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Windows 8.1 to get many security improvements

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With the release of the preview version of Windows 8.1 Enterprise earlier this week, Microsoft is helping large businesses make the transition to its newest operating system. With that transition comes some new security features which will make Windows 8.1 PCs more secure for those organizations.
In a new blog post, Microsoft outlined the new Windows 8.1 security improvements and additions, which include better support for biometric access to PCs. Microsoft believes that biometrics will replace regular passwords over time. In Windows 8.1, PCs can now support capacitive full-fingerprint hardware, and added biometric APIs for opening Windows 8 apps. Microsoft added:
Before, we supported biometrics when a customer first signed into the device. Now any time a user sees a Windows credential prompt, he or she can use biometrics, effectively eliminating the password for logging into secure sites and in-app user account validations.
Windows 8.1 also adds more Trusted Platform Module support, and the company says its goal is to have all Windows devices require TPM 2.0 by January 2015 so that companies that let employees bring their own PCs to work can be confident they can work with their own corporate security set-up.
Windows 8.1 can also be enabled to set up device encryption if the PC supports InstantGo. In addition, it adds Remote Data Removal, which will allow an IT administrator to remotely wipe a PC of all corporate data on an employee's personal PC, while keeping the employee's personal data intact.
Microsoft will be launching a new version of its Windows Defender software with Windows 8.1. It states:
We are introducing high performance behavior monitoring to Windows Defender that enable Defender to detect certain bad behaviors in memory, the registry, or the file system; even before signatures have been created.

Finally, Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 8.1 has security improvements on its own, including a new API that Microsoft says will let an anti-malware program "to make a security determination before a binary extension is loaded."

Source: neowin | Image via Microsoft

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november_ra1n

Release date ?

There is no official date yet but expecting within next weeks, it will be first available for MSDN Sub. however usually same day it will leak then i probably open another topic about Windows 8.1 Inc Download Link & Medicine.

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Release date ?

There is no official date yet but expecting within next weeks, it will be first available for MSDN Sub. however usually same day it will leak then i probably open another topic about Windows 8.1 Inc Download Link & Medicine.

will there be any need of medicine for Windows 8.1 if my windows 8 is already activated? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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november_ra1n

will there be any need of medicine for Windows 8.1 if my windows 8 is already activated? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

If you already activate Windows 8 you just need to update without re activating again cause Windows 8 in not another version of OS it is more like Service Pack. But we can not be sure %100 before Final appear i was talking about people who did not install Windows 8 yet and if anyone planning to use W 8.1 first time then those need to activate their copy.

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will there be any need of medicine for Windows 8.1 if my windows 8 is already activated? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

If you already activate Windows 8 you just need to update without re activating again cause Windows 8 in not another version of OS it is more like Service Pack. But we can not be sure %100 before Final appear i was talking about people who did not install Windows 8 yet and if anyone planning to use W 8.1 first time then those need to activate their copy.

Thanks for the info..I'll wait for the final release.. :)

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OrbingStorm

Security is laughable since its now common knowledge that all is known..to whatever agency feels like it.

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