windows 8: a tale of two stacks

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Microsoft has made a bold entry into the world of tablet PCs with the introduction of Windows 8. The new operating system poses an interesting challenge because it exposes a dual personality with desktop-based features (the “Blue stack”) and tablet-focused features in the Metro or “Green stack.” Jeremy Likness covers the new architecture for Windows 8 and highlights the differences between these stacks to help developers understand how to navigate their new options. In this webinar you will learn about the new WinRT component layer, legacy support, and the new options available for Windows 8 Metro-style development.

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Windows 8: A Tale of Two Stacks

Jeremy Likness (@JeremyLikness)Project Manager, Senior Consultantjlikness@wintellect.com

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• Windows 8: A Dual Personality• Introducing the Desktop “Blue”

Stack• Features and Improvements• Introducing the Metro “Green”

Stack• Features and Improvements• Recap

Agenda

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Windows 8: A Dual Personality

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Windows 8: A Dual Personality

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• USB 3.0 Support• File Management Improvements• Windows Explorer Enhancements• ISO and VHD Support• Fast Boot• Malware Protection• New Task Manager• Improved Windows Update• Support for Large Disks and Large Sectors• New File System• … and more

Introducing the Desktop Stack

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• 10x faster than USB 2.0• 5 GB/s theoretical limit• Copy high definition videos in less

than 30 seconds

USB 3.0 Support

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• Consolidated copy experience• Pause, resume, stop• Real-time throughput graph• Improved conflict resolution

File Management Improvements

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File Management Improvements

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Windows Explorer Enhancements

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• Ribbon UI• Home, Share, View• File Menu• Contextual Search• Library Tools

Windows Explorer Enhancements

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Windows Explorer Improvements

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• ISO mounts with double-click/tap• Virtual eject• VHD appears as new hard drive• Works the same as any other file

storage

ISO and VHD Support

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ISO and VHD Support

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• Shutdown is now more of a “hibernation task”

• Hiberfile.sys• 75% of system RAM

Fast Boot

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• Platform Changes– Address Space Layout Randomization

(ASLR)– Windows Kernel User/Kernel Modes– Windows Heap Integrity Checks– Internet Explorer

• Windows Defender• SmartScreen

Malware Protection

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• Optimized for most common scenarios

• End process scenario• Diagnosing performance issues

–Heat map–Network and disk counters–Grouping–Search and file location

New Task Manager

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New Task Manager

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• All restarts consolidated monthly• Notification for any upcoming

restarts• 3-day count down• Delayed restart when needed

Improved Windows Update

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• New and enhanced APIs for querying disk size

• NTFS enhanced for large-sector awareness

• VHD formats extended for large sectors

• Boot from native 4K disks

Support for Large Disks and Sectors

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• Resilient File System (ReFS)• Metadata integrity checks• Reliable and scalable structures

on disk• Robust disk updates• Resiliency to corruption• Continued volume availability • Storage Spaces

New File System

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Graphical UEFI Boot

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General PC Settings / Advanced Boot Options

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• Boot and run from USB • Installs drivers first time it is

booted• Provides an imaged copy of

windows, targeted to Enterprise• Allows using multiple devices as

the “host” for Windows

Windows-to-Go

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• Reduced memory footprint• Multiple monitors• IPv6• … how’s that for personality?

Other Features

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• Touch first• New start screen• IE10• Landscape and Portrait• Picture password• Sensor support• ARM support• Accessibility• Microsoft Account and Sky Drive• Integrated Search• Integrated Sharing

Introducing the Metro Stack

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Touch First

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Touch, Keyboard, and Mouse

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New Start Screen

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Start Screen and Searching

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Internet Explorer 10

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Internet Explorer 10

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Landscape and Portrait

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Orientation Changes

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Picture Password

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Sensor Support

• Ambient light• Screen rotation (orientation)• Accelerometer (gravity)• Compass• Gyrometer (angular velocity)• Inclinometer (pitch, roll, yaw)• Location (GPS, IP, WiFi, etc.)

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ARM Support

• Special build of Windows• Metro applications work “as is”• No support for porting x86/64• Will include special desktop

versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote

• Limited support for desktop stack

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Accessibility

• Built-in Narrator screen reader–Multiple languages and voices– Improved performance on Windows

8• UI Automation for Metro

applications–Templates have this built-in–Controls have this built-in–Supports Narrator, Magnifier, etc.

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Microsoft Account and SkyDrive• Integrated sign-in• Roaming for settings, desktop

backgrounds, and more• SkyDrive appears as option in file

pickers • Seamlessly transfer data to and from

the cloud• SDK for “single sign-on” access

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Integrated Search

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Integrated Sharing

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Recap

• Windows 8: A Dual Personality• Introducing the Desktop “Blue”

Stack• Features and Improvements• Introducing the Metro “Green”

Stack• Features and Improvements

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Questions?

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Jeremy Likness (@JeremyLikness)Project Manager, Senior Consultantjlikness@wintellect.com

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