Windows 8.1 Preview Edition Pre-Upgrade Preparation
Windows 8.1 Preview Edition is exciting to download today, users want to know whether the traditional start menu is restored? Operating system interface and functions What are the new improvements? Answers and other new systems will be revealed after installation! Xiaobian This will bring you the Windows 8.1 preview version of the installation upgrade guide.
Microsoft officially offers upgrades and new installations.
Scenario 1: Upgrade through Windows 8 store
Upgrade on the original Windows 8 system: Download the official update patch and connect to the Windows 8 app store to upgrade the system.
Scenario 2: New installation through ISO files
Users who cannot directly upgrade the system can consider the second new installation.
Prepare for the upgrade
First, confirm that the current computer system is Windows 8, and the app store is running normally.
Second, there are users who can't upgrade directly by installing patches. Please note: Not all users can upgrade directly from the Win8 app store to the 8.1 preview version. If your computer is Windows 8 Enterprise Edition or Enterprise Evaluation Edition, you need to download the ISO image installation package for a new installation.
Cannot be upgraded directly
Three, build a folder, specially used to store upgrade patches, ISO image files (the installation package for both scenarios is ready to download, one method is not acceptable Use another).
32-bit system patch: http://download.pchome.net/system/patch/detail-193382.html
64-bit system patch: http://download.pchome.net/system/patch/detail -193383.html
ISO image file download: http://windows.microsoft.com/zh-cn/windows-8/preview-iso
This installation package is ready, users who want to upgrade directly Patch. Users who cannot upgrade directly use the ISO image file for a new installation.
Upgrade patch and new ISO installation package
4. Pre-upgrade backup: If you have installed many applications on your system, the preview version will be cleared. It is recommended to create a USB recovery before installing the upgrade. Drive, then install Windows 8.1 Preview so that you can return to Windows 8 when needed (create a USB recovery drive tutorial: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-usb- Recovery-drive).
Scenario 1 Upgrade through Win8 App Store
Double-click the system upgrade patch, and the following interface will pop up, indicating that the system is searching for updates on the local computer.
Search Update 8.1 Preview Update Program
Install the update program, the system will prompt the user to restart, after restarting, the start interface will pop up "Free access to Windows 8.1 Preview..." and update the reminder, then The user clicks on the <quo;go to the app store” button above.
Go to the app store
Now, you can download the Windows 8.1 preview version from the app store and upgrade it. The advantage of direct upgrade through the store is that you don't need to enter the key, the conditional user recommends direct upgrade through the store. .
Download Windows 8.1 Preview
The above is a strategy upgrade based on the original system, users can follow the above picture operation, it is very easy to upgrade their Win8 to Win8.1 preview version.
Scenario 2 New installation of Win8.1 via ISO file
2. New installation of computer system: New installation of Win8.1 by downloading the iso image file on the network.
Win8 system comes with a CD image tool, double-click to open the ISO file directly, enter the directory and double-click the "Setup" program icon.
Double-click "setup"
double-click to enter the installation navigation interface, “immediately install the update (recommended) & rdquo;, & ldquo; no, thank you & rdquo;, both options are OK.
Choose which one can be
If it is a new installation of ISO, you need to enter the product key, the user can find the correct key input on the Internet.
Enter the installation key
ISO installation navigation settings and progress display
pop-up license agreement interface, check "I accept the license terms", click “ accept & rdquo;.
Accept the license terms
After the installation files are copied, the installation will be started. Before the installation, the user will be confirmed to choose whether to keep the "personal files" and “all not retain" Options, users choose according to their needs.
Selecting a reserved file
The settings before installation are working well. Start the installation. The automatic installation process does not require user intervention.
Installation progress display
Automatic installation is successful without any settings. Xiaobian has already demonstrated the two installation processes in detail. Users only need to follow the above process step by step, upgrade or new installation of Windows 8.1, it will become very simple.
Installation Success Experience Start Button and Start Screen Features
When the Windows 8.1 preview is installed, users will find two most significant differences:
More desktops“Start button” (non-menu )
Click this button to switch to the start screen immediately.
Windows 8.1 desktop start button (red box)
Click on the start icon, you will find the switch to the start screen, it seems that the desktop "start icon" is only to point to the start screen, the start menu is still It’s gone forever.
Click “Start button” Switch back and forth between the desktop and the start screen
Start screen change to move up and down
There is a change on the start screen, unlike the previous Win8 start screen through the lower slide bar , move left and right to view the application, and now it has moved up and down. The upper screen is a preset Metro application menu.
Upper screen
The lower screen lists all the application icons that have been installed to the Windows 8.1 system, finds the application, and can use the filter to query, sort and other operations.
Improve multi-screen display Built-in Xbox Music
Multi-screen browsing function, originally a feature of Win8, has been further improved by the Windows 8.1 browsing experience.
Multi-screen display
Generally 2-3 programs are more reasonable side-by-side display, and there is another improvement highlight compared to the original Win8 system: in the original system multi-screen mode, only one major application The program is fully operational, and now, in multi-screen mode, the program window displayed on the screen can be fully operated.
Built-in Xbox Music
Built-in Xbox Music, not only for music, but also for Radio.
Search and collect music
You can import playlists in iTunes and also have Radio listening.
Import iTunes to create a list
Multi-screen display and operation functions are more powerful. In the past, the system has multiple screen operations. In the case of the current split screen area, only the main program can be fully operated, and the other only Can browse, and now both programs can be fully operational.
Xbox Music can connect to the Xbox server to get music resources, and also import iTunes playlists to favorites. In addition, the Radio function is built in. The music playback function is improved compared to Win8.
Local and network integration search Bing channel
Windows 8.1 preview version, has realized the integration of local search and network search, let's see what is going on.
Click on “Search” in the Charbat column on the right, enter “Notepad” in the search box, the local “Notepad software” icon at the top of the search results, but below the <quo;note This & rdquo; keyword web search results.
Type “Notepad”keywords also display local and web search results
click “notebook”software icon, you can open notepad, click on the "Notepad Kelly Chen" below , the web search result related to the keyword is automatically popped up (as shown below).
Notepad” keyword search results
, Windows 8.1 Preview allows you to find a local file or program associated with the keyword by entering a keyword. Integrated search results for web content.
Colorful Bing Search Channel
Enter Bing search directly from the right side of Charmbar, create a special search for weather, maps, fitness, local applications, network information, etc., and provide a sub-menu for the search results interface. Convenient for users to further narrow the search.
Right click on the special search channel page of “BING Health”, and a sub-menu (as shown below) can be displayed. Users can click to enter for further filtering search according to the category shown in the menu.
Bing Fitness Search Submenu
Type from Charmbar Weather”, go directly to the Bing Weather Metro program.
Bing Weather
With Win8.1 Preview Search Engine, you can search for local and network resources at the same time by typing a keyword from the right column "Search” box, and you can also search the range. The setting is delineated, and the local and network search integration function is truly realized.
Selected some Windows 8.1 for the user compared to the previous version, with a significant change in the feature introduction, I hope everyone has a certain degree of understanding of the 8.1 preview version.
Article summary:
The first part introduces the upgrade of Windows 8.1 preview and two new installations, allowing users to quickly upgrade their Win8 system to 8.1.
The second part of the Windows 8.1 preview version of some significant features, it seems that Microsoft listened to the opinions of the majority of users, in addition to the start button, start screen operation, multi-screen display and operation, etc., made detailed adjustments The built-in program of the original Win8 system has also been deeply strengthened and expanded.