Windows 8 Windows 8 Consumer Preview Product Guide for Business

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On March 1st, Microsoft released a product guide all about the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. While the guide is meant primarily for businesses, it details many of the new features that are found in the operating system. The 15-page document touches on some of the key features that are being discussed. Among them:

• Start screen
• Innovative user interface
• Line-of-business app development
• Touch-first experience
• Choice in form factors
• Internet Explorer 10
• New possibilities for mobile productivity
• DirectAccess
• Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Work on the road
• Windows To Go
• Mobile broadband
• Work in a branch office
• BranchCache
• Printing enhancements
• Cloud-connected
• Enterprise-class infrastructure technologies
• Enhanced end-to-end-security features
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM)-based Systems
• Trusted boot process
• Measured boot process
• BitLocker Drive Encryption
• AppLocker
• SmartScreen Application Reputation Service
• Claim-based access control
• Unified management across devices
• Testing, deployment, and migration
• Hyper-V
• New Virtual Hard Disk format
• Assessments
• Reset and refresh your PC (native factory restore)
• Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
• Automation with Windows PowerShell

Official Link: Download: Windows 8 Consumer Preview Product Guide for Business - Microsoft Download Center - Download Details

This document may be updated. At present time, it appears to be v1.1, published on March 1, 2012.

 

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The product guide released by Microsoft on Windows 8 Consumer Preview provides a comprehensive overview of the operating system, highlighting various features and enhancements. Here is a breakdown of the key features and topics discussed in the 15-page document: | Features and Topics |

Start screen

Innovative user interface

Line-of-business app development

Touch-first experience

Choice in form factors

Internet Explorer 10

New possibilities for mobile productivity

DirectAccess

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Work on the road

Windows To Go

Mobile broadband

Work in a branch office

BranchCache

Printing enhancements

Cloud-connected

Enterprise-class infrastructure technologies

Enhanced end-to-end-security features

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)-based Systems

Trusted boot process

Measured boot process

BitLocker Drive Encryption

AppLocker

SmartScreen Application Reputation Service

Claim-based access control

Unified management across devices

Testing, deployment, and migration

Hyper-V

New Virtual Hard Disk format

Assessments

Reset and refresh your PC (native factory restore)

Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

Automation with Windows PowerShell

The guide focuses on how these features cater to businesses, providing insights into productivity, security, management, and deployment aspects. For more detailed information, you can download the document from the official Microsoft Download Center using the provided link. Please note that the version mentioned is v1.1, published on March 1, 2012.