Microsoft have announced that the Preview or Beta edition of Windows 8.1 will be released on 26 June.
The stable version is expected for release in August or September.
If you install the preview version, which it appears MAY be offered to users of 8 via the Microsoft Store, you should be aware that ALL applications installed and all downloads from the Store will be deleted.
This will not be the case when the full release of 8.1 is made available. When that is installed, it appears at this time, that all existing installations will be preserved.
Further details are available here
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windo...1/default.aspx
and here in regard to the applications that will be deleted - quoted from
http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-goes-...es-7000016419/
It therefore appears that it will be far better for existing windows 8 users to await the release of the full stable version, when all settings, data and apps will carry over
The stable version is expected for release in August or September.
If you install the preview version, which it appears MAY be offered to users of 8 via the Microsoft Store, you should be aware that ALL applications installed and all downloads from the Store will be deleted.
This will not be the case when the full release of 8.1 is made available. When that is installed, it appears at this time, that all existing installations will be preserved.
Further details are available here
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windo...1/default.aspx
and here in regard to the applications that will be deleted - quoted from
http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-goes-...es-7000016419/
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Microsoft Senior Product Marketing Manager Michael Niehaus reiterated that message in the RT in the Enterprise session on June 4. When the 8.1 preview is available, Windows 8 and Windows RT users will receive a Windows Update notification. That update will trigger the new bits to show up in the Windows Store, where potential testers will be able to read the description and choose whether or not to install. Once the final versions of Windows 8.1 are available, after their release to manufacturing, those who have downloaded the preview will get the same Windows Update plus Windows Store notification. While their data and accounts will be preserved if and when they choose to install the free, final 8.1 release, all their apps must be reinstalled, Niehaus said. |
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Windows 8 users who do not install the preview build and opt instead to go straight from Windows 8/Windows RT to Windows 8.1 will not have to reinstall their apps. All settings, data and apps will carry over, a spokesperson said when I asked. Users will be able to decide when and if they want to move from Windows 8 and Windows RT to the 8.1 versions, officials stressed. |