Windows 8 Multi montitors and Windows 8

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Microsoft want to enhance multi monitor support and aim to:

• Make the desktop a more personal experience. Perhaps the most personalized feature on the desktop is the ability to customize the desktop background. We set out to make this a great experience on multiple monitors too.

• Improve the efficiency of accessing apps across monitors. In Windows 7, the top request from people using multiple monitors was to improve the taskbar efficiency.

• Improve the efficiency of accessing system UI. In Windows 7, you could only access the Start menu on one monitor. With the introduction in Windows 8 of new UI that puts controls at the edges of the screen, we wanted to make sure that it’s still easy to access Start, the charms, the clock, and your recently used apps from every monitor.

• Allow side-by-side Metro style and desktop apps. You can launch or move a Metro style app to any monitor, side-by-side with desktop apps on another screen.

Taken from the latest 'Building Windows 8' blog, the full article can be found here:

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Microsoft's intentions to enhance multi-monitor support were outlined in the latest 'Building Windows 8' blog. Here are the key areas they aimed to improve: 1. Personalized Desktop Experience: - Microsoft aimed to make the desktop experience more personal by allowing users to customize the desktop background on multiple monitors. This feature is seen as a way to enhance the overall user experience. 2. Efficient Access to Apps Across Monitors: - In response to user feedback in Windows 7, Microsoft prioritized improving the efficiency of accessing apps across multiple monitors. One of the top requests was to enhance the taskbar functionality in a multi-monitor setup. 3. Efficient Access to System UI: - Another focus area was to enhance the efficiency of accessing system UI elements across monitors. In Windows 7, limitations existed where the Start menu could only be accessed on one monitor. With new UI elements introduced in Windows 8 (such as controls at the edges of the screen), Microsoft aimed to ensure that accessing Start, charms, the clock, and recently used apps was easy from every monitor. 4. Ability to Use Metro Style and Desktop Apps Side-by-Side: - Microsoft aimed to allow users to launch or move Metro style apps to any monitor, enabling users to run them side-by-side with desktop apps on another screen. This flexibility in app management across multiple monitors was a key focus area for improving the user experience. These enhancements were designed to make multi-monitor setups more intuitive, efficient, and user-friendly. Optimal utilization of screen real estate and improved accessibility to apps and system UI were at the core of Microsoft's efforts to enhance multi-monitor support in Windows 8.