Windows 8.1 Update 2 Arrives August 12, MSDN Launch Three Days Later

July 28, 2014
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hints, primarily from Terry Myerson, the head of the operating systems division at Microsoft, who said at this year’s BUILD developer conference that the Start Menu and the ability to run Metro apps in windows on the desktop might would arrive with the second update to Windows 8.1. But it appears, the software titan changed these plans, reserving these important features for the next full version of the operating system, Windows 9. For now, we await an official announcement for Windows 8.1 Update 2, and what exactly it brings, as we get closer to the rumored August 12 launch date. Bring it on!]]>

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Mike Johnson is a writer for The Redmond Cloud - the most comprehensive source of news and information about Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Cloud. He enjoys writing about Azure Security, IOT and the Blockchain.

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  • I just watched the Terry Myerson video and he definitely didn’t say “…might would…” as you say above in “There were hints, primarily from Terry Myerson, the head of the operating systems division at Microsoft, who said at this year’s BUILD developer conference that the Start Menu and the ability to run Metro apps in windows on the desktop might would arrive with the second update to Windows 8.1.”

    Mike Greenway July 28, 2014 10:08 am Reply
  • What are we expecting from this update? Any idea on the enhancements we can expect from Update 2? Thanks!

    Jared Edwards July 28, 2014 11:02 am Reply

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