Microsoft Summary: What are the new features of Win8.1 Update

  
        Today, Microsoft is pushing the Win8.1 Update update patch to the Win8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 platforms as scheduled, bringing new functional improvements, making it more suitable for touch and mouse input device operation. This time, Microsoft officially summarized the new features and new features of Win8.1 Update.
Note: Win8.1 Update, Windows RT 8.1 Update update has included all kinds of security, feature updates, recommended Win8.1 ordinary users to install and upgrade.
Here, everyone follows Microsoft to learn the latest features of Win8.1 Update:
1, get updates
If you have been running Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1 update and Windows RT 8.1 update can be Get it for free through Windows Update.
2. Easier access to your favorite apps and key controls
• Start the “Power” and “Search” buttons on the screen.
These buttons appear in the upper right corner of the Start screen next to the user's avatar. You will be able to turn off your computer quickly and easily, or search for content directly from the Start screen. (Some types of computers don't have a Power button on the Start screen. You can use the Power button in the Settings charm to turn off the computer instead.) For more information, see Turning Off the Computer (Shutdown). Or put it into sleep or hibernation and how to search.
• All open and fixed apps are displayed in the taskbar.
If you're using a desktop, you'll see both the desktop app and the apps in the Windows Store in the taskbar (when they're running). You can also pin any app to the taskbar so you can quickly open apps on your desktop and quickly switch between apps.

• Access the taskbar from any location.
If you're using a mouse, you can view the taskbar from any screen, including the Start screen or the Windows Store app. Move the mouse pointer under the bottom edge of the screen to display the taskbar, then click an app to open or switch to it.
• Go to the desktop when you log in, not the Start screen.
If you spend too much time on your desktop, you can log in (launch) directly to the desktop instead of the Start screen. Conversely, if you want to log in to the Start screen, you can change this setting at any time.
3. More familiar mouse and keyboard options
• The Minimize button, the Close button, and the taskbar are more consistent with mouse operations.
Your mouse works more consistently anywhere in Windows. Move your mouse over the top of the screen to see the Close and Minimize buttons in any app. Move the mouse down to the bottom of the screen to view the taskbar from anywhere in Windows.

"Off" and "Minimize" buttons in the title bar of the app "Close" and "Minimize" buttons
• Right-click on the app tile to see more options.
If you're using a mouse and right-clicking on a tile on the Start screen, you'll see a context menu next to the tile that shows what you can do with the tile. .

4. Easier to find new applications
• Discover applications in new ways.
By default, the Windows Store is pinned to the Start screen and the taskbar, so you can easily discover new apps. When you use the Search charm, Bing Smart Search includes suggestions and applications in search results.
• Remember which apps you have recently installed.
After installing a new app, the Start screen contains a message in the lower left corner of the screen that directs you to the Apps view so you can see which apps were recently installed.

5, more computers and equipment to choose from
If you want to buy a new computer, Windows 8.1 update can run on a wider range of devices, the system will provide you with more options (including Affordable laptops and tablets).
6. Enterprise Advantages
For enterprise customers, the Windows 8.1 update includes the following additional features: improved Internet Explorer compatibility, expanded mobile device management policy settings, and easier installation of first-party applications across enterprise Easier to deploy.

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