Windows 8.1: here are the official features revealed by Microsoft

Microsoft reveals some of his papers and formalizes some of the innovations coming very soon with the major release of Windows 8.1 via a post by Antoine Leblond  on the official blog . No mention of the ' ballot screen ' , to set at will in the first instance whether to start the PC / tablet directly on your Desktop or Start, let alone talking about the reintegration of the Start button , virtually certain on the basis of the findings this morning.

Microsoft believes that Windows 8.1 will be able to better meet the needs of users, thanks to the implementation of the touch experience, wealth of the Store that it makes every day more and more App and sync with the cloud. The areas are different let's see in detail.

  

Customization

In Windows 8.1 will be more space for the customization of your workspace, you can change the backgrounds to suit your preferences and will also be activated the live wallpaper . Another important change concerns the management of Tiles , which are also customizable and exactly as it does on Windows Phone 8, with the possibility of multiple selection, uninstall, and much more, even the lockscreen will be customizable and directly from this screen you can take pictures .

Search

Thanks to a better integration with Bing searches will be faster and easier , not only that, you also facilitate research within the same PC, including folders, files, and SkyDrive.

Applications

As we know well the support of a large ecosystem App has a lot of success an operating system to support Windows 8.1 there will be only the Store but also the many native App as that of the photos , now enriched with a simple editor to retouch and fix the images on the fly.

Even the application of Music has been completely revised to provide an enhanced user experience. They will come, however, other native App unpublished addition to those already known, a future post we will explain all the functions and capabilities. It will be also possible to better manage multiple applications at the same time thanks to a renewed multitasking .

Cloud and SkyDrive

SkyDrive will be an increasingly important role, a lifeline on which to save documents directly and have them on hand anyway, even offline. Thanks to synchronize with your Microsoft account simply log in to get instantly available to your app and its complex settings.

Internet Explorer

If you made ​​the leap from the Internet Explorer 10 has convinced even the most skeptical, with the 11 version built into Windows 8.1 will enjoy a better touch experience: Upload and faster navigation. in addition to the synchronization tab open if you are accessing your account from another device.

Do not miss other small innovations, such as access to the Control Panel directly from the Start, but also the interaction of mice and keyboards will be better than the current one.

For all the rest have to wait until June 26 , the day when the preview release of Windows 8.1 will be made ​​available to developers and will liven up the Build 2013 .