Windows 8.1 Updates

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What to Expect (And What We Want) From Windows Blue

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More tile sizes: If Windows Phone can support three tile sizes (small, medium and large), then Windows 8 should absolutely support them, too. The tiles are much larger on Windows 8, so smaller sizes would be easy to tap with a fat finger. It will also make for a more personalized Start Screen, which the Windows 8 Modern UI is all about.

Updated Mail: The Windows 8 Mail app needs some extra power. Simplicity is great, but some basic additions would help it be a more useful tool. Microsoft should add support for POP3 accounts and incorporate features available in Outlook.com like drag and drop. A report from ZDNet suggests that this might come prior to the Windows Blue update.

Ability to use multiple browsers in Modern UI: This is a small request, but it addresses what can become a major annoyance in Windows 8 if you ever use more than one browser. Right now, even if a browser is available as a Windows 8 app, it will only work in the Modern UI environment if it is set as your default browser. If it’s not your default browser, then it will open in the desktop. That goes for the built-in IE10 browser and other offerings like Google Chrome.

Boot to desktop: This is one of the most common Windows 8 demands, especially for business users. It should definitely be an option for Windows 8 Pro users, who do most of their work in the desktop environment. It’s thoughtful and will make a large number of users happy without much work. But it should absolutely not be an option for Windows RT, where the opposite should be true.

Make it possible to manage everything in Modern UI: Alternatively, if you want to stay in the Modern UI 100 percent of the time, Microsoft should let you stay there 100 percent of the time. Especially since the Modern UI is the future of Windows. Microsoft should have the Task Manager, Windows Explorer and Control Panel available as Modern UI apps. You should be able to change your screen resolution and manage your files without being forced to the desktop.
 
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Wish windows blue had a pure desktop non-touch interface version as well.
 
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lol. the company does not seem to be interested at all. :)
 
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I am still not sure if Blue is aimed at Windows RT devices or it would be released like a service pack update for Windows 8 folks too.
 


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Righto. From what I understand Windows RT devices have this interface too. There is no file manager in RT and as the updates indicate that more of the settings are being made available through the RT interface so that users do not have to go to the desktop interface to conduct them.
Also, no enhancement listed for the desktop version.
 
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As you had said they are least interested in desktop.
Settings improvement in blue are going to be more touch friendly.
I wonder 2-3 iterations down the line they would have alienated desktop users so much that even those who like win 8 today will stop using their hybrid Os in future
 
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I guess by then the kids of today would have grown up enough to become the workforce and would prefer everything touch based. :)
 
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it was obvious that they were not going to charge for it.
1 interesting thing is that they will rollout the update through windows store not through windows update. this way they can monitor the pirated copies and hope to monetize future upd