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8 unusual facts about Windows 8


Boot disk

Windows 8 has a feature called Windows To Go, the Live USB system requiring the extraction of files into the USB drive and the installation of a bootloader.

Compact photo printer

The other compact photo printer is Pocket Photo from LG which can print 600dpi on 2"x3" and support Android, iOS and Windows 8.

Everything at Once

However, being sampled in a Windows 8 advertisement allowed the song to do much better, becoming Lenka's second most successful single after "The Show".

Lenka discography

In November 2012, Everything at Once was released as Two's third and final single after being sampled in a Windows 8 advert, and became Lenka's second most successful single to date.

Mallu Magalhães

Prior to the release of her fourth album, the title track "Highly Sensitive" was used as the soundtrack for Windows 8 commercial ads.

Nadim Kobeissi

Kobeissi is also known for discovering a privacy issue in Windows 8, in which the operating system automatically reported to Microsoft what applications users were installing in an insecure fashion.

Windows 8.1

It was also found that changes to screen resolution handling on 8.1 resulted in mouse input lag in certain video games that do not use the DirectInput API's—particularly first-person shooter games, including Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Hitman: Absolution, and Metro 2033.

Windows 8.1 is primarily available as a free download through Windows Store for users of retail or OEM copies of Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows RT.


Advanced SystemCare

Advanced SystemCare (formerly Advanced Windows Care) is a computer tool for Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 created by IObit.

Device driver

Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) – the graphic display driver architecture for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Fast Duplicate File Finder

It is compatible with all Microsoft Windows versions including the latest Windows 8, Windows 7 and all Windows Server operating systems and their corresponding 32 and 64 bit versions.

Paul Thurrott

He regularly writes news, previews, and reviews for beta and completed Microsoft products, such as Windows, Microsoft Surface, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Microsoft Office, and other products.

Six Guns

Six Guns, also known as Six-Guns, is an open world action game developed for iOS, BlackBerry 10, Android, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 by Gameloft.

Vevo

Vevo is also available for a range of platforms including Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Fire OS, Google TV, Apple TV, Boxee, Roku and Xbox 360.

Wikipedia App

The Wikimedia Foundation publishes official Wikipedia Apps for using Wikipedia on multiple mobile device operating systems, currently: Android (via Google Play), BlackBerry (via BlackBerry World), iOS (via App Store), Firefox OS (via Firefox Marketplace),and Windows 8 (via Windows Store).

Windows Anytime Upgrade

In Windows 8, the function was renamed Add features to Windows 8; it allows users to upgrade between the two consumer-oriented Windows 8 editions, and add Windows Media Center to their installation.


see also

Battle Bears Gold

Battle Bears Gold supports monetary transactions through the Google Play store, Windows 8 Store, and the Apple iTunes/App Store.

ComiXology

Comics by comiXology (launched July 2009), a digital comic book reader and store for mobile devices, including iOS (launched April 2010), Android, Windows 8 (via the Windows Store), and the Internet (web reader launched June 2010), that allows users to access their digital comic collection across multiple devices.

Ideum

These multitouch displays support Ideum's proprietary software development framework, GestureWorks, the Open Exhibits SDK which allows for the development of multitouch multiuser applications in ActionScript, and GestureWorks Gameplay, their Windows 8 utility for making PC games touch-enabled.

Ninite

Ninite works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Ubuntu.

Rara.com

On 11 October 2013 rara announced a partnership with Toshiba to pre-load the rara music streaming app on Toshiba Windows 8 PC's, tablets and convertible devices across Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.