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News Microsoft outlines Windows 8.1 upgrade plans

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  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Gareth Halfacree, 6 Jun 2013
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  2. Bonedoctor

    Bonedoctor Have you turned it off & on again?

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    Hmmm. I smell rat.
     
    Bonedoctor, 6 Jun 2013
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  3. bigc90210

    bigc90210 Teh C

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    well... wont be trying that till its done then....
     
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  4. Florian

    Florian Minimodder

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    How is this a surprise? Microsoft has never officially supported upgrading from beta code to gold. The only thing that has changed is that it's getting much easier for "normal" end users to get their hands on betas.
     
    Florian, 6 Jun 2013
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  5. Stanley Tweedle

    Stanley Tweedle NO VR NO PLAY

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    I'm impressed that tiles can be bigger and also smaller than previous tiles. That must have taken some real expert coding.
     
    Stanley Tweedle, 6 Jun 2013
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  6. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

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    Well those back room boys at Microsoft are the best of the best, and its amazing what a modern PC can do now days....
     
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  7. Stanley Tweedle

    Stanley Tweedle NO VR NO PLAY

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    Seems so. Backdrop image behind tiles is also groundbreaking.
     
    Stanley Tweedle, 6 Jun 2013
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  8. alpaca

    alpaca llama eats dremel

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    And you don't even have to pay for it! Amazing.
     
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  9. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    As annoying as it may be, this is no different to past previews...
     
    RedFlames, 6 Jun 2013
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  10. Yslen

    Yslen Lord of the Twenty-Seventh Circle

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    8.1 actually looks pretty nice.
     
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  11. Gareth Halfacree

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    I disagree: it's vastly different. Why? As the article mentions, end-users are going to be prompted to upgrade to the Public Preview. Every single Windows 8 and Windows RT user will receive a pop-up on or around the 26th, telling them that Windows 8.1 Public Preview is available, has a bunch of shiny new features and is available to install right damn now, free of charge.

    Somewhere in that notice, it'll mention "oh, and by the way, if you install this you'll be reinstalling all your applications in a few months time."

    How many people will actually see that warning and hit the 'No Thanks' button remains to be seen. This isn't like previous previews at all: you had to actively go out and find those, download them, burn them to a disc (or USB drive) and install 'em. That's not the case here, and that's why it's unique.
     
    Gareth Halfacree, 6 Jun 2013
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  12. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes How many wifi's does it have?

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    There will be no pop-up update. It will be a Windows Update under optional. And I am sure it will tell you before you install it.

    This is nothing new guys. In reality, if you really want, you can upgrade Windows 8.1 to Windows 8, and then apply Windows 8.1 when the final version come out, avoiding a re-installing your application. That is similar trick to what some people do when they use the beta version of Windows and switch to retail. It's not recommended, I don't recommend it, but doable.
     
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