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08-15-2012, 11:17 AM
All,
Windows 8 Releases to Manufacturing (RTM) #9200 is here. Now that Windows 8
has arrived (today for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and tomorrow for
Microsoft Partner Network members and Volume Licensees), we provide you with
some new SetupBuilder installer and IDE screenshots.
Windows 8 inherits many of the advantages of Windows 7 -- the manageability,
the security (plus integrated antivirus), and the broad compatibility with
existing hardware and software.
Instead of the traditional desktop, Windows 8 boots to a Start screen filled
with columns and rows of app tiles. There's no Start button on the Desktop,
and the utilities that managed to graft Start onto older beta or release
preview versions don't work with the final RTM Win8. Instead of a Start
button, Windows 8 uses a "hot corner" at the lower left. When that hotspot
is touched or clicked, the interface switches from the traditional desktop
UI to the tile-centric environment, or vice versa. The "hot corner" feature
allows you to access some built-in options when you move your mouse cursor
in a corner of your monitor screen. When you move your mouse cursor to
bottom-left corner of screen, it shows small Start Screen thumbnail which
lets you go to Start Screen. When you move your mouse cursor to top-left
corner of screen, it shows a list of all running "Modern UI" apps so that
you can switch between apps or close an app. When you move your mouse
cursor to top-right or bottom-right corner of screen, it shows new Charms
Bar where you can access Settings, Search, Share, Devices and Start Screen
charm.
The Start button and Start Menu are gone from the Windows 8 Taskbar, but
there is a new hidden Quick Access Menu (QAM) which provides easier access
to many useful system tools, such as "Programs and Features", "Power
Options", "System Settings", "Device Manager", "Command Prompt", "Task
Manager", "Control Panel", "Search", "Run", and a few more. To access QAM,
move your mouse cursor to extreme bottom-left corner of screen and
right-click (or using the "Win+X" hotkey) and you'll get the hidden system
menu.
BTW, Windows 8 Metro is Metro no more. With Metro AG issuing a trademark
dispute over the whole Metro branding, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 user
interfaces will now be known as 'Modern UI', following threats of legal
action over the original branding.
The latest SetupBuilder 7.7 Build #3769 lets you already compile Win8-aware
and Win8-compliant setups. More news to follow soon...
Happy Windows 8 coding!
Friedrich
--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910
Helping You Build Better Installations
SetupBuilder "point. click. ship"
Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner
Windows 8 Releases to Manufacturing (RTM) #9200 is here. Now that Windows 8
has arrived (today for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and tomorrow for
Microsoft Partner Network members and Volume Licensees), we provide you with
some new SetupBuilder installer and IDE screenshots.
Windows 8 inherits many of the advantages of Windows 7 -- the manageability,
the security (plus integrated antivirus), and the broad compatibility with
existing hardware and software.
Instead of the traditional desktop, Windows 8 boots to a Start screen filled
with columns and rows of app tiles. There's no Start button on the Desktop,
and the utilities that managed to graft Start onto older beta or release
preview versions don't work with the final RTM Win8. Instead of a Start
button, Windows 8 uses a "hot corner" at the lower left. When that hotspot
is touched or clicked, the interface switches from the traditional desktop
UI to the tile-centric environment, or vice versa. The "hot corner" feature
allows you to access some built-in options when you move your mouse cursor
in a corner of your monitor screen. When you move your mouse cursor to
bottom-left corner of screen, it shows small Start Screen thumbnail which
lets you go to Start Screen. When you move your mouse cursor to top-left
corner of screen, it shows a list of all running "Modern UI" apps so that
you can switch between apps or close an app. When you move your mouse
cursor to top-right or bottom-right corner of screen, it shows new Charms
Bar where you can access Settings, Search, Share, Devices and Start Screen
charm.
The Start button and Start Menu are gone from the Windows 8 Taskbar, but
there is a new hidden Quick Access Menu (QAM) which provides easier access
to many useful system tools, such as "Programs and Features", "Power
Options", "System Settings", "Device Manager", "Command Prompt", "Task
Manager", "Control Panel", "Search", "Run", and a few more. To access QAM,
move your mouse cursor to extreme bottom-left corner of screen and
right-click (or using the "Win+X" hotkey) and you'll get the hidden system
menu.
BTW, Windows 8 Metro is Metro no more. With Metro AG issuing a trademark
dispute over the whole Metro branding, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 user
interfaces will now be known as 'Modern UI', following threats of legal
action over the original branding.
The latest SetupBuilder 7.7 Build #3769 lets you already compile Win8-aware
and Win8-compliant setups. More news to follow soon...
Happy Windows 8 coding!
Friedrich
--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910
Helping You Build Better Installations
SetupBuilder "point. click. ship"
Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner