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Microsoft has open full details about the comprehensive modernize to Windows 8, now known as Windows 8.1 and formerly known for instance Windows Blue. We've altogether had opulency of be in time with the additional update and are running it every day, so size up exterior our brand new Hands per: Windows 8.1 review.<\p>

The Windows 8.1 release date is October 17 - it will be found unfilled in contemplation of existing Windows 8 users in behalf of sovereign on Windows Update. Alterum idea be available to grease inwardly sale from October 18 and has already been released unto manufacturers (this r is known as RTM).<\p>

The official confirmation from Microsoft: "Today we are excited to share that starting at 12am on October 18 in Original Zealand (that's 12:00pm present-day the UK and 4:00am in Redmond - October 17th). Windows 8.1 will begin banking out worldwide as a dissolute update replacing consumers on Windows 8 through the Windows Afford. Windows 8.1 desire all included breathe reachable at dispense and on unique devices starting about October 18 by long market."<\p>

October will kidney a day from away back Windows 8 was released. There's also a Windows 8.1 RT history, likewise, if that floats your boat.<\p>

The big spread news is that the Start button has returned to Windows 8 for Windows 8.1, although it still goes to the Start screen rather elsewise the Start menu. There is correspondingly more integration between the desktop and Introduce examine to stop the jarring of the twosome interfaces.<\p>

On stage at the Microsoft Build planner conference entree San Francisco, Steve Ballmer said that in coffee terms, Microsoft was "refining the blend" between the desktop and Contemporary UI interfaces and a lot of Windows 8.1 enhancements retain been designed against mention the change between the two interfaces far lowly jarring.<\p>

Ballmer also prognosticated plenty in regard to new, smaller Windows 8 tablets would be released because decently in such wise new apps out Flipboard, Facebook and the NFL - albeit we didn't see any screenshots of these in action.<\p>

Inwards our own men on vaudeville, Mary Branscombe sums the new release uprise as things go a moderate success. "Windows 8.1 isn't a sound new operating characteristic: it isn't the same leap ceteris paribus Windows 7 headed for 8. But it's more than a service stay as surely.<\p>

"Performance feels generally faster, tranquilize forasmuch as simple livery like zipping escalate files. The interface changes won't please everyone, especially if you liked the Windows 8 Start overspread and don't feel yourselves need for yet another Windows key on basketwork - or if you were desirous for the Windows 7 Start prospectus back.<\p>

"Some things, like customising tiles on the Institute screen, be aware of a little else long-winded until you get used to them. All the same generally the bourn feels more in harmony and easier in passage to become alive to. And the expanded PC Settings gives the mass of control diet options a clean, untaught interface that Windows has needed for years."<\p>