News/Discussions On Windows Upcoming Products: W8.1Update-x;W365;WThreshold;Win9

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by FaiKee, Jun 8, 2014.

  1. victorios

    victorios MDL Member

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  2. Hadron-Curious

    Hadron-Curious MDL Guru

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    I didn't experience that on my system at all.
     
  3. Hadron-Curious

    Hadron-Curious MDL Guru

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    I notice that can be possible when you select 'Show Windows store app in taskbar' at the 'Taskbar and Navigation Properties'.
     
  4. Shenj

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    The not-hiding Taskbar isn't actually a feature or bug i believe :)

    If you bring up the Taskbar and click on it, it will stick until you click somewhere outside, but ModernUI has mouseover Scrolling (unlike anything on the desktop) so you can scroll inside the App without the Taskbar closing but when you click somewhere the Taskbar should hide again.

    Needless to say, the Taskbar only shows up when you activate the Store Apps on Taskbar option.
     
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  5. ielrond17

    ielrond17 MDL Novice

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    i notice that there's a new update in my laptop, it comes with security update, internet explorer updates, windows updates and many other, it was published yesterday, so now i downloading it today, maybe this is the real "August Update" :) cats.jpg
     
  6. bdsams

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    Cortana is an app, it is not a feature that is dependent on the underlying OS, which is why they can move it from Windows Phone so quickly to other platforms like Windows (and Xbox). I don't know what PCbeta was talking about as I don't remember reading it but I can tell you for a fact that builds 98XX have Cortana in them and she is running as an app.
     
  7. FaiKee

    FaiKee Misinformation spreader

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  8. FaiKee

    FaiKee Misinformation spreader

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    LOL, they made a very slow head-start(as usual) in mobil world, and now try to gain market share in the all-devices field where they have only 14%.

    Maybe they thought they could do it with win9, like kicking away Netscape when they also made a very slow head-start in the internet field. :D
     
  9. MonarchX

    MonarchX MDL Expert

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    Which file should I install first - Windows8.1-KB2990532-x64 or Windows8.1-KB2975719-x64 ? AFAIK, Update 1 contained a ton more updates than what was in the release notes. Just because this update doesn't seem to update all that much doesn't mean it doesn't further improve resource management and performance.
     
  10. Super Spartan

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    It doesn't. Period

    Install the smaller file then reboot, then install the large one and reboot.
     
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  11. MonarchX

    MonarchX MDL Expert

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    I bet it does! Everything feels snappier than before. I downloaded the 2 files first, but when I visited Windows Update, it downloaded even MORE Windows updates, after which all the sexy snappiness came to light and snappified by snappy-snap (little crocodile). Anyway, how do you know it doesn't update drivers or resource management or whatever else that may improve overall performance and snappiness?
     
  12. segobi

    segobi MDL Addicted

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    omg everything is 400% snappier now. Incredible what MS can still squeeze out of 8.1.
     
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  13. JanCerny

    JanCerny MDL Senior Member

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    #2115 JanCerny, Aug 13, 2014
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    Here is my list (incl. Visual Studio, Office 2013, etc.):
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    Image Version: 6.3.9600.17031

    Greetings from Czech Republic!
     
  14. cuteee

    cuteee MDL Guru

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    #2116 cuteee, Aug 13, 2014
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    Is Update 2 contain all rollup update may-july 2014 ? (It's look like contain if you count their size)
     
  15. sloban

    sloban MDL Member

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    So it won't be iso's?
     
  16. cuteee

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    #2118 cuteee, Aug 13, 2014
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    Is it bug or new feature ? When I minimize app (or close it) it's bring me back to start screen and not to desktop like before (After install of Update 2).
     
  17. Nucleus

    Nucleus MDL Guru

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    Installed yesterday's updates and although I never use Metro I've just tried. When I minimize an app it returns to the desktop with the app on the taskbar.
     
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  18. cuteee

    cuteee MDL Guru

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    Is your build 17238 ?