The new tablet is powered by Intel's Atom system on a chip and can run Windows 8 Snap Mode, allowing students and teachers to easily multi-task between two applications, such as interacting with a remote teacher via Skype while taking notes in Microsoft OneNote.
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Microsoft has confirmed a Start button is returning to the desktop mode's taskbar of its Windows 8 operating system.
Switching Windows Vista or Windows 7 to low-power mode would automatically disable the Aero effect and revert to the Classic look.
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Desktop mode is exactly that, just like the Windows 7 desktop.
It is a faster version of windows 7, with a full touch mode available.
By default, Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 runs in a restricted mode that is known as Enhanced Security Configuration.
What's more, if you saw the first part of this upgrade diary, then you'll know I was aiming for a trickier-than-average setup, with Windows 8 Pro running on a brand new and untouched SSD, alongside Windows 7 Ultimate running in dual-boot mode on my old HDD.
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RT, however, is incompatible with any software produced for the x86 (read: full Windows) edition, despite there being a traditional desktop mode.
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Tablet mode avails the Razer Edge with multi-touch capabilities for full Windows 8 applications, movies and music playback, in a traditional tablet form factor.
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The display is outstanding with the Windows 8 tile-based Modern UI but in desktop mode, icons and text are almost too small because of the dense resolution.
In fact, it's in this mode that it's easy to "get" the point of Windows RT.
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If you move the tablet too far away from the PC Station and you're running the Windows operating system, it will automatically switch to Android tablet mode.
Until more third-party apps are developed for the touch-interface mode, users face a significantly smaller selection of software than they would on traditional Windows devices and tablets powered by Apple's iOS or Google's Android operating systems.
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Users can still switch to a more traditional desktop mode by clicking on an icon, but the environment lacks the start menu button offered since Windows 95.
Even starting up a new Windows 8 laptop takes a minute, or less if you just leave it in sleep mode.
Furthermore, the application leverages the Windows Phone unique horizontal scroll option allowing for smooth navigation across content traditionally better viewed in landscape mode.
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