Summary. With its latest operating system, Microsoft has significantly improved the process by which you take a new or used PC and install

With its latest operating system, Microsoft has significantly improved the process by which you take a new or used PC and install, upgrade, or migrate to Windows 8. This procedure, called Windows Setup, now comes in a streamlined new web‑based installer that bundles useful but previously separate tools for a more complete and error‑free experience. But you can still install Windows 8 using the old‑fashioned, media‑based installer from a bootable DVD disc or USB flash drive.

Windows 8 can also be installed in various advanced configurations, including dual‑ and multi‑boot, where multiple versions of Windows sit side by side on a single PC. It can be installed on a Mac in a variety of ways. It can be installed in virtual machines, and it can be installed to a bootable, self‑contained USB flash drive in a new configuration called Windows to Go.

However you choose to install Windows 8, you can be sure that at the end of this process, you’ll have a fully functioning install, complete with all of the drivers you need to power your PC. And this chapter showed you how to make that happen.

Chapter 3

Metro: The New User Experience

In This Chapter

Understanding the new Windows shell and runtime

Examining the Start screen

Working with tiles