Another much-asked-for addition to Windows 8. Business users, especially, may prefer to bypass the Windows 8 tiled Start screen and spend most of their computing time in the more familiar Windows desktop environment, and this makes it easier to do that. The improvements to VPN functionality will benefit business users, as now Windows 8. That applies to third party VPNs, too. And users who are traveling on business will appreciate the ability to easily turn their Windows 8.
Perhaps most important of all for businesses, there are a number of improvements to security features baked into Windows 8. The new version of IE 11 has a new antimalware scanning capability of binary extensions such as ActiveX before executing the code and Windows Defender gets network behavior monitoring to help better detect malware.
Assigned Access allows you to set up particular devices for a specific purpose and lock them down to run a single app, which can be useful in a kiosk environment and other situations. Biometric fingerprint support has been improved, too, to work with Windows logon, remote access, UAC and so forth. Will they see Windows 8. When Windows 8. Like our posts? Subscribe to our RSS feed or email feed on the right hand side now, and be the first to get them!
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Last month, Google announced that it -- and its partners -- sold a million Chromebooks to schools in the last quarter. While Windows 8. Windows XP lost about 1. Improvements include the return of the Start menu and the ability to run Metro apps in a windowed mode.
While Microsoft declined to comment on the official launch of its Windows 8 successor, the Windows 9 OS is expected to debut in April Much has been made about how difficult it will be to train users to work in Windows 8, given how different the OS is from previous versions of Windows — it lacks the ubiquitous Start button, for example.
Having already worked on a Windows 8 migration at a 7,employee company, the firm says if training is completed before the upgrade and targeted to specific user groups, people will get acclimated to the new OS soon enough. While many organizations have successfully moved to Windows 7, plenty of others would like to keep XP for as long as possible. Does your organization plan to upgrade to Windows 8?
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Why IT might be wrong about Windows 8. October 3, By Sam Narisi 1 Comment. Here are some reasons many experts say IT departments should and will consider a Windows 8 upgrade: 1.
Windows 8 may help solve IT consumerization problems Despite the many negative Windows 8 reviews , most agreed that the OS works well when used on tablets. Windows 8 is more secure Most new versions of Windows feature upgrades designed to boost security, and Windows 8 is no different.
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