Windows 8 Features Leaked: Instant On/Off, Syncing to the Cloud, and Tablets

Microsoft's current version of Windows, Windows 7, has been a critical and commercial success. But you always have to be working on the next version, and some leaked documents show what Windows 8 might look like.

The documents, published by MSFTKitchen, don't go into much nitty-gritty, but it mentions a few new features that pique our interest. Microsoft seems to be firmly laying out the three different form factors it wants to see in Windows 8: laptop, all-in-one desktop, and slate (or...