Microsoft talked a bit more about Windows 8.1 at its TechEd event on Monday. This no-cost update will be available as a preview version at the start of Microsoft's Build developer event on June 26.

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After upgrading the system from an older Windows version, say Windows 8 to a new Windows version, say Windows 10 or Windows 11, some users receive the “Windows did ...

After nearly a year’s worth of rumors and months of dabbling with the Developer Preview, the much-ballyhooed Windows 8.1 update finally—finally!—lands in the Windows Store Thursday. Microsoft’s ...

Windows 8 isn’t just a minor update of the same old operating system: It’s a drastic overhaul, with an emphasis on supporting and embracing touchscreens. Although Windows 8 is far from finished, it’s ...

Microsoft has been talking about its next version of Windows 8 for months, and has already shown off bits and pieces of it. The new version, Windows 8.1, debuts today. It's not the final version, ...