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2 unusual facts about Windows 8.1


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.

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.

Device driver

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

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.

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.

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.


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