What is Microsoft working on? What changes can we expect in Windows 8? I suppose every Windows 8 fan is asking those questions nowadays. There aren’t many news, but there are some hints here and there!
If you compare the performance of filesystems of the major operating systems, you will quickly realize that Windows 7 is not doing very well:
The core engine of Windows 8 will have security and performance improvements.
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.
Windows 8 New File System Not Confirmed Yet
Microsoft is working on a new file system, an improved DSFR (Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) storage file system), according to ZDNet.
Although Microsoft is hiring people to work on DFSR (the new filesystem) codenamewindows.com reported that the new file system has not been confirmed yet:
