Development started in 2009 while Microsoft was finishing work on Windows 7. At the
The earliest available … 詳細

New features and functionality in Windows 8 include a faster startup through UEFI integration and the new "Hybrid Boot" mode (which hibernates the Windows kernel on shutdown to speed up the subsequent boot), a new loc… 詳細

Several notable features were removed in Windows 8; support for playing DVD-Video was removed from Windows Media Player due to the cost of licensing the necessary decoders (especially for devices which do not include … 詳細

The minimum system requirements for Windows 8 are higher than those of Windows 7. The CPU must support the Physical Address Extension (PAE), NX bit, and SSE2. Windows Store apps require a screen resolutio… 詳細

Windows 8 is available in three different editions—Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows 8 Enterprise—were sold at retail in most countries, with Windows 8, the most basic, being pre-loaded on new computers. Eac… 詳細

The three desktop editions of Windows 8 support 32-bit and 64-bit architectures; retail copies of Windows 8 include install DVDs for both architectures, while the online installer automatically installs the variant correspo… 詳細