Which is better, Win8. 1 or Win 10? The difference between Win8. 1 and Win 10 is explained in detail.

For ordinary users, it is difficult to measure from the appearance if they have not personally experienced Win8. 1 and Win 10. In order to further understand the difference between these two operating systems, the author recently personally experienced these two operating systems. This paper will start with 10, and explain the different characteristics of the two operating systems in detail, hoping to help you when purchasing operating systems.

1. Price comparison

For users, especially ordinary consumers, it is very sensitive to the price of products. Pricing strategy is directly related to the success of products.

After the release of Win8. 1, when Microsoft launched the pre-sale of Win8. 1 in the United States, the standard version of Win8. 119.99 dollars, and the professional version of Win8. 1 was1. The version and price of Win8. 1 are consistent with the Win8 era. In China, the price of the standard edition is 888 yuan. For ordinary domestic consumers, it is even more difficult for them to spend 888 yuan to buy an operating system.

The most remarkable change of Win 10 is the marketing strategy. This autumn, all users of Windows 7 and 8/8. 1 will get a free upgrade time for one year, which is obviously the most attractive marketing strategy for Windows products in history. This means that all old users of Microsoft will be able to use Win 10 for free, get rid of the bad reputation of Windows 8/8. 1 and get a huge installed capacity at the first time, which has a positive effect on popularizing Win 10 operating system.

2. Comparison between WIN 8.1and Win 10 supporting devices.

Microsoft has introduced many versions of Windows, and the familiar Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 7 are all operating systems for PCs.

With the rapid development of mobile computing market, Microsoft realized the importance of mobile operating system, so it launched Windows Phone mobile operating system and Win8. 1 operating system for PC and tablet market. The usage habits of Windows Phone and Win8. 1 are getting closer and closer. But they still face different operating systems and need independent applications and software.

The launch of Win 10 has broken the system limitations of different platforms before, and it can support not only traditional PCs, but also tablets and smartphones perfectly, and it can also be perfectly supported by setting Xbox.

In Windows 10, users can get more cross-platform applications, as always, contact synchronization. Now there are more cloud music, so you can collect your favorite music to OneDrive. The tools used are provided by Microsoft, not other tools of a third party.

3. Comparison between Win 8.1and Win 10 start menu.

The "Start Menu" button is a familiar function, which has been accompanied by the development of Windows system. However, when Windows 8 was released, this classic button was actually "taken down" by Microsoft, which also made many netizens scream. The reason why Windows 8 is not recognized is largely related to the removal of this "start menu" button.

In Win8. 1 operating system, Microsoft realized the importance of the "start menu" to the majority of netizens, and made changes in time to restore the "start menu" to the system. In the latest technical preview of Win 10, we can see the "Start Menu" on the classic Windows desktop.

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So what's the difference between the two? In fact, the difference is quite big: in Win8. 1, we click the switch menu to switch to the Windows start screen. Although this can play the same role as the start menu, it is still very uncomfortable for netizens who are used to the traditional start menu mode.

In the latest Windows 10, the start menu has been further improved (www.jb5 1.net script house), and we can see that the left half of the start menu is a list of newly opened programs and other things. The right half is very similar to the start page of Windows 8/8. 1 The mini version of this page is attached to the right side of the start menu. The overall design meets the usage habits of different users and greatly improves the application experience of Windows operating system. Try to search for relevant information on the local computer and the Web.

4. Comparison between Win 8.1and Win 10 application windows.

In Win8. 1, the applications in the Windows Store will occupy the whole screen, which makes users only see one running window. For users who are familiar with the previous operation methods, this method will undoubtedly be very uncomfortable, and the attraction of Win8. 1 will be greatly reduced.

Win8. 1 application window interface

In Win 10, the application downloaded from the Windows store can run under the window, so that several programs can be displayed on the page at the same time. For the majority of users, this design can meet the needs of users to run multiple pages at the same time, greatly improving the application experience.

5. Virtual desktop function

In addition to displaying multiple windows, Win 10 also adds a task view button in the taskbar to better help users display different programs. Click this button to quickly switch between multiple open software, applications and files.

