- Jan 24, 2011
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InformationWeek said:While dropped Wi-Fi links can be frustrating, what can be even more aggravating is the process of trying to reconnect a PC or mobile device to a network after the signal is lost or when the host machine is resuming from standby. To reduce some of that pain, Microsoft says it's building technologies into Windows 8 that will get users onto a Wi-Fi network in as little as one second.
By contrast, it takes Windows 7 about 12 seconds on average to get users back online, according to Microsoft.
Windows 8 can "reconnect you faster to your preferred Wi-Fi networks by optimizing operations in the networking stack, and providing your network list, connection information, and hints to your Wi-Fi adapter," said Billy Anders, a group program manager on Microsoft's devices and networking team, in a blog post
Windows 8 accomplishes speedy reconnections in part by more efficiently storing users' preferences for certain networks, security, and speed settings, and feeding that data to connectivity hardware. "Now when your PC resumes from standby, your Wi-Fi adapter already has all the information it needs to connect to your preferred Wi-Fi networks," said Anders.
Microsoft is also building other new features into Windows 8 that should make it easier for users to manage wireless networks. Many of the new features and settings, such as Airplane Mode, appear to be designed with tablets in mind. "The new Windows 8 network settings allow you to turn individual radios on and off (Wi-Fi, mobile broadband, or Bluetooth), as well as disable all radios at once with the new 'airplane' mode,'" said Anders.
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