Windows 8 Users: Here’s What’s Coming in the First Big Update

Do you use Windows 8? You're about to get an update to Windows 8.1.

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Do you use Windows 8? You’re about to get an update to Windows 8.1. Microsoft’s Jensen Harris shows off some of the changes in the above 4.5-minute video.

The topics covered are, in order:

  • Lock screen (pulls in your images)
  • Start screen (tile size changes)
  • All Apps screen (sorting options)
  • Personalization options (background colors and wallpaper)
  • New search features (curated results)
  • SkyDrive (cloud-based storage)
  • Multitasking (resizable app windows)

The Windows 8.1 preview will be available June 26 if you’d like to try things out early. Otherwise, the update will roll out later this year.

More Windows 8.1 coverage:

Do you use Windows 8? You’re about to get an update to Windows 8.1. Microsoft’s Jensen Harris shows off some of the changes in the above 4.5-minute video.

The topics covered are, in order:

  • Lock screen (pulls in your images)
  • Start screen (tile size changes)
  • All Apps screen (sorting options)
  • Personalization options (background colors and wallpaper)
  • New search features (curated results)
  • SkyDrive (cloud-based storage)
  • Multitasking (resizable app windows)

The Windows 8.1 preview will be available June 26 if you’d like to try things out early. Otherwise, the update will roll out later this year.

More Windows 8.1 coverage: