Microsoft To Release Windows 8.1 In October
Are you using Windows 8? If so, you may be interested to hear that Microsoft will be releasing the 8.1 release in October.
Why does it matter? Because Microsoft is going to be “fixing” some of the common complaints about Windows 8.
The start menu will see a comeback, although with a different functionality. Rather than the pop-up start menu common in all versions of Windows up until 8, the new Windows 8 start menu will instead act as a shortcut to the Start screen. From there, you click a short-cut to the app you want to launch.
If you really want to give the start screen the look and feel of your main computer – just for old time’s sake – you can change the background image to be the same as your desktop wallpaper. :-/
Click the downward arrow on the start screen and you’ll get the full list of all your installed applications.
There are a number of tweaks and changes coming to Windows 8.1, including many multi-tasking changes, the integration of a Bing-powered search engine, smaller tiles, integrated SkyDrive, etc. You’ll also have a boot to desktop option. TechRadar has a good synopsis of what’s coming.
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