As is my custom on these kind of big tech news day I have collected together some of the places I have been reading about the Windows 8.1 Preview so that you can peruse the list and do your own reading.
My day on this end has been busy as I updated my Microsoft Surface RT to the preview release and created an installation video to share with everyone and now I am preparing to give my windows 8.1 desktop the preview treatment as well.
First the official stuff from Microsoft themselves:
- Windows 8.1 Preview Page
- Windows 8.1 Preview FAQ
- Windows 8.1 Preview isn’t currently supported on some tablets and PCs
- Create a USB recovery drive
- Windows 8.1 Preview ready to install
- New Bing apps arrive with Windows 8.1
- Visual Studio 2013 Preview now available for download
- New Kinect for Windows sensor and SDK program begins
- 3D printing: A factory on every desktop
- A Closer Look at the Redesigned Xbox Music
Next lets go to the guy who always has a ton of content ready to publish when one of these Windows updates are due – Paul Thurrott from the Windows SuperSite.
- More Changes Coming to Xbox Music for Windows 8/RT
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Portrait Mode
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Internet Explorer 11
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Smart Search
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: SkyDrive Integration
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Desktop Display Scaling
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: This PC
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Start Button
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Boot to Desktop
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Power User Menu
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Apps View
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Start Screen
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Photos App
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: Xbox Music App
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: New Bing Apps
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: PC Settings
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1: New Utility Apps
- Hands-On with Windows 8.1
- Windows 8.1 Preview Screenshots
- Windows 8.1 Preview Screenshots, Part 2
Like I said prolific!
Now from our friends Mary Jo Foley and Ed Bott from ZD Net.
- Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 public preview: What you need to know (Mary Jo Foley – All About Microsoft)
- Microsoft: ‘Metro-Style’ Office not due until 2014 (Mary Jo Foley – All About Microsoft)
- Hands-on with the Windows 8.1 preview (Ed Bott Report)
Here are a few posts from The Verge:
- Windows 8.1: a first look at what Microsoft is changing (Tom Warren)
- Official Facebook and Flipboard apps coming to Windows 8 (Tom Warren)
- Windows 8.1 will finally add high-res display support (Sean Hollister)
- Microsoft teases touch-based Office apps for Windows 8.1 (Tom Warren)
I will close this out and give you my ridiculous post of the day and just say – really?
- Windows 8.1′s Start Button Isn’t A Start Button (TechCrunch)
Let me know if you have any questions about the preview either here or on Twitter.
via WindowsObserver.com http://www.windowsobserver.com/2013/06/26/windows-8-1-preview-launch-day-wrap-up/
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