วันศุกร์ที่ 31 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2556
New features and functions will
be available soon on Windows 8.1 since Microsoft is in the process of
developing the 7-month-old operating system called Windows 8. Something new
that the company wants to pursue on its new Windows 8.1 is the insiders called “Start
tip” that gets users back to their PC Start screen. It means that Microsoft
will not be bringing back the Start button as many users have been requesting.
Microsoft actually has endorsed
some of its users have been requesting. The company informed on May 30 that
Microsoft will introduce something that a person close to Windows engineering
is calling a “Start tip” that lets users to go back to the Start screen in
Windows 8.1. The “tip” has a purpose as a Windows logo which sits on the left
hand side of the toolbar when Windows 8 users are working in the conventional
desktop mode. If they are using the touch-focused tile-based interface, users
will have to hover over the lower left corner of the tip to pop up.
The “tip” feature on Windows won’t
launch the familiar menus like the previous version did. Instead, it will take
users to their start Screen. By using Windows 8.1, users are allowed to customize
that Start screen to replicate something close to the old Start menus, listing
all applications that are available to them if they want. It has not been
indicated whether the Start tip will be enough to quite critics who are claiming
for the ease of use that comes with familiarity. The start tip is closely a
half-step toward a Start button.
Besides the Start tip, Microsoft
also plans to make several changes and updates to Windows 8 including:
- Adding new editing features to its Photos application that comes with Windows 8.1, offering the ability to edit snaps when read in the applications. The Music application has been completely redesigned though Microsoft has not offered the details about its new look
- Updating the Windows Store where users can get applications, in order to show more information. The listings served will be more descriptive, and will include related applications
- Binding Windows more closely to its Web storage service, SkyDrive. In Windows 8.1, files can be saved straight away to SkyDrive, but users can still access the files when they are not online
- Baking the upcoming Internet Explorer 11 into Windows 8.1, it’s something that has been rumored. Users will be capable of having as many open tabs as they want, and they can adjust the appearance of the browser to always show the address bar
If you are curious about the
Windows 8.1, a preview version may help you fill the curiosity that will come
out at the time of Microsoft’s Build developer conference at the end of June,
and Microsoft says Windows 8.1 will arrive for its users later this year.
