The features in Windows 8.1:
Modern UI Experience.
- Boot to Desktop: Windows 8.1 has an option to boot directly to the desktop.
- Flexible snap Views: Users can unlock a lot of apps at once with the window as much as possible. Snap also become more flexible by being able to split the screen for 2 or 3 applications.
- Desktop and the Start Screen: Now users mouse and keyboard (not a touch screen device) can access the desktop and the start screen more easily.
Security Enhancements.
- Malware Resistance: Windows Defender will do the monitoring network to detect and stop malware execution. Internet Explorer will scan the binary extensions (such as ActiveX) for Windows 8.1.
- Remote Business Data Removal: Users can now securely erase data remotely use the EAS or EAS protocol + OMA-DM.
- Pervasive Device Encryption: Data Windows 8.1 users will be automatically encrypted and protected when using Microsoft Account. Data on Windows will automatically encrypted with the encryption device.
- Improved Biometrics: Equipped with fingerprint biometrics for authentication based on biometric data. Biometric authentication can be used in all areas of Windows such as Windows sign-in, remote access, User Account Control, and so on.
- Device Lockdown: Allows the user to activate the Windows Store App in the Windows 8.1. This allows you to make Windows 8.1 as a medium of children's learning, educational applications in customer service, etc..
- Internet Explorer 11: Windows Internet Explorer 8.1 has a faster 11, side-by-side browsing, synchronization between devices, as well as antimalware equipped by default. (screenshot credit).
Security system in Windows 8.1 is expected to be better than Windows 8 earlier. In addition to the above two important features, there are some new features in Windows 8 such as:
Mobility Enhancements.
- VPN: Added support for the VPN client and the ability to connect to the VPN application automatically.
- Mobile Broadband: Windows 8.1 supports embedded wireless radios that will save energy, save battery, and save costs.
- Broadband Tethering: Windows 8.1 Allows device to be used as a hotspot.
- Auto-triggered VPN: If the user selects the application that needs to access VPN, Windows 8.1 will automatically provide notification sign-in with a single click.
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Enhancements.
- Workplace Join: Allows the user can bring their own devices into the workplace can still access the resource with the company through the Workplace Join. IT admins can manage any resource that is accessible and what is not resource.
- Work Folder: A folder is kept synchronized with a folder in the data center company. This folder will be created locally and any changes on the local and the data center will be directly synchronized. Suitable for use as team working folder.
- Open MDM: Allows Windows 8.1 for mobile devices can be managed by the management such as Mobile Iron or Water Watch.
- Web Application Proxy: a new security feature in Windows Server Remote Access. Allows access to the resource publishing company, and implement multi-factor authentication to verify users and devices that use the resource.
- RDS Enhancements: Enables administrators to view and mengendailkan user in RDSH server.
- NFC Tap-to-Pair Printing: Tap Windows 8.1 device to NFC-enabled printer and the user is ready to do the printing. No more searching for a printer which can be used in network user or purchase a particular printer, simply attach the NFC tag on an existing printer.
- Wi-Fi Direct Printing: Can be directly connected to a Wi-Fi printer without having to install a specific driver.
- Native Miracast Wireless Display: Allows a network is wireles via Bluetooth or NFC and Miracast will use Wi-Fi to connect to the network without using wires.
That's some leaked features in Windows 8.1. We wait for download, updates and official release on June 26, 2013.