Windows 7 to Windows 8: The system's biggest improvements

[JMH]

The most talked-about issue in the lead-up to Microsoft's launch of Windows 8 is the new Start screen, featuring the Modern UI. But Windows 8 has much more to offer than just a revamped interface. The operating system includes fundamental enhancements, such as better multiple-monitor setups, an overhauled Windows Explorer, cloud-based account syncing, and new ways to personalize your desktop.
Here are 15 improvements to Windows that you'll want to check out in Microsoft's latest OS, including some new tools in the Modern UI.
Some of these improvements have no corresponding feature in Windows 7. If they do, we'll show you what they look like in Windows 7 and (for comparison) provide a screenshot showing how they are enhanced in Windows 8. Lets dive in.

http://www.itworld.com/306163/windows-7-windows-8-systems-biggest-improvements

 

[Kosh Vorlon]

One helpful link to check the impact to your current situation will be http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/win8/CompatCenter/Home. It addresses both Win8 and Win RT (and RT, as you might expect, doesn't have an "Apps" tab - LOL!).

Kosh