WINDOWS 7 AND WINDOWS 8

WINDOWS 7 AND WINDOWS 8

The WINDOWS 7 USER INTERFACE (UI) is the DESKTOP environment.  Windows 7 DESKTOP is the first screen you see when using Windows 7 OPERATING SYSTEM (OS).

The Windows 7 User Interface is the desktop and everything inside the desktop.  The default icons in the desktop screen includes the following:
RECYCLE BIN on top of the desktop,
START BUTTON or START MENU, INTERNET EXPLORER, WINDOWS EXPLORER, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, in that order, on the left side of the TASKBAR,
SHOW HIDDEN ICONS upward arrow, ACTION CENTER pennant or flag icon (if activated), NETWORKING STATUS monitor and mouse icon or bar graph icon  (if activated), system current TIME AND DATE, VOLUME CONTROL, and the SHOW DESKTOP, in that order, in the NOTIFICATION AREA, the right side of Taskbar.

The Windows 8.1 UI is the START SCREEN environment.  The Start Screen is the first screen you see when using Windows 8.1 OS, that is, if you do not activate your LOGON SCREEN.

The Start Screen is made of the Start Screen itself, TILES and ICONS. The tiles can either be LIVE TILES or ordinary or static tiles.  The USER ACCOUNT TILE sits on the same line as the Start Screen TITLE, the POWER ICON, and the SEARCH ICON. These two icons, tile, and title are always shown on top of the METRO APP TILES.

There are hidden elements in the Start Screen that can be accessed in the Start Screen. Accessed these hidden elements by using the mouse to hover or using your fingers to hover and tap from the screen corner or edge, and following the guidelines below:
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|hover down to show last apps         hover down to show Charms bar|
|                                                                  |
| Start screen title    User account tile  Power icon  Search icon |
|                                                                  |
|tap to right to show last apps      tap to left to show Charms bar|
|                                                                  |
| App rectangular tiles in small, medium, wide, and large sizes    |
|                                                                  |
| All apps icon appears when you scroll through the apps           |
|                                                                  |
|hover up to show Start Screen icon     hover up to show Charms bar|
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Welcome to the new Microsoft Windows interface!

John Sindayen