trial version of Windows 8.1 is available.
evening Norwegian time Microsoft released the first test version of the next Windows 8 release. It’s called Windows 8.1 Public Preview and is available for free download.
Updated ondag night: Windows 8.1 Public Preview will now be available for free download from this page, for those who have Windows 8 in English before. We have, however, after repeated attempts on several different machines, failed to download a working version.
with Norwegian language system must however wait until ISO files are available, which Microsoft says will happen in a few days. Right now is the operating system available via Windows Store for running one of the 13 languages ??it’s in, but Norwegian is not one of them. Users of Windows 8 Enterprise must also wait to ISO files are available.
It should be added that it is not possible to uninstall the test version of Windows 8.1, or upgrade to the final version when it becomes available. You can be saved by a factory restore, but if you want to be on the safe side you should wait for the ISO files are available. Then you can install the system on a separate partition.
more personal
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Windows 8.1 is not a new and great operating system, but rather an extension of the current Windows 8 Microsoft has in fact gone over to a product cycle that is very similar to Apple’s handling of OS X, where new operating system is launched with greater frequency and with more content.
Microsoft will include more focus on personalization of the operating system. According to a blog post, many users of Windows 8 using the lock screen to display photos of family, and on this basis shall be introduced a feature that enables you to use the lock screen image viewer.
It will also be possible to take pictures with the built-in camera directly from the lock screen without having to login. The range of colors and backgrounds to your home screen will increase and there will also be new tile sizes, both smaller and larger.
In addition, it will be even easier to change the layout of the home screen, as you can now select multiple applications at once to move them, resize or uninstall them. Many users have reportedly seen moving on applications by accident, as in Windows 8.1, press and hold to move.
Photo: MicrosoftBetter apps
Microsoft has also improved the built-in applications in Windows 8.1. Photo application, for example, come with some new features that allow you to make a quick edit or adjustment of images. Music app will also get a complete overhaul in design to make it easier to select and play your music.
You will also have more options when it comes to using multiple applications simultaneously. The screen can be split between two applications have up to three pieces on the screen at once and run applications on multiple monitors if necessary.
Windows Store will offer more detailed information than Windows 8, if such new releases and leaderboards. It will now also be a field related applications so it will be easier to discover new ones.
New “start button”
The familiar Start button also returns, but not exactly in its original form. There will be a button with the Windows logo in the lower left corner, but instead of taking you to a classic start menu, you simply just to your home screen by tapping on it.
According to The Verge will however get a couple of extra options if you right-click on the button. Then you will easily be able to both turn on and give the machine a reboot, or click directly into the control panel, explorer or search.
Along with the next version of Windows is also a new browser, Internet Explorer 11 It will be better optimized for touch screens, web pages will load quicker and you can finally have an unlimited number of tabs up, promises Microsoft.
Microsoft has otherwise put up a bounty program around Windows 8.1. Can security flaws and vulnerabilities in both Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 11, it can wait up to 600 000. Read more about the bounty program in this article.
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(Sources: Microsoft, The Guardian)
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