Windows 8

What's new The Start screen Everything you care about most is on the new Start screen. Tiles on the Start screen are connected to people, apps, folders, photos, or websites, and are alive with the latest info, so you're up to date at a glance. Mouse, keyboard—and now touch Windows 8 is perfect for PCs with only a mouse and keyboard, those with touchscreens, and those with both. Whatever kind of PC you have, you'll discover fast and fluid ways to switch between apps, move things around, and go smoothly from one place to another. New PCs There are amazing new PCs of all kinds, including sleek and lightweight tablets, convertibles, and laptops. Apps from the Windows Store Windows 8 comes with a new store for apps, the Windows Store. Open the Store right from your Start screen to browse and download apps for cooking, photos, sports, news, and a lot more—many of them free. Millions of streaming songs Windows 8 also includes the Xbox Music app, which gives you access to a whole world of music. Your Windows, everywhere Sign in with your Microsoft account to any of your PCs running Windows 8 and you'll immediately see your own background, display preferences, and settings. The familiar made better A person running a Windows 8 PC The desktop The desktop that xou're used to—with its taskbar, folders, and icons—is still here and better than ever, with a new taskbar and streamlined file management. Security Stay up to date and more secure with Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and Windows Update. Speed Windows 8 starts up faster, switches between apps faster, and uses power more efficiently than Windows 7. Why download Windows 8? A PC running Windows 8 It goes

where you go Your pictures, files, and settings are easily synced through the cloud, so you can get to what you need almost anywhere. It plays as hard as it works Windows 8 gives you the power to quickly browse, watch movies, play games, polish your resume, and pull together a killer presentation—all on a single PC. You keep all your files If your PC is running Windows 7, your files, apps, and settings will easily transfer to Windows 8. You keep familiar programs Programs that run on Windows 7 will run on Windows 8.