In the morning, IT House reported "Combat Report: Win8.1 Update Win8.1 Update RTM". This upgrade uses the leaked Win8.1 2014 Update RTM branch upgrade patch to support upgrade installation on Chinese version of Windows8.1 system. However, since the upgrade patch is still the RTM Escrow branch, normal user installation is not recommended.
Therefore, IT House also organizes the Win8.1 update experience report after Win8.1 Update, for the new and old users of Win8.1 reference.
Note: The RTM branch upgrade patch does not support the upgrade installation of the Windows Blue 9600.16596 English test version, otherwise it will cause problems such as unable to start the system.
Test Platform: Win8.1 Enterprise Edition 64-bit, has been upgraded to 6.3.9600.16610.
The following is a summary of the various changes in Win8.1 Update RTM Escrow.
1, start screen
After the user upgrades the system, the first thing I see is the Win8 style start screen, using various sizes of magnetic stickers style layout, support dynamic information display, but this new version starts the screen, improve Very big.
Firstly, next to the "User Account" in the upper right corner, add the "Power" button, "Search" logo, search and shutdown at a glance. For the first time, Microsoft also divided "user logout" and "shutdown", but only for the start screen range.
On the traditional desktop, the logout and shutdown features are still put together.
There is a change in the right-click menu of the tile. The Modern application and the desktop Win32 program respectively support the right-click operation, without using the previous toolbar operation. Modern application right-click management, support "fixed /unfixed" to the taskbar, uninstall, adjust the size of the tile, close the dynamic tile; traditional desktop Win32 program right-click management, support fixed /unfixed to the taskbar, uninstall, to manage Run as a member, open file locations, adjust tile size, and more.
How to customize the grouping of the new start screen? Just right-click on the blank area, "Named Group", you can easily sort the tiles and rename the tile category.
When the user selects the "down arrow", they can view the current system's built-in/installed applications. Before Win8.1, the application uses the "category" arrangement for the application, Win8.1 Update. The default is "name" (pinyin) arrangement (refer to the WP8 platform for application management and arrangement)
2, Modern application
In addition to starting screen improvements, Microsoft further improved the operation of Modern applications, Easy to operate on touch-based computer devices, in the new system, we can see Modern applications, such as "Weather" added title bar and menu functions, support for minimize, maximize, left /right split, close And other functions.
In addition, the traditional desktop taskbar supports fixed, real-time preview of the Modern application. This improvement further diminishes the barrier between the traditional desktop and the Modern Start screen.
▲ Taskbar Properties: Win8.1 Update on the left, Win8.1 on the right,
3, Computer Settings
This update, built-in system" "Computer Settings" also brings some new features, such as the name of SkyDrive changed to OneDrive brand name, Microsoft cloud storage function continues to be highly built into the Win8.1 Update system; under "Computers and Devices", a new "disk space" Settings, the user can view the current system's multimedia file space usage in the Modern interface, and also can empty the recycle bin with one click.
In addition, a new "Control Panel" shortcut at the bottom of the "Computer Settings" main page helps users access the control panel functions under the system. After all, many detailed system functions need to be switched to control. The panel is set up.
4, Windows Defender
Starting with Win8, Microsoft began to add anti-virus real-time protection in Windows Defender, and created a free security software. This Win8.1 Update also improved Windows. The anti-malware version of the Defender component has been slightly upgraded from v4.3 to v4.4, further enhancing WD protection.
▲ The latest Windows Defender component version number: 4.4.304
5, higher DPI scaling
With the popularity of high-definition video, many PC devices use a high-resolution display, 720P , 1080P, even up to 4K level, but due to display size limitations, therefore, you need to use the zoom DPI method to enlarge the display of text and other items.
Before, Win8.1 highest zoom level is 200%, and upgrade to After Win8.1 Update, the system supports up to 250% zooming capability, alleviating the pressure on the high-definition screen text display.
6, IE11 and the new business models
this upgrade, the system built version of IE11 also a minor upgrade to 11.0.3, function as a patch KB2909921, while the new "business model" That is, the IE8 compatibility mode further enhances the compatibility of the IE browser with the old version of the website.
system using IE11 standards mode the default access site, how it turned IE11 hidden "business model" feature?
Open step: key combination Win+R, open the “Run” box, enter gpedit.msc, enter “Local Group Policy Editor” (Note: This function does not support Win8/Win8.1 core version, requires Win8/Win8 .1 Professional Edition and above system platform)
Location: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer, select "Allow users to enable and use Enterprise Mode from the Tools menu" on the right side, configure as "Enabled", The application is in effect. After
open business model, IE11 can "IE8 Compatibility Mode" visit various sites. After Microsoft Pinyin
upgrade to the new system:
▲ After opening IE11 business model, using the "User Agent" Upon inquiry, the standard version of IE8 browser
7, other Microsoft Pinyin also ushered in a small update. After the user closes the "Cloud Computing" candidate function, when the text is entered, the system will promptly remind the user, "click or click to get the cloud computing candidate".
These are the early adopters to experience the new reporting system characteristics.