{"id":1132,"date":"2013-12-02T11:05:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T17:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2015-04-24T16:55:11","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T21:55:11","slug":"an-overview-of-the-new-windows-8-enterprise-edition-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/an-overview-of-the-new-windows-8-enterprise-edition-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"An Overview of the New Windows 8 Enterprise Edition &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#696969;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Cont'd from <a href=\"\/blog\/an-overview-of-the-new-windows-8-enterprise-edition\/\">\"An Overview of the New Windows 8 Enterprise Edition \u2013 Part 1\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 102, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Faster Start-up<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><br>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3-faster-startup.jpg\" rel=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"faster startup windows 8.1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-972\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3-faster-startup-150x150.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 15px;\" title=\"\" width=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3-faster-startup-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3-faster-startup-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3-faster-startup.jpg 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"><\/a><span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">This is something that will be welcomed by both users and employers alike. All previous versions of Windows take a seemingly long time to boot-up. It results in staff being unoccupied and bored, and to the employer, when multiplied out by multiple users, results in a large swathe of unproductive time.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Windows 8 allows the core operating system to hibernate when it is shutdown. This means that when the device is rebooted, instead of having to reload everything back into the memory, it only has to revive a small portion of the operating system. This results in a speeding up of the re-boot-up procedure by as much as 70%.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 102, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Easier Data Management<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><br>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/4-easier-data-management.jpg\" rel=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"easier data management\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-967\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/4-easier-data-management-150x150.jpg\" style=\"margin-right: 25px;\" title=\"\" width=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/4-easier-data-management-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/4-easier-data-management-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/4-easier-data-management.jpg 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"><\/a><span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">One of the things that many Windows users have complained about is the various changes that have been made to Windows Explorer. Rather than enhancing the user experience and making it easier to manipulate and manage files, it has in many people\u2019s experiences, made it more difficult by giving them less flexibility. Windows 8.1, has addressed this by introducing a new ribbon control with the aim of:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Improving file management tasks<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Allowing a more streamlined command approach<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Re-activating some of the most popular Windows XP Explorer elements<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">These are the new features that many Windows 8.1 users now enjoy:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Being able to expose undercover hidden features users already employ, but which previously demanded third party add-ons for use in Explorer<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Being able to create shortcuts on the keyboard for every command that is included in the new ribbon<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Being able to customise via a quick access toolbar in a similar fashion to the way Explorer worked with Windows XP<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Sometimes it pays to listen to users and to revisit the past to finger-pick and rehabilitate it\u2019s most popular features. It\u2019s something that in this instance Microsoft seems to have done \u2013 well done. Microsoft!<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 102, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Improved Stability<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><br>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/5-improved-stability.jpg\" rel=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"improved stability\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-968\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/5-improved-stability-150x150.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 20px;\" title=\"\" width=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/5-improved-stability-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/5-improved-stability-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/5-improved-stability.jpg 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"><\/a><span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">This one\u2019s a little bit \u201ctechie\u201d so we won\u2019t spend much time on it. Suffice it to say that Windows 8.1 employs a new driver framework (UMDF 2.0). This has been created in order to enhance system stability with a view to making it easy for design engineers to design, test out, and certify different drivers.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 102, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Change Management<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><br>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/6-change-management.jpg\" rel=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"change management\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-969\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/6-change-management-150x150.jpg\" style=\"margin-right: 15px;\" title=\"\" width=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/6-change-management-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/6-change-management-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/6-change-management.jpg 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"><\/a><span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">People tend not to like change. We all like to stay within our comfort zones and use products that we are familiar with. However, people do adapt. From a business point of view, (which after all is what Windows 8.1 Enterprise is all about), the new release makes sense; particular its advanced security features. If employers wish to deploy the new Windows 8.1 enterprise operating system, (and more and more will, in the near future), it will be up to them to manage the change.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">Saying that, for users that are not necessarily familiar with the Windows OS and its many features, training staff to adapt to 8.1 could prove costly.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#2F4F4F;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\">What are your thoughts on <a href=\"\/servermonitor\/sysreqs.aspx\" target=\"_self\">Windows 8<\/a> Enterprise? Let us know in the comments below.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/home?status=RT:%20@poweradmn%20An%20Overview%20of%20the%20New%20Windows%208%20Enterprise%20Edition%20\/blog\/an-overview-of-the-new-windows-8-enterprise-edition\/?ref=blog\" rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tweet this\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1028\" height=\"75\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tweet-this-article-button-large-300x75.png\" style=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tweet-this-article-button-large-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tweet-this-article-button-large.png 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><img class=\"extlink-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/external-links-nofollow-open-in-new-tab-favicon\/images\/extlink.png\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url={\/blog\/an-overview-of-the-new-windows-8-enterprise-edition\/?ref=blog}\" rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Share on Google+\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1053\" height=\"75\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/google-plus-this-article-button-large2-300x75.png\" style=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/google-plus-this-article-button-large2-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/google-plus-this-article-button-large2.png 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><img class=\"extlink-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/external-links-nofollow-open-in-new-tab-favicon\/images\/extlink.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cont&#8217;d from &#8220;An Overview of the New Windows 8 Enterprise Edition \u2013 Part 1&#8221; Faster Start-up This is something that will be welcomed by both users and employers alike. 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