The Windows 8 operating system is here. All you have to do is take a glance to see its characteristic visual aspect and understand how it works . And it is that the people of Microsoft have made an effort to create a system that allows a similar management of desktop computers, laptops, tablets and recent convertibles (a mix of the above two). So much so that, as in the smartphones or tablets, it has introduced a applications market from which you can get all kinds of programs to perform different tasks, and which has come to be called Windows Store Something that we cannot pass without explaining to you in TuexpertoAPPS
When we have Windows 8 or Windows RT , we will have the applications or programs basic and necessary to use our computer or tabletSurface Thus, we will find directly on the Start screen, the old Desktop, many of these options. Email to send and receive messages from our Outlook, Gmail or Yahoo; Contacts, where social media profile information such as Facebook and LinkedIn are stored; Messages, to chat with contacts from Facebook and Messenger , and other more curious and useful ones such as Skype, for free video calls over the Internet, or SkyDrive, to store our documents in the cloud
But these questions know little to us. And it is that the platformsforms of current portable devices have us very badly accustomed with markets full of applicationsto do all kinds of actions. Retouch pictures, see the weather forecast, play , meeting other people and a long list of other functions that are offered through these applications Something that the people ofMicrosoft has learned the bad way, after criticism from its users Windows Phone 7 who complained about the lack of alternatives on the Windows Phone Store Now, with Windows Store they want to redeem themselves, allowing access to almost 8,000 applicationsfrom the time of its release.
To be able to access, purchase, and download new applications you need to have a Microsoft account With this, once we click on the button or tile Store of the screen Home We access Windows Store Here we can start the search of the application What we want. Like the rest of the markets, it has sections to help us find what we want, starting with a screen of Featured, another from Games or, directly, by categories such as Sports, Books, He alth, Music and Drinks, etc Although, if we know the specific name of the application or game we are looking for, we can use the drop-down menu on the right and the button Search to enter it directly.
When we find the desired one we only have to click on it to know its details: description, price , images, comments and evaluations of other users who have already been able to try it. Just by pressing the button Install or Buy, if it is paid, we can downloadsaid application and install it on our device with Windows 8 At this point we must explain that, compared to the system of previous versions of Windows, where the program was associated with the computer, now the application is associated with the user In this way, it is possible to install on up to five different devices that work with Windows 8 the same application with a single user. Therefore, for the price of an application, we can install it on our desktop, laptop, tablet or convertible computerwithout any problem.
With this, we will have that application ready for use, being able to access it through its corresponding icon on the apps screen A good way to get a higher quality in the Windows Store is to rate and comment on the app, an option that is available on the same download page But what if we want to uninstall a application? The system is really simple, just press the right mouse button and select the option Uninstall Of course, the applications that come by default with Windows 8 do not allow their removal or uninstallation , a small price to pay.
In short, an applications market that, despite its innovative design and operating system, respects the structure marked by App Store and Google PlayNow all that remains is to hope that this application distribution platform prospers, offering communication tools such as WhatsApp, image editing like Instagram or others that are succeeding right now in the world of applications, only for computers Windows
