Microsoft officials didn't provide a specific timeframe as to when the spring update will be available, but my sources previously have said the target release date will be April 8, with Microsoft delivering it via Windows Update to existing Windows 8.x users On machines costing $250 or less to entice OEMs to get cheaper Windows 8.1 devices to market.ĪnandTech (also attending the event) noted that Microsoft execs also acknowledged Windows 8.1 Update 1 will include IE8 compatibility mode in IE11 - previously reported as IE11 Enterprise Mode
Microsoft also is reportedly planning to offer PC makers a price cut on Windows 8.1 Officials also acknowledged the smaller footprint (1 GB of RAM 16 GB of storage) of the update, which will enable device makers to put Windows 8.1 with the update on smaller, cheaper tablets. Officials discussed 8.1 update tweaks, such as inclusion of a title bar at the top of Modern/Windows Store apps, and the addition of power and search buttons on the Start Screen, according to a report by The Verge's Tom Warren, who attended the Microsoft event. , February 23 was the first time that Microsoft execs officially commented on the coming release.Īt Microsoft's press event at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Microsoft went public with some of the already-known features coming in the update that is meant to improve Windows 8.1's usability and acceptance by mouse/keyboard users.
, and builds of the update have been leaking for weeks While we Microsoft watchers have been writing about the so-called Windows 8.1 Update 1 for months For the first time publicly, Microsoft officials are acknowledging that the company is working on an update to Windows 8.1 that will be out this spring.
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