Recovery, Reset, Restore all to fight the Rot.
We all know about "Windows rot," where the operating system slowly degenerates to a slow, sluggish state after numerous installs, uninstalls, and other things that a system accumulates over time.
Those of us who perform good housekeeping practices on our computers keep our Windows installs running better, longer, but that's not the case for everyone. The action of a fresh format and/or reinstall can make things feel new again, even on old hardware. And now it seems that Microsoft could be building a reinstall feature into Windows 8.
As seen in some of the leaked presentation slides, Microsoft could have a recovery option to "reset Windows" while retaining all personal files and user accounts. One of the presentation images shows the option of reinstalling all of the app purchases from the Microsoft App Store. Interesting stuff.
(source: MSFTKitchen)
Hope the phone will be good too.
I'll pay for Windows 8. Even if it's not too much different to 7.
1) Calling something bollocks before having reliable information on the subject is bollocks, not the feature itself.
2) You will still be able to format yourself
3) Not everyone has the same level of tech proficiency. This feature is a life saver for people with limited tech proficiency, or limited time to spend on their PC.
AGREED.
I'm sticking with Linux for serious work.
I didn't know that Microsoft made PCs? OEMs however, do make pcs.
As for what this will do: You create a user account and it basically stores all your videos, music, favourites, pictures and other stuff in designated folders. Easy to find, easy to use and easy to backup.
Bam, click the button and WIndows will basically refresh itself and unlike System Protection (Where more often than not an infection hides within the restore), this should work and present someone with a clean tidy computer, but with your user profile intact.
If it does do exactly that, then it is such a damn easy feature I'm sad that they've not done this before but glad that they finally are.
P.s. It's a sad day where anything a manufacturer creates is always compared to something from Apple. The moment the iPad hit, ALL tablets will always be referenced to, "Ohh, it's like an ipad". Makes me sad for society.
I didn't know that Microsoft made PCs? OEMs however, do make pcs.
I believe this is what they were referring to...
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/windows-8-concept-computer-win8-all-in-one,news-33788.html
" a concept design "
Yes, a concept. Did it say ANYWHERE that they would actually make the machine? If MS did start a whole lot of oems would be rather annoyed.
That'd be a better solution than what MS currently proposes. But the average user wouldn't understand your post, much less do something about the problems you describe.
There must be a huge button that solves problems, preferably as a pop-up. Taking time to explore their PC or *gasp* read the manual/an internet guide is too much work. For most people, a PC is not a device that you need to look after, it's a gateway to Office and websites.
Most PC users fall below the lowest expectations one can have and it's good MS tries to make life better for such sheeple.