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Guru3D.com » News » Windows 8.1 Public Preview arrives on June 26

Windows 8.1 Public Preview arrives on June 26

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 06/07/2013 06:52 AM | source: | 6 comment(s)
Windows 8.1 Public Preview arrives on June 26

Microsoft announced that a public preview of Windows 8.1 will be made available on June 26th. The final release of Windows 8.1 will be provided to all Windows 8 and Windows RT users as a free update. There's a catch though, if you decide to test the Public Preview you will need to reinstall all your applications from scratch if you upgrade to the final release of Windows 8.1

As with the Windows 8.1 Public Preview, the final release of Windows 8.1 will be provided to all Windows 8 and Windows RT users as a free-of-charge update appearing in a system notification. Users need simply acknowledge the notification and allow the Windows Store to upgrade the operating system. That is, unless you've been trying the public preview. Microsoft's reward for its army of unpaid beta-testers: a migration from Windows 8.1 Release Preview to the final retail release will see users having to reinstall all applications from scratch. While personal preferences and data will be retained, any application - whether a Modern UI app installed through the Windows Store or a traditional Desktop application installed manually - will need to be reinstalled before it will operate correctly. Windows RT users are saved half that job, thanks to its lack of support for legacy applications - but will still need to reinstall all Modern UI apps.







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ManofGod
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#4613473 Posted on: 06/07/2013 04:17 PM
I will have to virtualize this because I do not want to convert my machines to a preview OS.

Titan29
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#4613494 Posted on: 06/07/2013 05:06 PM
My VirtualBox is ready!

StewieTech
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#4613496 Posted on: 06/07/2013 05:10 PM
I´ll only instal the final version, but i will want to know what changes have been made before i do so. When is the final version coming?

Ghosty
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#4613497 Posted on: 06/07/2013 05:12 PM
So if you do decide to try the public release, you have to reinstall all applications again when the final version is released.... Microsoft are not doing a good job in customer relations this past couple of months.

LesserHellspawn
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#4613504 Posted on: 06/07/2013 05:22 PM
Looks almost as if they don't want people to test that.

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