sincity Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 It's the update everyone knew was coming, and now Microsoft has made Windows 8.1 Update 1 official during its Build 2014 developer conference in San Francisco. Firstly the Microsoft updated the UI of Windows to work with Windows Store app. Now users will be able to pin apps that have since only lived in the Windows 8.1 Metro ecosystem to their task bar. What's more these apps can finally be tabbed through and minimized on the desktop. Brining more options to the Start Menu, Microsoft also added a power button and search button to the upper right portion of the screen. With this new search button users can also look for apps to buy straight from the Start splash page without having to go into the Windows Store. Windows 8.1 update 1 will start rolling out to existing users starting April 8. Same app experience across devices Universal Windows apps are a big deal for Windows 8.1 and Microsoft is working to make integration across devices including phones and tablets. Thanks to a new runtime on Windows Phone 8.1, apps built for phones can live on the desktops. One of the first Universal Windows apps will be Paint for Kids and it will be able to scale from a Windows phone screen to a full-size 24-inch desktop monitor. The apps won't just show up across devices, any thing bought on the phone such as a new in game sword will also be transferred to the desktop version. More to follow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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