Some features in the list sound interesting whilst others have been covered subsequently at BUILD. Regardless, it’s a great list of what Microsoft is working on in Windows 8.
- Battery Life
- Time/Battery/Date/Network status
- Browser
- Protection against app (…)/ malware scan
- Apps are certified
- Pre-boot reset
- OEM Activation
- Windows Adapts To Your Location
- Hardening For Genuine
- Powershell Support
- Spotlight
- Integrated Load Balancing
- Pre-Install
- Identity Management Service – Live Integration
- SendTo
- Windows Performance Analyzer
- Desktop Apps
- Key Management Services
- Start
- Multi Hand (…)
- BitLocker Self-encrypting Drive
- Credential Management interface
- Tile groupings
- Files Folders Search
- Tiles
- Optional Public Key Infrastructure
- Faster resume from hibernation
- Application package
- Always On Always Connected
- Windows update maintenance scheduler integration
- Windows logo kit
- Reliable rollback
- PCI for efficiency / PCI 3.0 for performance
- Richedit
- Certification status
- My Apps
- Developer portal
- Task manager – users view
- native code (…)
- Reader
- Animation in HTML
- BitLocker data-only encryption
- Factory reset
- Remote lab exchange
- Ratings reviews reputation & report a problem
- JavaScript control model
- Task manager small app view
- Templates and (…)
- Application bar developer services
- Maintenance scheduler API
- Wi-Fi hotspot authentication
- Consumer refund
- Windows hardware development center
- New developer (…)
- International updates
- Application bar
- Unified (…) DirectAccess Server (…)
- PrintTo
- Windows runtime components
- Figures in CSS
- Automatic updates
- System settings
- Offline setup
- (…) taskbar
- Localized experience
- Out of box experience
- Client hyper-V
- Handwriting input panel
- Items management
- Recommendation engine
- (…) boot
- HTML5 video control
- System notifications
- (…) fragmentation (…) enhancements
- Windows (…) user (…)
- (…) 3d party (…)
- Windows engineering services
- TRM as Smartcard
- Text prediction and auto correction
- (…) usage assessments
- Instant on
- Task manager
- Device state (…)
- Maintenance time configuration
- Device uninstall
- Exclusive
- Device makers integrate with windows device (…)
- Off (…) domain join
- Task manager app history tab
- Spotlight on quality benchmarked
- (…)-centric reliability reporting
- SendTo contract
- Modern experience assessment
- Content tiles
- Stereo 3D video and gaming
- GoldenImage reset
- Easily discover apps that supporting a language
- Search
- Device setup
- (…) background
- New OEM and Cop help customization
- Hardware button (…) overlay
- (…) keyboard
- (…) unified extensible firmware interface
- Get my printer working basic functionality
- My media plays to digital media receivers
- Users are confident using devices & networking in modern apps
- (…) geolocation
- Windows deployment services
- Modern boot
- Device companion apps
- Windows sense orientation and lighting
- Application update
- DirectX 11
- Footprint reliability and performance
- Improvements in registry
- Support for ipv4-only servers
- Transistors in animation
- Windows inbox component repair
- Windows logon
- OEM activation 3.0
- Manufacturing driver assessment
- Optimized for web delivery
- Enhance copy experience
- Switching
- Devs get to set the geo and price
- Improved proxy configuration and authentication
- Enhanced file explorer
- Input switching
- Notification contract
- (…) firmware interface
- Graphics output protocol
- Music player
- Foreground application responsiveness
- Secure low-fragmentation help
- Windows performance recorder
- Windows driver kit
- Browse categories of the store
- All applications
- Connect (..)
