8 minute Windows 8 Consumer Preview Demo

Last week, you probably did what I did – you grabbed Windows 8, installed and started playing. With that self exploration completed, now maybe a good time to get a thorough demo and spot the things you’ve missed so far. There is plenty in this demo from Jensen Harris, Director of Program Management for Windows User Experience. For example

 

  • swiping down from the top of an app in Metro style apps closes the app
  • in the Metro style version of IE10, swiping backwards takes you back page by page (rather than swiping between apps)
  • with a mouse clicking in the top left rotates you through running apps

 

it’s well worth 8 minutes of your time.