Now, instead of closing an application, the system simply sends them to the background.
Since the Metro UI does not deal with applications in the same way as the previous versions of Windows, the way we switch between them has also been polished.
Windows 8 has totally revamped (and improved) the way we interact with applications. In the previous versions of Windows, the only way to switch between running applications and Windows has been through the Alt + Tab hotkey. To learn more, check out our complete coverage of Windows 8 Consumer Preview. This post is a part of our Windows 8 Week. Today, with the release of Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview, we are bringing you extensive coverage of all the new features in Microsoft’s latest operating system. In this post, we will talk about the new Switch List and how it works.
The most significant UI change related to application navigation in Windows 8 includes the Switch List. These features are aimed at making the Windows 8 experience seem both futuristic, as well as user-friendly. Apparently, the Windows 8 Desktop looks a lot similar to that of Windows 7, but it has some important and very useful new features included. Windows 8 comes with a lot of changes apart from the Metro Start Screen, there is also a Desktop work space (accessible from the Desktop tile) to enable you to work like you used to in previous versions of Windows.
