After the Windows 8 installation has been completed, we will be able to see the list of pre-installed applications:

Some Acer applications are present on the desktop; one of them is Acer Backup Manager, for doing different types of data saves and migration:

Acer Device Fast-lane will permit us to quickly see if some of our computer functions are turned on or off:

With the Acer Power Button utility, we will be able to set a different state to our laptop or assign a different function to the hardware power button:

Acer Power Management will show us a list of applications that consume a lot of battery power and we can choose to terminate them:

With the Acer Recovery Management application, we will be able to different type of system restores:

AcerCloud will share our music, photos, videos and documents on your PC with all our devices:

We also have preinstalled Acer Clear.fi which connects us to our media files, everywhere, anytime, and using a wide variety of Acer products:

The Identity Card application from Acer will show us some detailed serial numbers from the product:

The Aspire E-531 comes with the McAfee Internet Security utility pre-installed:

When navigating through the Start menu, we will also find plenty of pre-installed games and a trial for CyberLink MediaExpresso 6.5:

We will also get a trial version for NTI Media Maker 9: