Microsoft Windows 8 ‘Consumer Preview’ has an official unveiling event date. The company has made some major changes to the operating system such as removal of the Start button, new Ribbon modification, power management improvements, and also the software giant already put together a list with all the applications that Windows 8 beta (Consumer Preview) is going to come preinstalled with. Below are the links to all you need to know this week on the next version of Windows:

Windows 8 ‘Consumer Preview’ preinstalled apps list revealed Windows 8 improved for power efficiency on apps ‘focus on the foreground’ What’s new in Windows 8 build 8220 ‘Consumer Preview’ Microsoft removed the Start button in Windows 8 ‘Consumer Preview’

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