Feature name | Windows 8 | Windows 8 Pro | Windows RT |
Upgrades from Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium
(可以從Win7 簡易版、家用基本版、家用進階版升級) | x | x |
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Upgrades from Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate
(可以從Win7 專業版、旗艦版升級) | | x | |
Start screen, Semantic Zoom, Live Tiles
(Metro樣式的開始畫面、縮放功能、動態磚顯示) | x | x | x |
Windows Store
(可經Windows市集下載Metro樣式的應用程式) | x | x | x |
Apps (Mail, Calendar, People, Messaging, Photos, SkyDrive, Reader, Music, Video)
(內置應用程式,包括郵件、日曆、聯絡人、訊息中心、SkyDrive、閱讀器、音樂、影片) | x | x | x |
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote)
(內置MS Office程式,包括Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote) | | | x |
Internet Explorer 10
(內置IE10) | x | x | x |
Device encryption
(裝置加密功能) | | | x |
Connected standby
(連線待命功能,類似手機,關掉屏幕仍能接收最新消息) | x | x | x |
Microsoft account
(可使用MS帳戶登入進行同步檔案、接收郵件、MSN等功能) | x | x | x |
Desktop
(桌面模式,可以在該模式中執行一般程式) | x | x | x |
Installation of x86/64 and desktop software
(如常安裝一般軟件,視乎位元系統的支援程度) | x | x | |
Updated Windows Explorer
(ribbon樣式的Windows檔案總管) | x | x | x |
Windows Defender
(內置具防毒、間諜軟件及垃圾軟件保護的工具程式) | x | x | x |
SmartScreen
(網絡篩選工具) | x | x | x |
Windows Update
(安全性更新及其他程式更新) | x | x | x |
Enhanced Task Manager
(增強版工作管理員) | x | x | x |
Switch languages on the fly (Language Packs)
(自由安裝顯示介面套件) | x | x | x |
Better multiple monitor support
(改進多屏幕支援)
-所有屏幕均可啟用開始畫面、彈出超級按鈕
-可設定不同屏幕顯示不同桌布
-根據圖片的尺吋作幻燈片播放至相應屏幕(當有橫向+縱向屏幕時)
-Metro風格程式可以隨意搬向其他屏幕
-不同屏幕下隨時切換程式
-可將工作列顯示在其他屏幕
-加強偵測在每個螢幕的的角落都能啟動滑鼠手勢 | x | x | x |
Storage Spaces
(簡易擴充硬碟容量) | x | x | |
| Windows Media Player | x | x | |
Exchange ActiveSync
(同步中心,與伺服器作同步檔案) | x | x | x |
File history
(檔案歷程記錄,提供還原舊版本檔案方法) | x | x | x |
ISO / VHD mount
(ISO/VHD檔案的虛擬掛載功能) | x | x | x |
Mobile broadband features
(流動寬頻,提供有關有限數據容量計量功能) | x | x | x |
Picture password
(提供圖像解鎖功能) | x | x | x |
Play To
(將檔案,例如圖片、影片,傳送至電視、其他裝置播映) | x | x | x |
Remote Desktop (client)
(內置遠端桌面連線程式) | x | x | x |
Reset and refresh your PC
(無需用外置媒體下作重整或者重裝電腦) | x | x | x |
Snap
(貼齊應用程式,一般需要寬比例作支援) | x | x | x |
Touch and Thumb keyboard
(觸控/雙手輸入,視乎輸入法支援) | x | x | x |
Trusted boot
(憑證安全開機功能) | x | x | x |
| VPN client | x | x | x |
BitLocker and BitLocker To Go
(磁碟機加密功能) | | x | |
Boot from VHD
(虛擬硬碟開機功能) | | x | |
Client Hyper-V
(客戶端Hyper-V虛擬化功能) | | x | |
Domain Join
(加入網域登入) | | x | |
Encrypting File System
(檔安系統加密) | | x | |
Group Policy
(群組原則來限制某些功能) | | x | |
Remote Desktop (host)
(用作連線工作地點的桌面和程式) | | x | |