Windows 8 is the successor to Windows 7 in Microsoft's Windows line of operating systems. Several features which were present in Windows 7 are no longer present in Windows 8.
Windows Explorer
The command bar is no longer present, and has been replaced by a new Ribbon UI.
Media Features
Windows Media Center will no longer be included in any version of Windows, but will be available as an add-on.
Windows Media Player will no longer provide DVD playback functionality, although DVDs will still be playable in Windows Media Center if it is purchased separately.
Shell
The Start button has been removed, although it is still accessible as a hotspot in the lower left corner of the screen, and on the charms menu.
The Start menu has been removed in favour of a full screen interface called the Start screen.
The Show Desktop button is no longer visible on the taskbar, but can still be activated by clicking in the lower right corner where it was previously located.
The Aero user interface which has been featured in Windows Vista and Windows 7 has been removed from Windows 8.
Other
Previous Versions has been replaced by a somewhat similar feature called File History.
The Blue Screen of Death no longer shows technical information about the error that caused the computer to stop.
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