Windows 8 Pro

Windows 8 is an intuitive operating system that works smoothly and is designed to let you do what you want. For example, put the most important things on your Start screen, get quick access to your friends' data, applications and many other tools. Therefore, you can save time searching for other important tasks.

Windows 8 Pro gives you everything in Windows 8 along with many advanced features to help you easily connect to your corporate network, access files on the go, encrypt your data, .

Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise have been installed on many PCs. You can also buy Windows 8 Pro as a download or as merchandise delivered to you.

The Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant will determine if your computer is ready to install Windows 8 and will provide you with a compatibility report. If your computer is ready to install Windows 8, the Upgrade Assistant will guide you through the specific steps of purchasing, downloading, and installing.

If your computer is using Windows 7, you can easily transfer files, applications, and settings to Windows 8 Pro. If your computer is using Windows XP or Windows Vista, you need to reinstall previously installed applications. To use some advanced features like touch, you may need a new computer.

Before upgrading to Windows 8, you should first launch the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant. It can scan your current computer to see if it is ready to install Windows 8 and then provide compatibility reports along with optional steps for you to buy, download and install Windows. 8.

What tasks does the Upgrade Assistant perform?

Upgrade Assistant performs the following 4 main tasks:

Scan your connected hardware, applications, and devices to see if they can work with Windows 8

• Make sure all the peripherals you need to work with, such as printers and monitors, are connected to your computer and turned on before launching the Upgrade Assistant.
• The Upgrade Assistant checks your computer hardware to see if it meets the Windows 8 system requirements for installation on your computer, including processor features like CPU speed, PAE.NX, and SSE2, as well as the amount of RAM and hard drive. In addition, it also checks the compatibility of applications and devices currently installed on the current computer.

Provide a compatibility report

• Typically, Windows 8 works with applications and devices that run on Windows 7, but in some cases, a product may require an update, or you may need to uninstall and install. Reset it after upgrade. The compatibility report will list your applications and devices that may work in Windows 8, those that do not work, and what you need to do to help them work. Come back after the upgrade. If some of your applications and devices are not listed, it may be because there is no compatibility information for that product.
• You can store or print a compatibility report for future use. If you do not select the option to 'keep nothing' during the upgrade process, you will be able to search that report on your computer screen after the upgrade is completed.

Check your computer for support for certain Windows 8 features

• Examples include Windows Store, snap, secure boot, and multitouch. If your computer does not support one or more of these features, you will see a warning message. You will still be able to install Windows 8, but you will not be able to use certain features.

Provides the option to buy, download, and install Windows 8

• If your computer is ready, the Upgrade Assistant provides recommendations on which version to buy and guides you through the steps to upgrade Windows 8.

Key features of Windows 8:

Quick update online

• Each item on Start will be connected to a person, application, website, folder, playlist, or anything that is important to you. You can attach as many items to Start as you want and move them to match your eyes.
• These are not walls of common static icons that you can animate them with the latest information. Status updates, weather forecasts, Tweets, . - you'll see the latest updates online before opening any app.
• You can easily share pictures, web pages, funny videos that you have watched without having to stop the work you are doing. You simply copy what you want to share, open another application, and paste it inside. Or just highlight and tap or click the Share button to send it right in an email or post to Facebook.

It all belongs to you

• In Windows, even the smallest things are about you. For example, the screen that appears when your computer is locked - it could be any photo you choose. And you can see the quick notifications on the lock screen before logging in to the computer or opening an application.
• With the image password, you can log in by retrieving a part of the selected image instead of entering the password.

Upload on apps from the Windows Store

• Windows 8 and Windows RT give you access to the Windows Store to explore a new world of applications for your computer. You just need to touch or click on the Store item and start exploring. You can use filters by price, rating, . There are many free applications. And there is an app that allows you to test before making a purchase. Therefore, you can freely explore the applications to find useful things.

The applications work together

• You can experience the use of many other applications together. For example, using the Photos app to view all your photos from Facebook and Flickr, then post them to your blog or send them to your friends via email - it's all done without having to leave the application.
• Use the same method to access control items in every application. Simply scan the bottom edge or right click, the application command line will pop up. In addition, you can search the same way in all applications to search within the application, on a computer, or on the web through the Search tool.

Ready to use: Your basic apps

Windows provides you with basic applications and more. Apps like People, Mail, Photos, and Messanging help you do essential tasks and work together to make things simpler.

• Mail: Receive emails from your accounts - including Outlook, Gmail, and Yahoo! - all in the same place.
• People: See the latest information and start conversations with contacts from your email, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts.
• Video: Browse the web, watch movies and shows right on your computer or TV.
• Message: Send messages to the unified list of your Facebook and Messenger friends - including hundreds of emoticons.
• SkyDrive: Seamless access to your files from the Windows application as well as from other devices.
• Photos: See your photos and videos in one location whether they're on Facebook, Flickr, SkyDrive or another computer.
• Music: Open, download, and listen to the latest music and share your playlist.
• Skype: Integrated with your computer or downloaded for free from the Windows Store, Skype lets you do things together when you're alone with voice, video, and IM.

Windows 8 system requirements:

If you want to launch Windows 8 on your computer, you need to have:

• Processor: 1 GHz or higher with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2.
• RAM: 1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit).
• Hard drive space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit).
• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM drive.

Additional requirements to use certain features:

• To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.
• To access the Windows Store and to download and run applications, you need an Internet connection and a screen with a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768.
• To capture applications, you need a screen with a minimum resolution of 1366 x 768.
• Internet access (ISP fees may apply).
• Secure boot requires hardware that supports UEFI v2.3.1 Errata B and has Microsoft Windows Certification Authority in the UEFI signature database.
• Some games and programs may require a graphics card that is compatible with DirectX 10 or higher to optimize performance.
• Microsoft account required to use some features.
• Watching DVDs requires separate rerun software.
• Windows Media Center license is sold separately.
• BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive (Windows 8 Pro only).
• BitLocker requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 or a USB flash drive (Windows 8 Pro only).
• Client Hyper-V requires a 64-bit system with 2nd level address translation (SLAT) functions and 2 GB of auxiliary RAM (Windows 8 Pro only).
• TV tuner is required to run and record television directly in Windows Media Center (only with Windows 8 Pro Pack and Windows 8 Media Center Pack).
• Free Internet TV content varies geographically, some content may require additional costs (only with Windows 8 Pro Pack and Windows 8 Media Center Pack).
• To check if your computer meets these requirements, you can launch the Upgrade Assistant.
  

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