Microsoft continues to reveal details about the update to Windows 8, now known as Windows 8.1 and formerly known as Windows Blue.
The new features for Windows 8.1 will be previewed at the Microsoft Build developer conference in June and the final version will be available as a free downloadable Windows 8 update.
Microsoft also said in early May that there would be a preview version available before full release
RELEASE DATE
Windows 8.1 also known by code name 'BLUE' will be released on june 26 this year. The final Build will be released in the late 2013, while there will also be some new Windows Blue hardware.
In a post on the official Windows blog early in May, Tamy Reller, Microsoft's chief marketing office and chief financial officer, confirmed that the update will be available "later this year", and certainly by Christmas.
Quite how the upcoming preview release will work in practice remains to be seen, but you might not be able to install it straight into an existing Windows 8 install.
If you happen to be one of the small number of users who have a Windows RT device like Surface RT, we're sure you'll be thrilled to know that the Windows 8.1 update will also be coming to your device.
Windows BLUE Feature Set
- There will be some new apps with windows 8.1 update.
- The Metro apps will have three sizes available.
- Internet explorer ill get a new version i-e IE 11
- Support for new devices
- Support of smart cards, used for both mobile payment systems and for identification purposes
- Able to Boot straight to desktop
- More synchronization between pcs and your user account like start menu and internet explorer tabs
- More personalisation options
- Support for 4k devices.
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