Windows 8: Powerful for work and play
Windows and devices Windows 8 supports a wide range of devices, including printers, cameras, media players, and displays. They’re designed to just work when you plug in your device. A Windows Store device app is an app that lets you work with your hardware.
For example, you can plug in a scanner and Windows will automatically download the associated Windows Store device app, when available. This app would allow you to preview, scan, and configure the scanner ’s settings. Windows 8 generally works with the same peripheral devices and apps that work with Windows 7.
Windows 8 Pro: Ready for business With Windows 8 Pro, you get everything in Windows 8, plus enhanced features that help you easily connect to company networks, access files on the go, and more.
Access and protect your data Encrypt your data with BitLocker on Windows 8 PCs to help keep your work safe and confidential, even if your PC is lost or stolen.
Windows 8 Pro also lets you connect to your company networks using domain join. For ultimate flexibility and data access, you can set up your work PC to allow remote connections and access it with Remote Desktop when you’re on the go.
Windows 8 has been reimagined
to be all about you. Put what matters most right on your Start screen, and get instant access to your people, apps, sites, and more, so you can spend
less time searching and more time doing. Windows 8 is smooth, intuitive, and designed to
let
you do what you want, the way you want.
Windows and devices Windows 8 supports a wide range of devices, including printers, cameras, media players, and displays. They’re designed to just work when you plug in your device. A Windows Store device app is an app that lets you work with your hardware.
For example, you can plug in a scanner and Windows will automatically download the associated Windows Store device app, when available. This app would allow you to preview, scan, and configure the scanner ’s settings. Windows 8 generally works with the same peripheral devices and apps that work with Windows 7.
Windows 8 Pro: Ready for business With Windows 8 Pro, you get everything in Windows 8, plus enhanced features that help you easily connect to company networks, access files on the go, and more.
Access and protect your data Encrypt your data with BitLocker on Windows 8 PCs to help keep your work safe and confidential, even if your PC is lost or stolen.
Windows 8 Pro also lets you connect to your company networks using domain join. For ultimate flexibility and data access, you can set up your work PC to allow remote connections and access it with Remote Desktop when you’re on the go.