Microsoft is currently preparing a PC-focused "Update 1" to Windows 8.1. While an early version of the update leaked online earlier this week, the software maker is now believed to be preparing a final release in April.
Initial reports suggested Microsoft would aim to deliver Windows 8.1 Update 1 in March, but ZDNet now claims
this has shifted a month to April 8th.
That date aligns with
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday round of fixes, and it’s rumored that
the company will distribute the update through Windows Update rather
than the Windows Store.
It also aligns with Microsoft's Build conference,
which will be held between April 2nd and 4th. Microsoft is expected to
announce and detail the update at Build, before releasing it days later.
An update for keyboard and mouse users
Windows 8.1 Update 1 is largely focused on improving the experience for traditional desktop PC owners
who use the latest OS with a mouse and keyboard. Microsoft is adding a
new title bar for its Windows 8-style ("Metro") apps that allows you to
close, minimize, and snap apps to appear side by side with a mouse.
It’s
visible when you mouse over a small area at the top of apps, and is
part of of a number of other mouse-focused changes. Right-clicking on
Live Tiles produces context menus in early test versions of Windows 8.1
Update 1, and there’s even a search button and shutdown option straight
on the Start Screen.
Other changes include a new option to allow Metro apps to
be displayed in the desktop taskbar, and the ability to show the taskbar
within Metro apps when you mouse over a small area at the bottom of
apps.
Microsoft is also introducing a new Enterprise Mode for Internet
Explorer with Update 1, and the company is focused on reducing the
amount of space the entire OS takes up. A disk space management tool can
also be found in the leaked Windows 8.1 Update 1 build.
One of the more puzzling aspects to Windows 8.1 Update 1 is Microsoft’s testing of a boot-to-desktop change.
While some early builds have enabled this by default, possibly due to an upgrade bug during testing, The Verge
understands that Microsoft is planning to make an OEM policy change
regardless.
Sources familiar with Microsoft’s Windows work have revealed
that the software giant will soon allow PC makers to enable
boot-to-desktop by default on machines without a touchscreen.
Previously, PC makers have had to keep the feature disabled despite its
introduction in Windows 8.1.
Source : Yahoo
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