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Post by irvsp on May 31, 2013 17:47:19 GMT
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Jun 7, 2013 4:24:13 GMT
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Post by irvsp on Jun 7, 2013 14:44:42 GMT
Also a little more HERE and it is a little bothersome to me at least, from it: ================= Once the final versions of Windows 8.1 are available, after their release to manufacturing, those who have downloaded the preview will get the same Windows Update plus Windows Store notification. While their data and accounts will be preserved if and when they choose to install the free, final 8.1 release, all their apps must be reinstalled, Niehaus said.
Even if testers opt instead to roll their devices back to Windows 8 after installing the preview bits, they still will have to reinstall their apps once they move to the RTM version of Windows 8.1. Update: For those wondering exactly which apps will need to be reinstalled, it depends whether the tester is running Windows on ARM or x86. On Windows RT devices, it's the Windows Store/Metro-Style apps that will have to be reinstalled; for x86-based Windows 8 systems, testers will need to reinstall both their Windows Store/Metro-Style and Desktop apps, a Microsoft spokesperson said. Windows 8 users who do not install the preview build and opt instead to go straight from Windows 8/Windows RT to Windows 8.1 will not have to reinstall their apps. All settings, data and apps will carry over, a spokesperson said when I asked. Users will be able to decide when and if they want to move from Windows 8 and Windows RT to the 8.1 versions, officials stressed. ============ Sounds like I don't want to mess with the preview, at least not on my C: live W8 partition. Note the word 'bits' in there too? Previews not full versions? I'd assume from the above system changes are made so not sure what it meant by 'roll their devices back to Windows 8' either? Devices vs. computer?
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Post by irvsp on Jun 26, 2013 21:09:12 GMT
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Post by raphoenix on Jun 29, 2013 1:45:07 GMT
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 15, 2013 10:32:45 GMT
Microsoft Sets Oct. 18 Arrival Date for Spiffed-Up Windows 8.1 Microsoft is encouraging customers to buy new PCs now, while many are in back-to-school shopping mode, and hang tight until Windows 8.1 becomes available in mid-October. That's not to say the company is targeting the consumer demographic more than its business base, however. The update will offer several new features that cater to the enterprise, noted Directions on Microsoft's Wes Miller. What Microsoft's Including in Win 8.1 >>>>>
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Post by Admin_Vistamike on Aug 23, 2013 12:07:18 GMT
Microsoft is yet to release a public announcement on the RTM version of Windows 8.1, but if this is indeed true, expect more details and most likely a leaked build of the operating system to reach the web very soon. Windows 8.1 RTM Signed Off – Rumor>>>>>
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