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2. Comparison of Start menu replacements for Windows 8

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   This replaced the Windows desktop as the primary interface of the operating system. Additionally, the on-screen Start button was replaced by a hidden button in the corner of the screen; Microsoft explained that the Start button was removed because few people used it, noting the addition of "pinning" apps to the taskbar from Windows 7. [1] [2]

3. List of Microsoft Windows versions - Wikipedia

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   Upon the release of Windows 10 in 2015, the ARM-specific version for large tablets was discontinued; large tablets (such as the Surface Pro 4) were only released with x86 processors and could run the full version of Windows 10. Windows 10 Mobile had the ability to be installed on smaller tablets (up to nine inches); [16] however, very few such ...

4. List of features removed in Windows 8 - Wikipedia

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   Start button was removed from the taskbar (although it was added again in Windows 8.1). Replacement methods for invoking Start screen include a hotspot in the lower left corner of the screen, where the Start screen tile pops up, and a Start button among "the charms". [1]

5. Features new to Windows 8 - Wikipedia

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   Windows 8.1 restores this button. [44] [45] Windows 8 also showed the Start screen upon logon, as opposed to other editions of Windows that show the desktop. In Windows 8.1, user may now choose which one to see first. [44] Windows 8.1 Update boots to the desktop by default on non-tablet devices [41] and introduces the ability to switch to the ...

6. Windows 8 - Wikipedia

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   The Start button on the taskbar from previous versions of Windows has been converted into a hotspot (or "hot corner") in the lower-left corner of the screen, which displays a large tooltip displaying a thumbnail of the Start screen. Windows 8.1 added the start button back to the taskbar after many complaints, but removed the preview thumbnail.

7. Windows key - Wikipedia

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   ⊞ Win+I opens Settings charm, where app-specific settings, network options and shutdown button is located. ⊞ Win+X opens Quick Links menu [10] and grants access to several frequently used features of Windows, such as accessing desktop or File Explorer. [11] With Windows 8.1 update, it includes a shortcut to shut down or restart the computer.

8. Start menu - Wikipedia

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   The Start screen in Windows 8 The Start screen in Windows 8.1, with the Power and Search button also visible. On Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, an update to the Start menu known as the "Start screen" was introduced. It covers the entire screen and no longer features the right column.

9. Hibernation (computing) - Wikipedia

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   Windows 8 also introduces a Fast startup feature. When users select the Shut Down option, it hibernates the computer, but closes all programs and logs out the user session before hibernating. [20] According to Microsoft, a regular hibernation includes more data in memory pages which takes longer to be written to disk.