Windows 8.1 Release Date
CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE12.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the pin description: "Windows 8.1 Release Date. Freatures New Bings Apps…"
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CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per arstechnica.com[1]: "…nd keyboard-friendly Windows 8.1 Update arrives April 8 Microsoft makes yet more adjustments to Wind…"
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- Apr 7, 201490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Apr 8, 201490% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Mouse and keyboard-friendly Windows 8.1 Update
Tuned to run well on devices with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, roughly half the acceptable minimum for current Windows tablets. Systems without touchscreens will boot to the desktop by default instead of to the Start screen.
- Microsoft announced at Build on 2 April 2014 that the Windows 8.1 Update (Update 1) would arrive via Windows Update on 8 April (Patch Tuesday)[1][2][3]
- Ars Technica called the changes a minor refresh that would not satisfy those wanting nothing of the Start screen; the update leaked in March at about 700MB[1][3]
Notable features
- Systems without a touchscreen boot to the desktop by default, and Store apps can be pinned to the desktop taskbar, which is also reachable inside Modern apps[1][2][3]
- The Start screen gains dedicated power and search buttons and a right-click menu[1][3]
- Tuned to run on devices with 1GB RAM and 16GB storage, about half the current minimum, so OEMs can cut low-end tablet prices[1][3]
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- [1]90%arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/04/mouse-and-keyboard-friendly-windows-8-1-update-arrives-april-8arstechnica.com· Posted Jun 15, 2017· Starts Apr 7, 2014 ✓· Ends Apr 8, 2014 ✓· 98% of score
Happened as dated, per arstechnica.com: "…nd keyboard-friendly Windows 8.1 Update arrives April 8 Microsoft makes yet more adjustments to Wind…"
- [2]83%Microsoft Shows Off Windows 8.1 Update 1techcrunch.com· Published Apr 2, 2014· 1% of score
TechCrunch reports Microsoft unveiled Windows 8.1 Update 1 at its April 2, 2014 Build conference, stating the update 'will begin to roll out via Windows Update on April 8th' - matching the pin's stored April 7-9, 2014 window.
- [3]80%Microsoft unveils Windows 8.1 Update 1: Here are the new featuresfoxnews.com· Published Apr 2, 2014· 1% of score
Fox News similarly reports the update was announced at Build 2014 and slated for release as a free update on April 8, 2014, Microsoft's next Patch Tuesday, corroborating the pin's stored date.
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