Windows 8 VS Windows 7-Which one you want?

Windows XP is an excellent OS that has left. Microsoft claimed ending support for Windows XP on April 8. If you are XP user, you will have three options. Still stick to XP or switch to Windows 7 and Windows 8, but which one is the most suitable for you? We won't make decisions for you but give you some advice.

1.Interface
Microsoft's modern UI might be pretty to look at, but when most of us want to get some work done, the traditional desktop is really the best choice. But what if you have a touchscreen device where it makes more sense to use the modern UI.

Another difference is the “Start” bottom. In Windows 8. Microsoft engineer hides it. Many users may not like, they want to get back “Start” bottom. In Windows 8.1, “Start” button shows, but actually this is not a real “Start” button.

2. Start time
As all we know, Windows 8 starts faster than Windows 7. In general, it takes 10-20 seconds to boot Windows 8. If the computer equips with SSD, it can start with 10 seconds. For Windows 7, it spends at least 27 seconds.

 But why Windows 8 boots so fast and how Microsoft did it?
Microsoft engineers combined the hibernation and shutdown modes into one. Windows 8.1 uses a hybrid boot mode to start up in seconds. It hibernates the kernel instead of shutting it down completely and uses all cores to startup as fast as possible.

3. Security
Security is a vital factor of an operation system. Windows 7 and 8 share security features. Both use BitLocker Drive encryption, but 8.1 enables it automatically. You can download Microsoft Security Essentials free for Windows 7.

4. Task Manager
Comparing with Windows 7, you can see right off a few big changes in Windows 8
The Windows 8 Task Manager interface contains more information. There are colored charts for heat, CPU, memory, disk, Ethernet, and wireless consumption. There’s even a breakdown of how each program affects boot time.

 

5. Data transfers done right
When transferring files, Windows 8 Explorer interface offers more accurate data like transfer speeds and estimated time of completion. On the other hand, the user interface is awesome, but on the performance side of things there is little difference when transferring multiple large files together or individually. Windows 8 and Windows 7 have the similar transfer speed performance.

 

6. USB 3.0 support
Because Windows 8 supports USB 3.0 devices on OS-level instead of adding support for the devices, any Windows 8-enabled device can transfer files with a high speed up to 5 Gbit/s theoretically.

Which version of Windows is right for you?
Windows 8 is new with more User-friendly designs, and Windows 7 is a sophisticated OS with less problems. Here are the results of comparing Windows 7 and Windows 8, which one you like more?

More one Tip:
No matter which Windows OS you choose, you should care one point, the Windows login password. If you forgot the Windows login password, you can try “Windows Password Recovery Tool (Download link)” to reset Windows password.

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Windows 8 Password Reset 

Locked Out of Windows System

If you got “locked" out of the system on Windows, do not worry! There is an easy way to reset the password for your Windows user account.

Forgot Windows password and now cannot access the system? Do not be annoyed, it can happen to anyone. Even if you have not created a password recovery disk, you can follow the steps to reset your password. This tip was tested on Windows 8. Of course, it works on Windows 7 and other Windows system.

How to Reset Windows 8 Forgotten Password?

If you happen to forget or lose your windows administrator password, please follow the below steps to reset a new one.

1) Start the PC using a Windows installation disc. What came with your computer should serve. Wait for the installer to load, select a language for the installation and click “Next”.

2) Click Repair your computer, select the OS to repair and note the drive letter where the system is installed. Click “Next”. In the list of recovery tools, click “Command Prompt”.

In the next steps we refer to the drive with the operating system as the C: drive. If your PC system is on another drive, replace C: in the following commands for the appropriate drive lette .

3) In the command prompt type: copy C: \ windows \ system32 \ sethc.exe C: \ and press “Enter”

4) Now type copy / yc: \ windows \ system32 \ cmd.exe C: \ windows \ system32 \ sethc.exe and press Enter

5) Exit the Command Prompt window (type exit and press Enter) and restart the PC. On the login screen, press Shift five times in succession. This will cause a command prompt appears on the screen.

Once you get access to a prompt, just a command to change the password

6) At the prompt type the command net user username password, replacing username with your username and password in Windows with the new password you wish to set, and press Enter. If you do not remember your username, just type net user (followed by Enter) to see a list of all system users.

7) Exit the Command Prompt and login with the new password. Problem solved!

Now you need to undo previous changes to prevent anyone explore the same trick and change your password. Repeat steps 1 and 2 above, and in Command Prompt, type copy / yc : \ sethc.exe c : \ windows \ system32 \ sethc.exe and press Enter. Exit the command prompt and restart the computer.

If the above method does not work for you, you can use another professional Windows Password Recovery Tool.

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