Wireless Modem Router: Windows 8 Major Improvements Starts Soon

Microsoft starting major improvements for Windows 8 soonMicrosoft already entered the planning stages of Windows 8 last year in March when Windows 7 was still in Milestone 1.

The Redmond company recently revealed in a job opening post for the Lead Software Development Engineer position that it will soon begin working on major improvements on Windows 8. Even if Windows 7 is still in pre-RC stage, with the Escrow for the Win 7 Release Candidate, Build 7077, out the door, Microsoft has already confirmed that it is looking past the next iteration of Windows.

The Redmond company revealed in a job posting, "For the upcoming version of Windows, new critical features are being worked on including cluster support and support for one way replication. The core engine is also being reworked to provide dramatic performance improvements. We will also soon be starting major improvements for Windows 8 where we will be including innovative features which will revolutionize file access in branch offices." The innovative features cooking for Windows 8 are related to the Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) service.

The multi-master replication engine is set up to streamline folder synchronization across multiple servers. In this regard, the Windows 8 reference is related not only to the Windows 8 client, but also to Windows 8 server. With Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft has already taken measures to kick file access in branch office scenarios to the next level with BranchCache. It is possible in this context, that the major improvements are nothing more than the evolution of BranchCache in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, planned for Windows 8 client and Windows 8 server.