Windows 8 Aero UI will be intelligent enough to change the color of Explorer Borders, Taskbar, and Start menu button according to the color of desktop wallpaper.
The recent Windows 8 Secret uncovered by Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott is about automatic colorization ability in Aero UI. This feature will take the color of desktop wallpaper as input and will change the color of Aero Glass accordingly. READ MORE »
Windows 8 will have a built-in functionality to mount ISO images as reported at MDL Forums.
It was already reported that Windows 8 will by default support mounting of ISO and VHD images. However, a purported screenshot from Windows 8 confirms it. It seems that Windows 8 team intends to support some most commonly used features natively. READ MORE »
Windows 8 activation will use OA 3.0 technology to block earlier known methods which enables users to bypass Windows activation.
The definition of OA according to bsquare is READ MORE »
Microsoft might be planning to include a built-in PDF reader in Windows 8 as noticed by Withinwindows and Winsupersite.
Modern Reader is simple enough and offers the basic functionalities of a PDF Reader. It offers zoom in and zoom out options. It incorporates a page scrubber on side of reader’s window to allow navigation in the document. READ MORE »
Windows 8 is likely going to support “Sync” and “Web sharing” by default through new Ribbon based explorer as observed by istartedsomething.
These two features have been spotted in new Ribbon based Windows 8 Explorer revealed earlier. “Sync” will likely allow users to synchronize files between different computers and will be similar to Windows Live Mesh. On other hand, “Websharing” might be similar to Sky Drive and will allow sharing files with friends and family through a web URL. READ MORE »
Microsoft is testing’s a Ribbon Interface for Windows 8 as discovered by Withinwindows and Winsupersite.
Ribbon UI will replace menus and toolbars in current Windows explorer if it makes its way into Windows 8. Windows 8 Ribbon UI might make features more visible but it eat up screen state and is also less pleasing. READ MORE »
References to Immersive Shell has been supposedly found in Windows 8, as reported by GeekSmack.
According to their sources, multiple references in recent Windows 8 Builds have been found which indicate towards a tile based interface for Tablets and other form factors. It is somewhat contrary to earlier reports which suggested that UI is named “Mosh”. READ MORE »
A cluster of images have surfaces which give a sneak peak at a new feature “System Reset” coming in Windows 8.
We have already known that System Reset in Windows 8 will allow users to restore PC to original factory settings. However, recent leaked screenshots actually show the steps to accomplish system reset in Windows 8. READ MORE »