Also, remember that simply copying a program to another drive, such an external hard drive, doesn't mean that the program can be used on any computer.

The lock screen images are easy: those are stored in C:\Windows\Web. You can find the Start screen images in the Screen folder, and Windows 8’s new wallpapers in the Wallpapers folder.

Capture2Text is a free software for Windows that lets you extract & copy text from images & save it to the Clipboard. Quickly OCR a portion of computer screen & copy it to the clipboard.

The latest in a lineup of Start menu replacements for Windows 8, Pokki is a free, fluid tool for users who crave more than the new Start screen.

Microsoft’s final build of Windows 8 includes some new Start Screen patterns, we get a closer look at them.