CHAPTER 5

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What’s New for Businesses?

When it was launched, Windows 8 was very much focused on what Microsoft saw at the time as being the future of modern computing: tablets and touch screens. As such, it was perceived that this was entirely a consumer release and the OS had nothing to offer businesses. This actually is not true, and if you haven’t used Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 before, it’s worth beginning this chapter by introducing new features to you that have now been around for a while and that you’ll also get in Windows 10.

Business Features in Windows 8

We live in a world now where people are increasingly using, or wanting to use, their ...

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