- System hardening
- PlayTo
- Pre-install
- Licensing (…) framework for application developers
- windows update – automatic update and interactive are network aware
- streaming media assessment
- windows connected account
- printTo contract
- NAP
- windows assessment console
- lock screen & notifications
- windows update – enhanced driver targeting
- trusted platform module authentication
- new (..) help hub
- print server (…)
- task manager (..) dashboard
- always connected
- enterprice application deployment
- control styling
- BitLocker – network key protector
- bitLocker – extended suspend experience
- (…) management
- windows is sensor aware
- mobile broadband purchase experience
- (…) network aware
- application (…)
- connected frames
- auto-suggest search, history
- create windows live ID in Windows (…)
- advanced on/off options
- active directory activation
- modern SDK
- Phone as Smartcard
- language profile developer service
- application container
- language profile
- great webcam experience
- windows standard controls (…)
- windows update (…)
- optimized keyboard layouts
- native support of WiMAX and LTE
- fundamental assessments
- FAST (…) search
- windows connects My devices at super speed
- video player
- task manager – startup applications
- ribbon
- gestures manipulation (…)
- modern application license enforcement
- (…) reporting platform for new types of telemetry sharing
- spellchecking
- deployment image servicing & management tool
- animations
- multi-column layout
- charms bar
- re-acuire device app
- windows adapts to your location
- tile contract
- product description page
- troubleshooting diagnostics monitoring and (…)
- all day battery
- basic reset
- restore from usb-key
- trial
- radio management
- windows developments kits release (…) matches major OS release milestones
- app-to-app picker
- application install
- memory footprint assessment
- communicating over SMS on my PC
- task manager – large application view
- linking windows connected (…) to domain (…)
- online search / offline search
- windows update improved reboot experience
- content tile
- streamlined TPM (..)
- sources converter tool migration to modern experience
- tile updates
- fluid grid
- access to run tile
- getting notified about pending maintenance
- adaptive grid control
- share
- user switching improvements
- pause resume maintenance
- modern resource management
- access to settings & control panel
- splash screen contract
- access to other programs
- application compatibility tool kit
- extension ports
- settings charm
- visual studio professional
- (…) driver (…)
- windows hardware development center
- single portal
- improved on/off experience
- DA server single adapter support
- (…)-aware networking
- shared “data-playground” for Microsoft-partner collaboration
- input methop editor
- settings search
- windows preinstallation environment
- simpler print driver management and printer sharing in (…)
- windows development kits (…)
- maintenance on demand
- improved responsiveness with AV
- application context menu contract
- directaccess server scalability
- windows proximity experiences
- commerce engine – in application purchases
- application context menus
- web/local compartments
- client (…) search (…) integration and type ahead (…)
- (…) box control)
- parental controls
- video playback assessment
- system-wide dialogs
- flexible SIM-based connectivity
- bitlocker-recovery mode exclusions
- applications can tailor to the form factor and sensor
- photo and video import for phones and cameras
- dialogs
- faster boot
- (…) selection
- defender
- picture password
- submit to categories
- storage is fast and easy to use
- desktop activity moderator
- topics
- commerce engine – user payment
- common devices supported for modern apps
- early AV
- windows credential vault
- snapped apps
- remote (…)
- automatically (…) based on application UI/language
- filter apps that are accessible
- core OS suspend – resume (…)
- history vault
- on demand scrollbar
- windows boot experience
- retail upgrade media for windows 8
- dev portal – developer sign up and payment
- deep links
- automatic maintenance
- one-time password authentication
- bitlocker pre-provisoning
- file (…)
- earl Load anti-malware
- NAT support
- settings charm contract
- improved text prediction
- express setup
- genuine (…)
- system navigation
- single (…) tunnel
- app-to-app picker contract
- fast startup experience assessment
- wake alarm
- application signing
- finance reporting portal
- search contract
- stored value
- assessment execution engine
- connection manager
- windows hardware development center. easy/for partners
- windows update. modern updating experience
- webcam access
- assessment and deployment kit
- windows system assessment tool
- prompted for purchases – kids abuse
- enterprice client evaluation edition
- licensing – anti-piracy
- receipts
- projection
- ISO/VHD
- secure boot and (…)
- account management (…)
- (…) notification history
- windows server core support
- visual styles always on
- network connectivity assistant
- windows 8 full OS upgrade
- payTo contract
- file picker
- class driver
- bitlocker new properties and events
- snap contract
- DLL (…)
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