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 »
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 »
A somewhat familiar wallpaper is the new addition in recent Windows 8 M3 builds with some UI resources, reports Stephen Chapman from ZDnet.
We can see fish and sea related visuals in this new Windows 8 M3 wallpaper. Something similar appeared in pre beta Windows 7 builds. READ MORE »
Windows 8 Desktop Window Manager might use Software based rendering instead of hardware rendering, reports winreview.
Winreview has come to this conclusion after analyzing a Windows 8 screenshot. The blur effect has vanished in Windows 8 Builds although borders are still semi-transparent. This change could 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 »
Windows 8 will include “History Vault” feature whose functionality is similar to Apple’s Time Machine in Mac OS X.
This History Vault in Windows 8 will enable users to backup files and data automatically with timestamps. So, the users can travel back in “History” and restore data/files of their choice. This will actually be very much similar to Mac OS X’s Time Machine. READ MORE »
A series of images have emerged which supposedly illustrate the installation process of Windows 8.
WinReview has been able to got hold of these images which are claimed to be from some Windows 8 M3 build. The images seem to be legitimate but there is one suspicion. The date modified for setup files is 2/19/2009. Let’s put this aside for now and take a look at the images. READ MORE »