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Windows 8.1 finalized, released to manufacturers

Lewis Leong

Lewis Leong

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Microsoft has finished hammering out all of the bugs in Windows 8.1 and has released it to manufacturers to be bundled with new PCs. The company has hit is goal of rolling out a RTM (release to manufacturing) release by August and it barely made it with six days left in the month.

The Windows 8.1 upgrade will be free to all existing Windows 8 users and will be available to download from the Windows Store on October 17th. The updates to the operating system are pretty minor but will help make Windows 8 feel like a more polished product. Microsoft is bringing back the Start button, offering more personalization with Live Tiles, and the ability to snap multiple windows for multitasking.

Windows 8.1 finalized, released to manufacturers

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Source: CNET

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