk nowadays are quite large in size (in hundreds of GBs or TBs).
d) Graphics Card : Having a good Graphics installed would be one of the prime requirements for the superb user interface designed in Win 8. At least DirectX 9 with WDDM driver should be installed . Recommended one is 10X for optimal perfance
e) Display: Although Win8 will work with normal Display with no touch capabilities but having a touch screen would be an benefit and you wiill enjoy working with Win 8 OS.
Few of the many features available in Windows 8 OS are as follows :
1. The secret Start menu
2. Sync your settings
3. Windows Defender
4. Simpler shutdown
5. Built-in screenshots
6. Keyboard shortcuts
7. Snap your apps
8. File History
9. ISO support
10. Reinstall Windows
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