Can Windows Blue change everything? - DinSide

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DinSide Windows 8 has not been on the market for more than well over half a year, but already in late summer comes the sequel – Windows 8.1, also called “Blue”.

Windows manager Julie Larson-Green at Microsoft has confirmed that a beta version of the Blue will be made available under Micosoft BUILD conference for developers in San Francisco in late June, and that this will be so-called “public”. That means that anyone interested in trying the new operating system may install and use the beta for free.

Important between version

Microsoft has had to endure a lot of criticism for some of the changes that were introduced with Windows 8, especially from users who still swear by keyboard and mouse. Several computer manufacturers have expressed critical of how Windows 8 is built.

Julie Larson- Green is head of Microsoft’s Windows division. (Photo: Microsoft)

As the version number indicates, Blue called a medium version, which mainly introduces improvements but also some new features. According to Larson-Green, Microsoft has spent a lot of time on customer feedback during the development of Windows Blue, which include most likely means that the much talked Start button comes back.

Also rumored that one, if you want it should be able to go straight to the desktop when you log on, thus releasing the need for the new start menu that covers the entire screen.

Either way, Blue extremely important for Microsoft. Now the trust is won back among the many who have been critical of Windows 8

Read also: Two things that destroy Windows 8

New Explorer

What we know with any certainty is that Windows Blue will feature a brand new Internet Explorer (version 11), and a range of possibilities for customization of the new start menu, which we among others have discussed in this article.

DinSide data comes naturally to install the beta, and share our impressions in a separate article.

Windows Blue goes on sale is not yet known, but August or September is likely, according to sources who are in close contact Microsoft. The printer technology website Softpedia.