{"id":48052,"date":"2014-04-09T16:02:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T16:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=48052"},"modified":"2014-04-09T16:02:30","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T16:02:30","slug":"windows-8-1-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/windows-8-1-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8.1 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<h4>Windows 8.1 Update<\/h4>\n<p>By Anand Khanse for The Windows Club<\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">Microsoft&#8217;s latest update to Windows 8 is a direct response to consumer feedback regarding the use of the new OS without a touchscreen.&#8211;PC Pitstop<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<p>When users provide feedback to a responsive company, they materially impact the brand and ensure that the product you get is the product what you expect. Ever since Windows 8 was introduced in 2012, we saw some changes happening with Windows 8.1 and now Windows 8.1 Update. 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