Microsoft's Windows 8.1 update to launch in October
Microsoft today said it will start rolling its much-anticipated
Windows 8.1 update in October. Windows 8.1 will start
rolling out as a free update worldwide on Oct. 17 at 7 a.m.
ET (or midnight on Oct. 18 in New Zealand,
Microsoft notes in a blog post). Consumers
can get the update through the Windows Store.
It will also be available at retailers and on new devices on Oct.18.
Microsoft has taken some critical knocks for the Windows 8
operating system, which it set out to build to work equally well
across traditional computers as well as touchscreen devices.
Sales have been less than stellar for machines running Windows 8,
which represented a dramatic overhaul of the Windows OS.
operating system, which it set out to build to work equally well
across traditional computers as well as touchscreen devices.
Sales have been less than stellar for machines running Windows 8,
which represented a dramatic overhaul of the Windows OS.
Windows 8.1 has been available as a preview since earlier
this summer. Among other things, it brings the ability to
boot up your PC in the traditional-looking desktop
rather than the colorful tiles that are a hallmark of the new OS
this summer. Among other things, it brings the ability to
boot up your PC in the traditional-looking desktop
rather than the colorful tiles that are a hallmark of the new OS
