Windows 8 is an operating system that is an advanced development of the Windows 7 version carried out by the giant Microsoft company. Windows 8 is currently available for various hardware devices such as personal computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, smarttvs. Windows 8 was developed specifically for devices that adopt touch screen technology to operate, because the display on Windows 8 itself supports touch screens rather than using the mouse pointer.
Officially Windows 8 was introduced to the public in 2012 where at that time Microsoft was very aggressively introducing Windows 8 by placing advertisements in various media both television and electronic, at that time Microsoft launched Windows 8 with its first computer device which also used the Windows 8 operating system.
Features and Advantages of Windows 8.1
Before releasing Windows 8, Microsoft had previously launched various versions of operating systems such as Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and so on. The features offered in Windows 8 are new features and were not available on previous types of Microsoft operating systems, some of these features include:
1. Windows 8 UI Design
On the Windows 8 operating system you will see the difference when you first turn on the computer, from the start you will find a difference in the home view that fills the screen, unlike Windows 7 which is in the lower left corner and must be clicked if you want it to appear, in Windows 8 you will see a full screen containing various application icons that you have installed before.
2. Support All
Windows 8 is Microsoft's first operating system that supports a variety of low-spec devices such as tablets, smartphones, netbooks, laptops. By using Windows 8, devices that adopt the touch screen concept will make it easier to use because Windows 8 was developed specifically for touch screen devices.
3. Integrated Antivirus
If on Windows 7 you have to install your own antivirus if you want your computer system to be safe, then on Windows 8 you don't need to install various kinds of antivirus, because Windows 8 already integrates Windows Defender antivirus by default to protect your computer. Antivirus windows defender performance and toughness are not in doubt, because it is proven to be able to secure computer data from virus attacks.
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