Windows 8.1
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Windows 8.1 | |
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Part of the [[Microsoft Windows]] family | |
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Default Windows 8.1 start screen. | |
Developer | |
Microsoft | |
Website | www |
Releases | |
Stable release | 6.3.9600 (April 8, 2014[1])[source?] |
Source model | |
License | Trialware, Microsoft Software Assurance, MSDN subscription, Microsoft Imagine |
Kernel type | Hybrid |
Update method | Windows Update, Windows Store, Windows Server Update Services |
Platform support | IA-32, x64 |
Preceded by | Windows 8 (2012) |
Succeeded by | Windows 10 (2015) |
Support status | |
All editions except Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry:
Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry: |
Windows 8.1 is a version of Windows and the second and last version of Windows 8.x. It was released on October 17, 2013, the same date as Windows Server 2012 R2. It is part of Windows NT 6.x, Windows 8.x, and one of the Windows 201x versions. It is the successor to Windows 8, and the predecessor to Windows 10. It is also a free update of the operating systems Windows 7 (under certain conditions) and Windows 8.
Features[change | change source]
The important new features are:
- Internet Explorer 11,
- support for 3D printing
- Wi-Fi Direct.
- ↑ "Why I love today's Windows 8.1 Update". Windows Experience Blog. April 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Microsoft Support Lifecycle, Windows 8". Microsoft. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Product lifecycle Windows 8.1 Industry". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.