We are now nearing the exit official Windows 8 and doubts to switch from Windows 7 to 8 by purchasing a new operating system are strong. fact, Windows 8 is a nice change from other Microsoft systems and acts as a unified interface for computers, tablet and mobile phones.
Having seen the changes and the 10 best features of Windows 8 , let's see what are the features that have been removed and no longer exist in Windows 8. then is to make a comparison between 7 and 8 , finding those programs and those functions are no longer available in the new operating system , because it removed or replaced because of new alternative.
1) The Desktop Gadgets have been removed from Windows 8.
Though desktop gadget has never been a real success, many users of Windows 7 have used them and appreciated. In Windows 8, Microsoft has decided to remove them also because the new Metro interface, there will be interactive tiles that, in fact, are the evolution of gadgets.
As can be seen in the page of the best gadgets for Windows 7 , Microsoft has removed the online gallery where you can download and install new.
A recent announcement, Microsoft has advised everyone to disable the sidebar or gadgets for security problems
2) Windows DVD Maker has been deleted between the programs pre-installed Windows 8 Windows DVD Maker is an easy to use tool to create DVD, but it has always been full of bugs that have made it decidedly poor. 8 In Windows you can create ISO images and create DVDs directly from File Explorer function. His absence will not be felt and there are so many other better programs to create DVDs .
3) Farewell to Games folder on Windows 8 Let the Games folder that could be watched once to see what was inside and then do not open it anymore. 8 Windows games can be installed as applications from the store and there will be no more games folder.
4) Windows CardSpace , removed from Windows 8 Windows CardSpace software is one of the less known and used in Windows, you need to create a sort of identity card digital. Personally I've never used in my life so I would say that we do not will miss.
5) The Start Menu has been replaced by the splash screen applications in tiles. believe that this will be the place that will be more difficult to get used to Windows 8 because without traditional Start menu you might be displaced in search for files and programs. Actually it was replaced with a theoretically more efficient and faster, even if completely different. This argument was devoted an entire article to explain the start menu of Windows 8 .
6) The Windows Explorer is replaced by File Explorer. In Windows 8, Windows Explorer has been renamed to File Explorer, accessed from the Metro tiles. From the Desktop, however, you can always open a folder in the traditional method.
7) The parental control has been replaced by Family Safety on Windows 7 , in Control Panel, there is a parental control, with few options and little use. In Windows 8, instead of the parental control, you can use Family Safety, much better and more complete to create the permits and monitor the activity of children on the computer. This is the same program Windows Family Safety included in the Windows Live suite and can be downloaded separately for XP and Windows 7
8) Backup and Restore is replaced by File History (History File) Although the utility Backup and Restore Windows 7 works well for creating backup copies of the system, most users used it, preferring to external programs. Fortunately, Windows 8 is a new management file history with a much more versatile and easier to use.
9) Windows Media Center has been removed but can be purchased as an extra program for Windows 8 Windows Media Center is not part of Windows 8 and is only available as an optional purchase. Luckily you can always install Free software alternative to the Media Center . Finally, if you look at the list of features removed from Windows I believe no one will cry for their lack, except for the Start menu, which can still be installed with an external program. In another article indicated instead the new features of Windows 8 that there are in Windows 7 . course there will be problems in moving to Windows 8 for the diversity of how they are managed and displayed the programs and documents.
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