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As a transitionary product, Windows 8.x provides both a traditional PC environment, called the desktop, as a well as a new touch-first mobile environment that was originally called Metro. I think both definitions are OK and correct.Įither way, Windows 8.1 represents a more refined, or evolved, version of the vision that Microsoft has with regards to moving Windows into a new generation of personal computing that is defined by mobile devices instead of traditional PCs and mobile apps backed by cloud services instead of heavy desktop applications back by locally stored data. It is also sometimes referred to as if it were a new version of Windows, where Windows 8.1 is a newer version of Windows 8 and Windows RT 8.1 is a newer version of Windows RT. Windows 8.1 is an update for both Windows 8 and Windows RT. The first updates for that book will begin appearing soon.

Also, Rafael Rivera and I are of course writing a new eBook, currently under the name Windows 8.1 Book. I will also be expanding my lineup of Windows 8.1 Tips going forward. Please refer to my series, Hands-on with Windows 8.1, which will be updated for the final shipping version of Windows 8.1 and with new articles going forward. This article is of course only part of my ongoing coverage of Windows 8.1. Note: No leaked builds, Chinese or otherwise, were harmed in the writing of this review. It won't answer all of the complaints, but Windows 8.1 is a big improvement for both desktop PC and mobile device users. And despite worries that Microsoft would need to fix issues between this product's release to manufacturing (RTM) and general availability (GA) in October, I can report that the firm has delivered a solid, meaningful update to Windows 8. I'm now using the final shipping version of Windows 8.1 exclusively on all of my PCs.