Not Win9, Win8.1 Update2 Fall Update Rollup

Computer Store News: At the Build2014 Developer Conference in April, Microsoft brought a new Win8.1 Update, and all Windows 8.1 platforms are free to upgrade. When the heat of Win8.1 Update has not returned, "Win8.1 Update2 start menu to return" is once again a hot topic.

This time Win8.1 Update still focuses on traditional desktop platforms, such as the right-click management menu for the start screen, power button, super taskbar and Modern title bar interface, which are very popular among new and old users. stand by. For the next Win8.1 Update2 update, the average Win8.1 user is also concerned about the following hot topics:

• What is Win8.1 Update2? Similar to Win8.1 GDR2, it is also followed by Win8.1 Update.

• When will Win8.1 Update2 be released? Before the end of 2014, it is expected that August

• Win8.1 Update2 is free to upgrade? Still free.

1, release date

According to the well-known Russian leak site WZOR, the current news, Microsoft's next Windows update is expected to be released this fall, but they Cannot confirm that it is Windows 8.2 or Win8.1 Update2.

Foreign JDNet's well-known Microsoft column editor Mary Jo Foley said that Microsoft's next update is expected to be released in August this year. She also revealed that Microsoft is accelerating the progress of Windows development, and even pushing Windows updates two or three times a year.

2. What functions?

The WZOR Forum believes that the Win8.1 Update2 start menu will return, just like the Microsoft Build2014 "Start Menu" slide show props, this start menu may come from the miniStart project, or similar to the Windows7 style. Of course, this “start menu” is not the original traditional start menu, but instead adds dynamic tile effects such as search, fixed, quick access to Modern apps and Windows Store apps.

And ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley also believes that this Win8.1 Update2 does not support native applications running on traditional desktops. This feature is expected to be built into Windows 9 in 2015.

3, desktop applications

For desktop users, the traditional desktop UI menu also needs to be redesigned or optimized. Many Win8/Win8.1 desktop users prefer a traditional desktop experience, which saves a lot of time if the Modern application can run on the desktop. Microsoft only needs to refer to third-party tools, such as Stardock's ModernMix tool, to perfectly manage the Modern application.

4, unified application store

At the Build2014 conference, Microsoft launched a general application program for developers, just compile the source code once, developers can generate WP8.1, Win8.1 at the same time Apps, especially in terms of selling price, can be downloaded once and can simultaneously download the same app or game on both platforms.

Such a unified application store is more popular with ordinary Win8.1 users, especially for Microsoft, to achieve Windows cross-device goals as early as possible.

5, true and false Win9

About Win8.1 Update next update, that is, Win8.1 Update2, many foreign media think it is the next generation of Windows9 (or Windows8.2), of course, more Many fans think it is Win8.1 Update2.

Whether it's Win8.2 or Win9, but one thing we can be sure of, Microsoft's next-generation Windows will drive the creation of a "Microsoft, One Microsoft" concept to create a more unified, highly integrated Windows ecosystem .