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Personal Notes: For template, consider using something like: <nowiki><includeonly>[[category:Everything]]</includeonly></nowiki> | Personal Notes: For template, consider using something like: <nowiki><includeonly>[[category:Everything]]</includeonly></nowiki> | ||
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| − | '''Windows 8.1''' (''codename “Blue”''<ref>http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-windows-8-and-windows-8.1</ref>) is an updated [[Windows]] [[operating system]] intended to replace [[Windows 8]]. Although this update includes all the security patches and bug fixes up to the point of release, it also offers new features, so it is not officially a service pack. This update was released on October 17, 2013, just short of one year after the release of Windows 8. | + | '''Windows 8.1''' (''codename “Blue”''<ref name="differencebetween.info">http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-windows-8-and-windows-8.1</ref>) is an updated [[Windows]] [[operating system]] intended to replace [[Windows 8]]. Although this update includes all the security patches and bug fixes up to the point of release, it also offers new features, so it is not officially a service pack. This update was released on October 17, 2013, just short of one year after the release of Windows 8. |
==New features== | ==New features== | ||
| − | *Start Button | + | *Start Button (still no start menu) |
*Slideshow on start screen | *Slideshow on start screen | ||
*Internet Explorer 11 | *Internet Explorer 11 | ||
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*New Windows store | *New Windows store | ||
*New SkyDrive application<ref>http://www.intowindows.com/difference-between-windows-8-and-8-1</ref> | *New SkyDrive application<ref>http://www.intowindows.com/difference-between-windows-8-and-8-1</ref> | ||
| − | *More color choices<ref>http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-windows-8-and-windows-8.1</ref> | + | *More color choices<ref name="differencebetween.info">http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-windows-8-and-windows-8.1</ref> |
| + | *Other minor changes | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 13:43, April 25, 2016
The following is personal workspace. Once content is ready, I will migrate it to the appropriate location. I may use this for any number of purposes, but generally it will be used for drafts.
Please to not change the value of this content. If you see a typo or some other small problem, feel free to change this. For anything else, please ask first. Thanks!
Personal Notes: For template, consider using something like: <includeonly>[[category:Everything]]</includeonly>
Windows 8.1 (codename “Blue”[1]) is an updated Windows operating system intended to replace Windows 8. Although this update includes all the security patches and bug fixes up to the point of release, it also offers new features, so it is not officially a service pack. This update was released on October 17, 2013, just short of one year after the release of Windows 8.
New features
- Start Button (still no start menu)
- Slideshow on start screen
- Internet Explorer 11
- "Click to Call" in IE 11
- Extra large and small live tiles
- Login screen wallpaper can be set to mirror the desktop wallpaper
- Slide to shutdown
- All apps screen
- Shutdown and restart options in the Win+X menu
- Synchronize Start screen layout between PCs
- Touchpad gesture support
- Batch uninstall programs
- Uninstall programs across multiple computers
- Network activity monitoring in Windows Defender
- Synchronize Internet Explorer tabs between multiple computers
- Built-in Calculator and Alarm applications
- Outlook 2013 R2
- Reading list
- New Windows store
- New SkyDrive application[2]
- More color choices[1]
- Other minor changes