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2. Ed Bott | Distinguished Author and ZDNet Blogger

3. Agenda

4. 01 | Introducing Windows 8.1 Ed Bott | Distinguished Author and Blogger Ben Hunter | Senior Technical Product Manager Fred Pullen | Senior Technical Product Manager

5. Windows 8.1 Desktop experience Snapping Taskbar Jump Lists Pinning Thumbnails

6. 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

7. User Experience

8. Demo: Boot to Desktop

9. User Experience

10. Demo: User Experience

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Demo: Assigned Access

16. Windows 8.1 apps in the enterprise

17. Application updates

18. Demo: Application Updates

19. Windows PowerShell 4.0

20. Demo: Desired State Configuration

21. Network Infrastructure

22. 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

23. Demo: Internet Explorer

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