Microsoft Windows 8 Full Version Free (Direct Download Links)

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Microsoft Windows 8 Full Version Free (Direct Download Links)

Introduction

Based on the covert, shadowy world of the military sniper, Sniper: Ghost Warrior throws players into the chaos of a military coup, as they aid the rebels in restoring the rightful government to the embattled country of Isla Trueno.

When the democratic government of Isla Trueno is overthrown, an aggressive and hostile military command rises to power. A highly trained special ops unit is sent in to help the rebels accomplish objectives that only a sniper can handle. In addition to intense sniper missions, players will also take part in a variety of assault scenarios where their prowess with weapons will be a huge help to the undermanned rebels.

Windows 8 comes with a new user interface called the Windows Start Screen that is the first thing you see when you login to Windows 8. This is the main interface that Windows 8 user's use to launch applications, search for files, and browse the web. This Start screen contain tiles that represent different programs that you can launch by clicking on the title. One of the features of this new interface is that the tiles themselves are able to show you real-time information directly on the Start screen. This will allow you to use the Start screen not only as a way to start an application, but also as a way to quickly see data such as the weather, e-mail information, new RSS feed articles, etc. For example, the weather tile will not only allow you to launch the main Weather application, but will also display your actual weather conditions directly on the Windows 8 Start screen. This type of real-time information can be seen in the image of the Windows 8 Start Screen that is shown in screen shots.

Features

Windows Apps and the Microsoft Store

With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft also introduced a new Windows Store. The Windows Store allows you to download and purchase apps that are designed to operate in the Start Screen. Similar to the iTunes Store, you are able to login to the Windows Store and download free Apps and trials that you can run on your computer. If you decide to purchase an app, then it will be automatically downloaded and installed on your computer and you will be able to use it on 4 other Windows 8 computers as well.

Your settings travel with you

When you create an account in Windows 8 you will have the option to make your account a local account or a Microsoft account. If you choose to create a local account, then this account will only be able to logon to your local computer and your information will not be synchronized with other computers you may use. On the other hand, if you choose to create a Microsoft account then Windows 8 will synchronize certain data, such as app settings, profile pictures, and passwords to the Microsoft Cloud. This data will then be synchronized to other computers that you use with the same Microsoft account allowing a desktop experience that travels with you from computer to computer. In order to use this feature you will need to have the same Microsoft account on every computer you use. You will then need to enable synchronization through the Sync PC settings settings area. Once synchronization is enabled you can then fine tune what you want synchronized between the various computers.

It is important to note that you do not need to use a @live.com or @hotmail.com e-mail address in order to use this feature. All you need is an e-mail address that you control and that has been registered as a Microsoft account at Live.com.

Using the Windows Start screen

The Start Screen is a very simple interface to navigate. When you first install Windows 8, your start screen will be comprised of various Apps designed for the Start Screen as well as programs that you can launch from the classic Windows desktop. Each of these programs or Apps are represented as a tile. These tiles can be configured to display as a small square or a rectangle. If the title is set to be the square, then it will just act as a program launcher when you click it. If you make the tile into the rectangle, though, then this tile will display real-time information, if available, from the application directly onto the start screen.

The Start screen also has numerous pages, where each page contain different tiles. Therefore if you run out of room on one page, then you can simply start adding tiles to other pages. To organize your tiles based on how often you use them, or by a particular category, you can move the tiles between groups or pages and even create brand new groups of tiles. Information on how to do this can be found in the further reading section of this tutorial.

To configure the characteristics of a particular tile, you can hold down a particular tile with your finger or right-click on it with your mouse. Once you do that, the tile will become checked and a new panel will be displayed at the bottom of the Start screen where you can change various characteristics. These characteristics include pinning or unpinning the tile, the size of the tile, and various advanced characteristics such as running the program as an Administrator.

The Charms Bar

The Windows 8 Charms Bar is a small menu that appears when you hover your mouse over the bottom right corner or the upper right of the screen or by pressing the Windows and C key at the same time. This menu contains five options labeled Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings. An example of the Charms Bar.

Below are descriptions of what each menu option performs in the Start Screen.

Search

Clicking on the search option displays the search interface. From here you can type in a keyword and Windows 8 will search through your Apps , files, and Settings for items that match the keyword. You can then select the Apps , Files, or Settings categories to see what was found for each of them.

Share

Clicking on the share option allows you to share the data from the various Apps with another App, program, or service. For example, when in the Weather app you can share a screen shot with others and in Internet Explorer you can share that page as a tweet in Twitter or a wall post in Facebook.

Start

Clicking on the start option simply bring you to the classic Windows desktop.

Devices

Clicking on the devices option allows you to specify what devices you would like to play the App to. This would allow you to specify a device that a particular Apps will display its content on.

Settings

Clicking on the settings option allows you to configure the settings for any App that you are currently using. When using an App you can also access this Settings screen by pressing the Windows key and the I key at the same time. Once in the settings screen you modify various options for the App as well as change the volume, shutdown or restart the computer, change your language, enable notifications, and monitor network connections.

The Start Screen Start Menu

Though Windows 8 no longer has a Start Menu as we have known in the past, Windows does include a basic Start Menu that can be used to quick launch commonly used programs. To access this Start Menu, you should hover your mouse over the lower left hand corner of the desktop or Start Screen and then right-click on your mouse. This will open up the Start Menu