Windows 8.1 Update 1

Windows 8.1 Update 1

It appears Microsoft might be acting on the onslaught of negative feedback about Windows 8.

Windows 8.1 Update 1 is a free update for Windows 8.1 that will be delivered via Windows Update and possibly launched on a coming Patch Tuesday. We’ve been reporting for some time that the target date for Update 1 is April 2014; Mary Jo Foley reported this week, however, that it could come as early as March 11. (Which, yes, is a Patch Tuesday. This and more was discussed in Windows 8.1 Update 1 (Very Early) Preview.–Paul Thurrott

Thurrott has uncovered “a surprising number of fun little improvements” in the 8.1 Update 1:

Start and apps
Start screen – Search Power Options button
Start screen – Mouse improvements
Start screen – App installed notification

Apps screen – Show more apps

PC Settings Tile

Metro Apps

PC Settings – Control Panel Link

Metro Apps – Mouse Improvements

Desktop

Desktop – SkyDrive tray icon
Desktop – Pin Metro apps
Desktop – Show Metro apps

–Paul Thurrott Review of Windows 8.1 Update 1

All that’s left for Microsoft to do in Windows 8.1 Update 1 is offer a functional Start menu, and I think I might consider all the nonsense introduced with Windows 8 undone and the operating system fixed for regular desktop and notebook users–ZDNet:Windows 8.1 Update 1 leaked build suggest Microsoft is moving in the right direction