kiddingguy Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I just came across this newsfeed: http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http://microsoftportal.net/windows-blue/2368-sluhi-windows-81-podpisana-bild-950010554.html If this is true, when can we expect it to be on MSDN/TechNet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMagik Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 probably a month or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 If it's not signed off already, it's getting close. Should be up for grabs within the next month or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPreston Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I hope they have re-added the ability to automatically pin tiles, Use the accent color as the tile background and fixed the issue with xbox movies/music not working with indexed file shares. Otherwise its looking like a good update even more so on the server side with the major improvements to hyperv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Angel Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Probably not far off, apart from a couple of minor niggles the preview feels pretty stable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfirth Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 8/1? But... you know... 9500 isn't divisible by 16... Windows 8.1 has to be build 9600... so I wouldn't believe this. They wouldn't have signed off on Windows 8.1 2 weeks after BUILD 2013 (June 28-July 12). To sign off on a build, they need a couple of weeks of testing... which would mean they would have had to have already compiled a final build before BUILD. Build. switch6 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Will I be able to just download and install over top of my windows 8 without entering a new key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaiKee Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Quoting my post in MDL http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/45420-DISCUSSION-Windows-8-1-Preview/page127?p=775677&viewfull=1#post775677 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawz Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Will I be able to just download and install over top of my windows 8 without entering a new key? chances are NO. a clean install or just stick to windows8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoffel Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I'm pretty sure that you can just install the update on top of Win 8. If you installed the preview you'll have to re-install your software, data remains if I understand it correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaiKee Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Also, this is Stephen Rose's reply in his blog, do you think MS would release a Preview "very soon", if the OS has already RTMed? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 chances are NO. a clean install or just stick to windows8 Um, it's been stated plenty of times that it WILL install ontop of Windows 8, through the Windows Store. IanHead 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 No, it's not signed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaiKee Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 LOL, WinJS metadata file shows build 9461 compiled on Jul 15, the 100% BS rumor about RTM build 9500 on Jul 12......totally busted! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddingguy Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 still no word on this :( how come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1911 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 End of August. Just wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted August 6, 2013 Veteran Share Posted August 6, 2013 if i remember correctly it was supposed to launch in September or something, i am really not all that concerned about it as from what i remember reading it will not add any features that will matter much to me other than the login to desktop feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddingguy Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 It is a bit snappier than Windows 8 from what I tested do far on my VM-machine. Plus some nice little adjustments to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted August 6, 2013 Global Moderator Share Posted August 6, 2013 The RTM should be later this month, probably in the last week. Because it's a update and not a whole new version the wait for it to go out over the Windows Store to users shouldn't be long after that. They'll probably give OEMs a small head start but don't expect the same gap between RTM and GA that we get with a whole new OS release. I think it should hit the update servers for everyone in the 2nd week of September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Really hoping the new wave of Windows 8 apps (Facebook, Foursquare) launch alongside 8.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddingguy Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Microsoft usually signs off as RTM around the 15th of August and they make things available for download via MSDN after 2 weeks. So basically we can expect it RTM'ed with 1 or 2 weeks... Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Will they make everyone wait, or once it RTM's it would go out to people with 8 currently as an update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddingguy Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 I guess a little wait will not harm..... NOT! Maybe halfway Aug for MSDN/TechNet and early September as update for Windows 8 via de Store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted August 7, 2013 Global Moderator Share Posted August 7, 2013 Will they make everyone wait, or once it RTM's it would go out to people with 8 currently as an update? Maybe we'll wait a bit so OEMs can get it first? We'll see, it's going out like a SP has in the past so maybe we don't have to wait at all really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted August 7, 2013 Administrators Share Posted August 7, 2013 Microsoft already said it isn't a major update, I doubt there will be a long wait for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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