Windows 8

Windows 8 is a operating system that is optimized for tablets, desktops and hybrid devices. It features the new Modern UI (formerly called Metro-Style) that is designed for touchscreen, mouse, keyboard, and pen input.

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Windows 8 is a operating system that is optimized for tablets, desktops and hybrid devices. It features the new Modern UI (formerly called MetroStyle) that is designed for touchscreen, mouse, keyboard, and pen input. It also adds support for the ARM processor architecture in addition to the previously supported x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD.

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Arch Linux

Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686- and x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users.

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ReactOS

ReactOS is a free, modern operating system in alpha stage, based on the design of Windows XP/2003.

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Puppy Linux

Linux is a free operating system, and Puppy Linux is a special build of Linux meant to make computing easy and fast.

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Ubuntu MATE

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Solus Operating System is a Linux distribution built from scratch, exclusively for desktop systems.

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Free Open Source Linux

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Linux Lite

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The Best Windows 8 alternatives for Tablet support, from MultiTouch to a Optimized for Touch screen.
Alternatives in Windows 8 for Linux, Self-Hosted, Debian, Windows, Wine. This list contains a total of 16 applications similar to Windows 8.

Last updated: 2020-07-03 01:30:33

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