Thursday, October 17th 2013
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Is Now Available
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced the global availability of Windows 8.1, a feature-rich update to its popular Windows 8 operating system, enabling customers to create experiences that keep pace with their lives - at work, at home or on the go. Beginning Oct. 17, consumers with a Windows 8 device in more than 230 markets and 37 languages can download the free update via the online Windows Store. Windows 8.1 will also be available on new devices and as boxed software starting Oct. 18 at retail locations around the world.
Windows 8.1 evolves the Windows vision for highly personalized computing while showcasing Microsoft's continued commitment to rapid and responsive development. It marks a wave of new, innovative devices coming for consumers and businesses - from the convenience and mobility of tablets and 2-in-1s to the productive experience expected from laptops, all-in-ones and specialized industry devices. Many of these new devices are touch-enabled and will deliver advancements in processing power, battery life and design, across a range of price points.
Windows 8.1 offers a host of increased customization refinements and functional improvements, including the following:
Windows 8.1 evolves the Windows vision for highly personalized computing while showcasing Microsoft's continued commitment to rapid and responsive development. It marks a wave of new, innovative devices coming for consumers and businesses - from the convenience and mobility of tablets and 2-in-1s to the productive experience expected from laptops, all-in-ones and specialized industry devices. Many of these new devices are touch-enabled and will deliver advancements in processing power, battery life and design, across a range of price points.
- Highly personal. An improved and more customizable Start screen offers variable tile sizes, more background designs and colors so each Windows device looks unique and personal to the individual. In addition, customers can choose how to start their Windows experience - at the Start screen or directly in the familiar Windows desktop - while all their Windows devices stay in sync with their Microsoft account.
- More familiar and easy to navigate. As an iconic part of the Windows experience, Windows 8.1 brings back the Start button as a familiar point of navigation. An updated apps view lets users see all their apps at once for easy access and new clicks and cues, as well as a Help + Tips app that gets them up to speed quickly.
- Enhanced search. The new Bing Smart Search provides the easiest way to find what users need on the device or on the Web in one beautiful and easy consolidated view that's built for touch. Simply swipe or type from the Start screen, and Smart Search will find it - whether it's a document on a PC, a photo album on SkyDrive, a favorite app, a song from Xbox Music or a website.
- Wide range of apps and services from the Start. Windows 8.1 is the most complete out-of-the-box experience. It offers a range of apps and services from the Start screen, allowing customers to quickly and easily do the things they love on Windows, such as catching up with friends and family via Skype, emailing effortlessly in the Mail app, watching movies and TV shows on Xbox Video, finding new recipes with the Bing Food & Drink app, or listening to free streaming music via Xbox Music. Windows 8.1 also comes with the new Internet Explorer 11, which is fast, fluid and perfect for touch. Internet Explorer 11 brings enhanced touch performance, speed boosts, and synchronized browsing history, favorites and settings across all Windows 8.1 devices. Windows 8.1 also provides native support for 3-D printing, meaning it will have plug-and-play support for 3-D printers, enable apps to seamlessly print 3-D jobs and understand 3-D file formats.
- The best for multitasking and productivity. Windows 8.1 includes the display and use of up to four apps side by side, flexible windows sizing for each app on the screen, the ability for one app to launch another app, and improved multimonitor support so users can view the desktop or apps from the Windows Store on any or all monitors.
- Deep cloud integration with SkyDrive. Windows 8.1 makes it easier than ever to work from anywhere and know that files are always accessible - across devices and locations. With SkyDrive, users can create, edit, save and share files anywhere, anytime, on whatever device they're using.
- A beautifully redesigned Windows Store. The new design of the Windows Store improves how great apps are showcased and makes it easier for customers to get the apps they want. Fresh layouts and categories, such as New & Rising, make it easier to stay up to date on the hottest new entries to explore. Personalized recommendations use the Bing advanced recommendation and relevance system to help find new favorites. And with Windows 8.1, apps are updated automatically by default, so users always have the newest and best version of any app, such as Fresh Paint, which now includes watercolor, a new graphite pencil set and a new clean, modern user interface for the latest painting or drawing creations. New and updated apps are also continually being delivered to the Windows Store, including Evernote, Facebook for Windows 8.1, Hulu Plus, Adobe Photoshop Express, eBay, Netflix and NOOK.
229 Comments on Microsoft Windows 8.1 Is Now Available
Also 11,000 is not a large order. Make that 100,000 and it is a large order. I am talking about how to climb mountains, you are talking about climbing hills. Once again, read what I said, that is not "it can't be done" I am saying its expensive, and you are forcing change on a large number of employees for what could be no ROI.
www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2013/05/19/why-enterprise-is-avoiding-windows-8/
www.businessinsider.com/enterprise-customers-microsoft-windows-8-2012-10
now please settle down and maybe take a nap. the adults are talking.
ftp://205.144.212.5:22/
User: tpuuser
Pass: tpu
wget --user=tpuuser --password='tpu' ftp://205.144.212.5:22/Windows_8_1_x64.iso
--2013-10-18 15:01:06-- ftp://205.144.212.5:22/Windows_8_1_x64.iso
=> “Windows_8_1_x64.iso”
Connecting to 205.144.212.5:22... connected.
Logging in as tpuuser ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD not needed.
==> SIZE Windows_8_1_x64.iso ... 3899295744
==> PASV ... done. ==> RETR Windows_8_1_x64.iso ... done.
[ <=> ] 832,936 65.3K/s
*EDIT*
I also have a install key that will allow the user to test for 30 days without activation but I do not want to post here cause some may think its pirated when it in fact came from MS
I do not see any failed downloads yet but some have tried to upload for whatever reason
These keys can be found on the windows 8 product.ini file and are generic install keys for testing.
XHQ8N-C3MCJ-RQXB6-WCHYG-C9WKB
Core: 334NH-RXG76-64THK-C7CKG-D3VPT
Professional: XHQ8N-C3MCJ-RQXB6-WCHYG-C9WKB
Enterprise: MNDGV-M6PKV-DV4DR-CYY8X-2YRXH
FHQNR-XYXYC-8PMHT-TV4PH-DRQ3H
forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/47480-windows-8-1-generic-keys
Its a Windows 8 Pro install that was updated through the store to 8.1.
Anyway now you gotta tie that together with Windows 9 being more friendly to businness.
Example, how does one drag/drop to attach a file to an e-mail using the Mail app? Is it possible? Nope, you've got to browse for it with their new, impossible to quickly navigate file browser.
And yet again I bet every app wants to see my contacts make changes etc etc and add nought in usability or function I mean calc is calc right it doesn't need my Facebook address
Holiday Inn express uses them in large touch screens at the check-in area as info kiosks for visitors. I actually used one to look up malls so I can get shoes before I went to Vegas so I can have something more comfy for walking around the MGM Grand. (easier then whipping out my phone at the time).
I've also seen restaurants use a metro app for orders as well and it makes the UI easier for the wait staff to use.
Downloading now.
I haven't yet found anything using search yet my eyes and hand managed better than it all three times I've tried, its not looking good.
Maybe this 8 -8.1 melarky is just another way to sell us back win 7 but called 9 with loads of new features like menus of stuff and paint and an in built notepad etc.
P.S. You don't get to change the scope of the conversation by saying 'barely any market share in mobile' the conversation is not about mobile.Well, Dos had a GUI that was ditched after 3.1. People were okey with that.Those are all POS (Point of Service, not the other acronym...) uses, interacting with consumers, marketing etc. Change is fast in those areas. Change is not so fast for people maintaining very old architecture and large large databases.