Windows 8.1 Update is also available to Windows 7 users from the Microsoft Web Store (Opens in a new window), both as a packaged DVD and on new PCs, laptops, and tablets. Read Our Apple OS X 10.9.2 Mavericks (for Mac) ReviewĮven the process of getting the update itself follows this streamlined approach: Starting April 8, Windows 8.1 users will simply receive it through the standard Windows Update mechanism-it's not necessary to download it via the Windows app store and install it. And that's not all: The update includes about 200 performance tweaks that benefit all users-of both touch and non-touch PCs. ![]() Best of all, none of these features requires learning anything new-they're all derived from familiar old ways of interacting with PCs. What Windows 8.1 Update does bring is a collection of new interface elements and behaviors for mouse users. Some may be surprised that, unlike Apple's updated Mavericks OS X, Windows 8.1 Update brings no actual new features-there's no new ebook reader or map app (it already includes the latter, and you can get the former in the Windows app Store) such as Mavericks added. But, as the lack of a new version number or even point number indicates, Windows 8.1 Update is hardly a completely revamped piece of software. It's hard to believe that it's been less than a year and half since Windows 8's initial release in October 2012, and we've already gotten a third revision. With this update, mouse and keyboard users finally get the attention they've been clamoring for. In the first version of its daring two-in-one OS bet, the company put nearly all the focus on the touch interface. The Windows 8.1 Update released at Microsoft Build on April 2 can be viewed as both a step backward and a step forward for Microsoft's vision of a hybrid OS that's equally comfortable on tablets, slates, laptops, and desktops. Included apps (mail, music) not as slick as those of OS X Mavericks.Windows app store lacks some big titles.How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication. ![]()
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