Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1: Improving Modern UI

We're only a few days away from Microsoft's BUILD Developer Conference on June 26! We know for sure that Microsoft is going to reveal Windows 8.1 and have a hackathon, which means plenty more apps for all you Windows 8 users! Windows 8.1 will be launched as a preview, and We at TechnoMADGuys are going to have exhaustive coverage of windows 8.1 when it is launched, so follow our blog via email for all the latest updates!

Windows 8: Reimagining Windows

Windows 8 Re-Imagined what Windows should be. With it's modern UI and completely new WinRT Framework and the windows store, Windows 8 represents the most significant change to Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system since Windows 95. Smartphones and Tablets have invaded our day to day lives, and windows 8 duly reflects that trend. Now, with windows 8.1, Microsoft aims to improve the Modern UI Experience for users by implementing User Suggestions.

New Features In Windows 8.1

TechnoMADGuys got our hands on a preview build of Windows 8.1 a few days ago, So we know most of the new features Microsoft is bringing to the table. Some of the new changes brought by Windows 8.1 include Resizable Live Tiles, A New and improved Modern UI control panel , improved snap view which now supports Snapping up to 4 apps at once and arbitrary resize of Snapped apps. Please note that these improvement to snap need to be supported by your monitor to function properly. Windows 8.1 also improves on the lock screen, by allowing your lock screen to become a cloud powered slideshow of your pictures. and It also adds new apps to Windows like Movie Moments, Calculator, and Alarms.  Some of the other features of the update include Aggregated Search, Internet Explorer 11, Tighter Integration with SkyDrive , And the bringing back of the Start Button ( Although this will just take you back to the Start Screen). You can now set your Start Screen Wallpaper as your Desktop Wallpaper!

Conclusion

Behind this Façade of new features however, there is hidden a truth. Windows 8.1 does not bring many (If any) changes to the desktop. It only improves on quite a few aspects that Windows 8 didn't get quite right, like the lack of a calculator app.

Its only a few days away from Launch, and TMG Will cover it!