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Ed Bott | Distinguished Author and ZDNet Blogger

Agenda

01 | Introducing Windows 8.1 Ed Bott | Distinguished Author and Blogger Ben Hunter | Senior Technical Product Manager Fred Pullen | Senior Technical Product Manager

Windows 8.1 Desktop experience Snapping Taskbar Jump Lists Pinning Thumbnails

Windows 8.1: works the way you want See the desktop only when you need it Leave the desktop only when you want to Windowing and improved multi-monitor support New Search experience IT control of Start screen

User Experience

Demo: Boot to Desktop

User Experience

Demo: User Experience

Supports the latest processors – better performance, increased battery life InstantGo enabled devices keep apps up to date Supports new touch displays, both ultra high-res and smaller screen sizes Smaller tablets, natural for portrait mode reading Enables the latest hardware innovation: Miracast, NFC, biometrics A new class of devices TOUCH | LIGHTER, THINNER, FASTER LONG BATTERY LIFE | MODERN SECURITY NEW FORM FACTORS | SENSORS AND CONNECTIVITY

Great on all PCs Windows 8.1 Devices Best business tablet Touch, mouse, keyboard, pen support Great Windows devices for mobile users Touch and non touch enabled Boot to Desktop Familiar Desktop experience New Windows apps for business Office, Windows productivity, and LOB apps Enterprise grade manageability and security

SoC-integrated mobile broadband Native Miracast wireless display Wi-Fi Direct printing Your PC as a personal hotspot NFC tap to pair with enterprise printers Windows 8.1: Connectivity

Enables a single Windows Store app experience on the device User only experiences the specified app Unable to access system files and other apps Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry – broader set of device lockdown capabilities (ATMs, etc.) Windows 8.1: Assigned Access

Demo: Assigned Access

Windows 8.1 apps in the enterprise

Application updates

Demo: Application Updates

Windows PowerShell 4.0

Demo: Desired State Configuration

Network Infrastructure

Full-screen, immersive experience Internet Explorer 11 Fast and fluid Trusted Interoperable Navigation appears when needed Reading View for easier access to content HTML5, CSS3, SVG, WebGL, SPDY/3 SmartScreen Filter Tracking Protection InPrivate Browsing Internet Explorer 10, 9, 8, 7 and Quirks document modes New experience for Windows 8.1 devices Security and privacy help for the real worldSupports modern standards Internet Explorer is made for business, with deployment and management tools, support for modern standards, and backward compatibility for legacy web apps. Touch-friendly navigation Improved tabs with roaming across Windows 8.1 devices All-new F12 Developer Tools

Demo: Internet Explorer

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