Upgrading Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8 Pro: What features am I going to lose?

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00:00 Upgrading Windows 7 Ultimate To Windows 8 Pro: What Features Am I Going To Lose?
00:28 Answer 1 Score 2
00:38 Accepted Answer Score 7
01:31 Thank you

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/497789/u...

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 7

Shadow Copies / Previous Versions (replaced by File History)
Universal Spell Checking
Natural Language Search
Multiple Clipboards
Windows Explorer (command bar is gone and replaced with a ribbon UI. Now referred to as File Explorer)
Windows Update Desktop Notifications
Windows Desktop Gadgets
Flip 3D
File Manager tab support
BSOD details & technical information (screen look changed)
Desktop Pen, Ink and Touch Input
Windows CardSpace
People Near Me P2P API

You can also check The complete list of features removed in Windows 8 Wikipedia article for all the details.

ANSWER 2

Score 2

Some installed software might be incompatible, The upgrade assistant will give you a list after scanning.