A Quick Tour of Windows 8’s Important Features

This section discusses some of the most important features and the most significant differences between Windows 8 and its predecessors. It would be best if you read this while seated in front of your computer and follow along. That way, when you run into these features and topics later in this book and in your work with Windows, you’ll already have “been there, done that” at least once. We’ll start with the Lock screen, which you’ll see after you finish installing Windows 8 or when you turn on a new Windows 8 computer for the first time.

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