Microsoft on Wednesday showed off a new user interface for copying files in Windows 8.

The feature allows users to manage "copy jobs" via a single dialog box, which is capable of displaying information and handling multiple copy operations at the same time. Copy progress, bandwidth and time-to-completion details are illustrated in the dialog box. A demo of the new feature is shown at the "building Windows 8" blog.

Windows 8 will better handle high-volume copy jobs compared with the current Explorer command system found in Windows 7. Currently, users moving big files might prefer third-party add-ons for those tasks, such as using Copy Handler, FastCopy or TeraCopy products. Microsoft's new Windows 8 copy-and-move capabilities aren't "aiming to match the feature sets of these add-ons," explained Alex Simons, director of program management on the Windows engineering team, in the blog post. Read More from redmondmag.com