Introduction to Windows 8.1

Introducing Windows 8.1User ExperienceA new class of devicesWindows 8.1: ConnectivityInternet Explorer 11

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01 | Introducing Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1

Security

Desktop experience• Snapping• Taskbar• Jump Lists• Pinning• Thumbnails

Management

Reliability

Windows 8.1: works the way you want See the desktop only when you need it

Leave the desktop only when you want to

Windowing and improved multi-monitor support

New Search experience

IT control of Start screen

Boot to DesktopBoot directly to desktop

Only leave the desktop when you want

Multi monitorScaling for each display

Control of Start Screen location

User Experience

Demo:Boot to Desktop

Start Screen ImprovementsMore options for Start screen organization

More tile sizes available

IT can control layout and settings via policy

Consistent background between desktop and Start

screen

Apps are not added to the Start screen by default

New Search Experience

Snapping Apps

User Experience

Demo:User Experience

Supports the latest processors – better performance, increased battery life

InstantGo enabled devices keep apps up to date

Supports new touch displays, both ultra high-res and smaller screen sizes

Smaller tablets, natural for portrait mode reading

Enables the latest hardware innovation: Miracast, NFC, biometrics

•A new class of devices

TOUCH | LIGHTER, THINNER, FASTER

LONG BATTERY LIFE | MODERN SECURITY

NEW FORM FACTORS | SENSORS AND CONNECTIVITY

Great on all PCs

•Windows 8.1 Devices

Best business tablet

Touch, mouse, keyboard, pen support

Great Windows devices for mobile users

Touch and non touch enabled

Boot to Desktop

Familiar Desktop experience

New Windows apps for business

Office, Windows productivity, and LOB apps

Enterprise grade manageability and security

Native Miracast wireless displayWi-Fi Direct printing

NFC tap to pair with enterprise printers

•Windows 8.1: Connectivity

Full-screen, immersive experience

Internet Explorer 11

Fast and fluid Trusted Interoperable

Navigation appears when needed

Reading View for easier access to content

HTML5, CSS3, SVG, WebGL, SPDY/3

SmartScreen Filter

Tracking Protection

InPrivate Browsing Internet Explorer 10, 9, 8, 7 and Quirks document modes

New experience for Windows 8.1 devicesSecurity and privacy help for the real world Supports modern standards

Internet Explorer is made for business, with deployment and management tools, support for modern standards, and backward compatibility

for legacy web apps.

Touch-friendly navigation

Improved tabs with roaming across Windows 8.1 devices

All-new F12 Developer Tools

Demo:Internet Explorer

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