Windows 8: Meet the New Windows
Make It Yours
Beautiful, fast, fluid. Only Windows 8 gives you the play experience you want from a tablet and the work productivity you expect from a PC — on any device. Windows 8 is perfect for PCs with only a mouse and keyboard, those with touch-screens, and those with both. Everything you care about most is on the new Start screen. The desktop that you're used to — with its taskbar, folders, and icons — is still here and better than ever, with a new taskbar and streamlined file management.
Your News, Your Way
Windows 8's customizable Start screen (including picture password capability on touch-screen PCs) provides instant access to the things you care about most. Create Live Tiles from within your favorite apps for critical information updates at a glance. Pin shortcuts to your favorite applications. And instantly restore the old familiar Windows desktop whenever you need it — with a new taskbar and streamlined file management, it's more useful than ever.
Apps All Around
Windows 8 comes with a new store for apps: the Windows Store. Open the store right from your Start screen to browse and download apps for cooking, photos, sports, news, and a lot more — many of them free.
- Share content via e-mail and social media directly from your apps
- Easily switch between apps or pull up two different apps side by side
- Windows 8 includes the Xbox Music app, which gives you access to millions of streaming songs
With thousands of apps to choose from, there's something for everyone. Once you buy an app from the Windows Store, it's yours to use on up to five Windows 8 devices.
Stay Connected
Now everything is in one place and easier to share. Integrate your online favorites — Facebook, Flickr, Hotmail, etc. — with content from your PC, such as photos and contacts.
Work Easy, Play Hard
Windows tablets run Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote, so you can mix in a little work with episodes of your favorite shows.
Windows 8 Is Where You Want It
Touch-enabled tablets. Ultraportable laptops. High-speed desktops. Whichever you choose, you can be confident that Windows 8 is there to help you connect, share, and inspire.
Beautiful, Fast and Fluid
Windows 8 is designed for touch, mouse and keyboard, so you can choose how you get around. With a touch PC or tablet, you can quickly zoom in or out to customize your view and group, label, and rearrange apps on your Start screen.
Your Windows, Everywhere
Sign in to Windows 8 and your PC comes to life with your stuff — no matter where you are. Save your files to the cloud and pull up the latest versions from virtually anywhere. Sign in on up to five different PCs or devices and immediately see what makes Windows yours — your Start screen, settings, apps and entertainment all travel with you. And each member of your family can have things their way, too.
Two-Minute Tips Quick, informative Windows 8 tutorials from Geek Squad®.
Two-Minute Tips Quick, informative Windows 8 tutorials from Geek Squad®.
Two-Minute Tips Quick, informative Windows 8 tutorials from Geek Squad®.
Two-Minute Tips Quick, informative Windows 8 tutorials from Geek Squad®.


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