MSPoweruser published a story that ‘End of Support’ screen warning starts appearing on Windows 8.1.
Microsoft has released an update for timezone and DST changes in Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Embedded 8 Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2), and Windows XP Embedded. This update contains time zone and daylight saving time (DST) changes for Brazil, Morocco, and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Microsoft is making Windows 8.1 available to its PC partners for anywhere from 'zero dollars' to $15 per copy, according to recently disclosed OEM licensing information.
Windows 8.1 has now reached 10.95pc of internet users, overtaking XP for the first time, according to new figures from StatCounter Global Stats
It's unexpected, but Microsoft's latest operating system saw a slump in market share for August; Windows 8 and 8.1 both lost points for the month, while Windows 7 and XP continued to dominate
Toshiba's new 7-inch Windows 8.1 tablet, the Encore Mini, is now on sale for just $119, which includes a 1.33GHz quad-core Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, 16GB storage and up to 7 hours of battery life
Neowin reports that it has been two years since the release of Windows 8 and HP is still pushing Windows 7 machines to the consumer as Microsoft faces the harsh reality that Windows 8 will never replace Windows 7
Microsoft has announced the August updates for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Neowin posted a story that Microsoft's next update for Windows 8.1 will be called 'August Update', and will be released on the next Patch Tuesday, August 12
WPCentral posted a story that Xbox Video on Windows 8.1 received a major update today
Unless Microsoft radically changes its habits, it will throw Windows 8 down a deep memory hole even before a successor ships
Windows 8.1 update 2 is right around the corner and thanks to a few leaked documents
Microsoft is continuing to attempt to reduce Windows 8.x hurdles for its business users with a new app-management tool called Windows Apportals
The tool can highlight sources of battery drain during your devices sleep mode.
Microsoft has released a new and free Sudoku game for Windows 8.1 titled, without a lot of imagination, Microsoft Sudoku, offering gamers a chance to play a new version of the classic numbers-based puzzle game
Hidden among the Patch Tuesday security updates this week was an interesting update for OneDrive in Windows 8.1 which includes both fixes and new features.
Microsoft refused to give Windows 8.1 customers another reprieve, requiring most to upgrade their devices to April's Windows 8.1 Update before the firm's Windows Update would serve up today's mammoth patch slate
It's looking like Microsoft's new 'mini' Start Menu for Windows 8.x won't be part of Windows 8.1 Update 2 as rumored. Instead, it's sounding like a 2015 deliverable now.
Firm said it always listens to needs of public sector users
Microsoft is rumored to be planning to release Windows 8.1 Update 2 on September 9, according to various reports
Microsoft is struggling to explain its requirement for Windows 8.1 customers to update to the latest version of the OS in order to receive bug and security patches.
Rumours of a Surface Mini have hotted up in recent weeks, but Microsoft also has an Intel-based Surface tablet in the works, according to multiple reports
Microsoft is giving consumers running Windows 8.1 an extra 30 days to install Windows 8.1 Update.
Microsoft will issue eight security updates to customers next week that will include fixes for Internet Explorer, Windows, Office and SharePoint.
Microsoft has updated its Windows 8.1 Modern Skype app so that it works better for users interacting with it using mice and keyboards
Update appears to have saved it
Nation acknowledges risks but hopes to find a way to patch and protect machines
WZOR has released some new details on the next Microsoft OS update
Microsoft enterprise users now have until August, instead of May, to move to the 'Update' versions of Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8.1 in order to continue to receive future fixes and updates.
But we'd expect compulsory updates to become the norm.
Microsoft has announced that Windows 8.1 Update contains a new install option, WIMBoot, that was made to place the operating system inside devices with small storage options like tablets
Microsoft suspended serving Windows 8.1 Update to businesses that rely on WSUS (Windows Server Update Services), saying that a bug would prevent devices from recognizing future updates.
Microsoft has released Windows 8.1 update 1 on Windows update which brings new features for mouse and keyboard users to the Windows 8 platform including app pinning and new context menus.
Meanwhile Windows XP and Office 2003 enjoy their final official Patch Tuesday.
Microsoft is now letting their TechNet and MSDN subscribers download the ISOs for Windows 8.1 Update, along with Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update 1
Microsoft today said that it will ship a Windows 8.1 refresh, a set of new features designed to make the struggling OS easier to use for customers with a mouse and keyboard, on April 8.
When Microsoft unveiled Office for iPad on Thursday, neither CEO Satya Nadella nor the company said much of anything about a similar touch version for Windows 8.1. Analysts expect that to change this week.
Lync for Windows 8/RT has been updated
It's not scheduled to arrive for just a little more than a year from now but here are early details about what to expect on Microsoft's next big Windows release.
Windows 8.1 is a free upgrade to Windows 8. Its what the original Windows 8 should have been, with important improvements for both desktop and tablet users. So why are more people using Windows 8 than Windows 8.1?
Mozilla has announced that it has put the development of its Firefox browser made for the Modern UI of Windows 8 on hold and it sounds like it will be in that position indefinitely
A new filing with the SEC shows that Barnes and Noble could discontinue its Nook app for Windows 8.1 in favor of a "Microsoft Consumer Reader" app
Let's say you bought a new laptop and wanted to check out a few videos that you legally downloaded without leaving Windows 8's touch-focused UI -- until now, your options have been pretty limited
Microsoft has addressed the 'ring after pickup' bug in the Metro-Style version of Skype for Windows 8.1, a week after remedying the issue in Skype for the Windows desktop.
When rumors of a new Windows version called Windows 8.1 with Bing emerged, many Microsoft watchers speculated about what was happening
Microsoft finalized its upcoming Windows 8.1 Update recently, but the company appears to be sharing it a little early today
The Windows 8.1 Spring update has reportedly reached RTM at build 17031 and has already been handed over to OEMs according to WZor
On the same day Windows XP is shipped off to the bone yard.
You may be able to pick up a free version of Windows 8.1 in the near future, as Microsoft is reportedly trying out a cut-down edition of the OS
Microsoft execs have acknowledged publicly what's been rumored for months: An update to Windows 8.1 is coming to users this spring.
