Microsoft alongside the new Windows Phone 8.1 also introduced the expected update Windows 8.1 Update for computers. The major update for the desktop system primarily offers changes requested by users in the form of feedback. It's what he's building on Windows 8.1 Update and tries to unify the tiles and the traditional environment as much as possible. As we already wrote in our own review a few months ago, the update offers a number of changes designed specifically for PC. We take the update as a signal from Microsoft that the time has come to switch from the old ones Windows XP to the latest available.
What exactly does this update bring? New Power and Search buttons have been added to the Start screen, which are used for quick searches or for a simple and quick shutdown or restart of the system. Editing items on the Start screen has changed so that this time one has the option to edit items through the traditional context menu and not through the bar at the bottom of the screen. Notifications about the installation of new applications have also been added, which appear directly on the Start screen and are very difficult to miss.
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However, the changes also affected the desktop. On selected devices, the default option to boot directly to the desktop has been added, but it doesn't end there. It is also possible to pin applications from the taskbar Windows Store and favorite websites. At the same time, modern applications that are running in the background can also be shown here. There is no option to open tiled applications in a window, but that would not suit the tiles very well. A novelty in the tile applications themselves is the top bar, as it exists in Windows since time immemorial. However, the bar is hidden and serves only basic options, i.e. to close the application, minimize the application, or to open its menu.
The positive management is the reduction of requirements for this operating system. Windows The 8.1 Update improves the optimization and the system is able to get by with 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage, thus increasing its competitiveness. The system can be installed even on such weak hardware, which may result in super-cheap devices in the future that can compete with Google Chrome OS and Chromebooks. The update itself Windows 8.1 Update is now available for MSDN subscribers, but already 8.4. it will come out in shape Windows Update for users Windows 8.1 to Windows 8.1 RT. And as long as you use Windows 8 (like me), then you can find the new OS in the menu Windows Store.
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*Source: Microsoft