The running program is displayed in the center of the screen, and a new desktop can be added in the black bar below. Want to try it? If you are Win8. 1, press Alt+TAB, and that's about it.

However, compared with Windows 8 and 8. 1 (in fact, Win 7 is the same), what you switch out with Alt+TAB is to display all the windows in the currently active window, and then switch. Win 10 virtual desktop undoubtedly provides a better way to show it.

6. Comparison of software support between Win 8.1and Win 10.

XBOX was developed by Microsoft. Xbox has many fans all over the world, and the combination with Windows is also its inevitable result. Among the changes of the brand-new Win 10, the integration of Xbox game platform is regarded as the embodiment that Microsoft pays more attention to the game business. The integrated Xbox game platform will bring more active social interaction experience to Win 10 gamers.

"My Games" in the software can display the games played by users at all terminals. At the same time, the content items such as friend list, message and activity flow are also designed. You can also chat with Xbox Live users, upload game scores and video games. You can also comment, like and share game videos.

7. Integration with office software

Office software is a very important software in Windows system. Especially for enterprise users, using Office has become an inevitable thing. Users need to use office software to handle various events. It can be said that users cannot do without office software.

Before Win 10, although the combination of system and office software has been strengthened, it has been relatively independent. The latest Win 10Office software is more deeply integrated with it, supporting more convenient cross-platform sharing and use, which will be a very convenient experience for users.

In order to use mobile devices more smoothly, Office has greatly optimized the mobile version, and it will be possible to experience Office on mobile phones. Through the on-site demonstration, the existence of Office in the system is more in-depth, and users can connect the office tasks on the PC side with the mobile side completely seamlessly, and continue the unfinished work between different devices in real time.

8. Comparison of voice support between Win 8.1and Win 10.

You may not be familiar with Cortana, but I believe many people will think of this clever thing when they say that his Chinese name is "Microsoft Xiao Na". Cortana is the first personal assistant released by Microsoft in the world. Cortana can be said to be Microsoft's attempt in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence. It can "understand users' preferences and habits" and "help users make schedules and answer questions".

Win 10 has built-in Cortana voice assistant.

Through the live demonstration of the conference, Cortana voice assistant integrated in Win 10 and running on PC has a good experience. It can not only search the weather, retrieve users' applications and files, send and receive emails, find content online, but also learn more colloquial user expressions.

There is no doubt that Cortana is closer to our ideal efficient and emotional voice assistant. This function undoubtedly improves the experience of Win 10.

9. The comparison between Win 8.1and Win 10 browsers.

IE browser is a browser that everyone is very familiar with, and it is also the browser software that has been bundled with Windows operating system, so IE browser has many users all over the world. In Win 10 system, Microsoft has adjusted IE browser, and now a brand-new browser-version code Spartan has met with you.

Win 10 has a brand-new browser, code name Spartan.

Spartan's overall interface is more concise, and its visual style even has the charm of Google Chrome. Support users to annotate and browse on web pages, and it is more convenient to integrate screenshot function. At the same time, users can annotate these contents and share them or send them to the needed places conveniently through the sidebar.

10. Command prompt

For future users, they must be familiar with the command prompt, but before the release of Windows 10, the command prompt function became smaller and smaller for ordinary users, and its cumbersome commands made it difficult for many users to enjoy the fun of using the system. The command prompt in Windows 10 has been greatly improved.

In the previous version of the CMD command prompt, the shortcut keys that people often touched could not be used. In the new version of CMD command prompt, it has been greatly improved, and the command prompt of Win 10 has added functions such as copy and paste. In addition, many new options and hot keys have been added to the command prompt of Win 10, which is convenient for users to execute commands and start software.

Comparative summary:

By comparing the application of Win 10 and Win8. 1, we find that the difference between them is quite big. Compared with Win8. 1, Win 10 still has advantages in many aspects. It draws lessons from Win8. 1, and greatly improves the application experience of Win 10 operating system. At the same time, some small details changed Win 10. More importantly, the free upgrade strategy will greatly enhance the attraction of Win 10. I believe that after the release of Win 10, a large number of users will choose to upgrade to Win 10. Generally speaking, compared with Win8. 1, Bian Xiao is more optimistic about launching a brand-new Win immediately.