Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Windows8 quick boot- Problem or Solution?




Till now we are using various operating system and all were taking almost similar time or say much time for booting. Microsoft has launched Windows8 which is having incredibly less boot time. But the main question is that can we consider as a solution for older os booting time or it may create some problems due to quick boot..??


Here is the ans. Microsoft's fourthcoming Windows8 boots quickly so that user will miss those older familiar prompts. The ans. for above question is that many user thinks that he/she has a solution for older Operating Systems(which are still taking more time for booting) but it is not like that. Because boot time on Windows8 hardly sounds like a problem but it is. why...?????? read below for this  'why...??????'.


Chris Clark, a program manager in the Windows User Experience team, said "When you turn on a Windows 8 PC, there's no longer [enough time] to detect keystrokes like F2 or F8, much less time to read a message such as 'Press F2 for Setup',"


Let's take an example to have a brief knowledge about how much booting time does Windows8 requires.In an ultrabook strictly having solid-state-drive(SSD not 'HDD') with Windows8 pre-installed, Windows8 can boot in less than seven seconds. Considering ten seconds average for Windows8 booting in SSD is the main reason most ultrabooks today come with SSDs.


Chris Clark, a program manager in the Windows User Experience team, said "We have SSD-based UEFI systems where the 'F8 window' is always less than 200 milliseconds. No matter how fast your fingers are, there is no way to reliably catch a 200 millisecond event,".


Microsoft's solution, in short, kills the F8 key prompt -- or any other hard key prompts.Some useful statistics for Windows8 : 

  • A single menu for every boot option





The core vision behind the boot options menu is to create a single place for every option that affects the startup behavior of the Windows 8 PC.


  • Getting to the boot options menu (automatically) when there is a problem

There are two main situations where you’ll need to get to the boot options menu on a Windows 8 PC. The first case is when something has gone wrong and a repair action is necessary to restore the PC to full functionality. The second case is when nothing is wrong, but you want to change some aspect of startup behavior or firmware configuration, or boot from a different device than usual.

  • Getting to the boot options menu whenever you want (even when nothing is wrong)


The primary method of reaching the boot options is from Advanced startup on the General tab of PC settings. You can get to PC settings from the Settings charm, or by searching from the Start screen using specific search terms, such as boot, startup, safe mode, firmware, BIOS, or several others. On the General tab, you’ll see a short description of the options that will be available in the boot options menu, as well as a Restart now button.



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1 comments:

Pratik Galoria said...

good one. :)

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