Another couple taps will allow you to resize them in one of four sizes. QUICKER TILE ORGANIZING - You can tap and hold Windows tiles with your finger to move them. For example, in the new app Bing Food & Drink, a right-to-left wave in “Hands Free Mode” flips through pages of a recipe. GESTURE-ENABLED APPS - You can now wave in the air in front of the front-facing camera to get a response. You can also select from suggested words mid-stream using side swipes and taps on the virtual spacebar. ONSCREEN KEYBOARD SWIPES - The onscreen keyboard now includes the ability to type numbers or punctuation marks by swiping up or away from certain keys on the standard “QWERTY” layout, eliminating the need to toggle between numeric and alphabetic layouts. That removes some of the headache for companies that want to use Windows 8 but don’t want to buy a touch-screen monitor for every employee. A long press brings up crucial settings such as the Control Panel.īOOT TO DESKTOP - You can now start up the machine in desktop mode, bypassing the tiles for a short time. Now, one tap on Start flips you back to the new tile interface, where you can click or tap tiles to open programs. In Windows 7 and before, a click on Start would have brought up programs and important folders in a list. START ME UP - The Start button is back in desktop mode, although not the way it was before Windows 8 came along. The changes range from the cosmetic to improved functionality: That’s also when people will be able to buy stand-alone copies of Windows 8.1. Computers with Windows 8.1 already installed will go on sale Friday local time. It may take a few hours for updates to reach everyone. Simply go to the Windows Store app to find it. (1100 GMT) Thursday in New York, which corresponded to the start of Friday in New Zealand. The Window 8.1 update is free for current owners of Windows 8.
Ballmer, who announced last month that he plans to retire within the next year. Microsoft is also searching for a new CEO to replace Steven A. Earlier this month, Microsoft struck a deal to acquire Nokia’s phone business and patent rights for more than $7 billion. It also comes at a time of transition for Microsoft as the Redmond, Washington, company focuses on devices and services, not just software. The release comes as sales of traditional desktop and laptop computers continue to decline because consumers are spending money instead on the latest smartphones and tablets.
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