Windows 8.1 update 1

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At the Build, they&39;ve left us all grumpy with the announcement of Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 updates.For the update of our Smartphone, we still have to wait a while. But for those of us who have the desire to live or the courage, the update for Windows 8.1 systems is now available."

The button and start is not enabled

The first thing I've been looking for is the new start button (well, more like the old one in its new version), and it's not enabled yet in this update Which makes me doubt if this is the Release Candidate version, and that it could be that in April the final update will bring more content.

The way to install it is somewhat cumbersome compared to the automatic download and update that Windows has accustomed us to. In this case, you have to download a zip where 6 separate installation files are compressed, which must be executed in a precise order; order that is described in an included txt file.

After the update is finished, with a reboot for each of the files, the first look at the start menu shows me two new icons next to the user: turn off the equipment and perform searches.

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The next major change is that when I right-click any icon in the start menu, it opens a context menu similar to the one on the desktop. Which makes working in the Windows Store part much more comfortable.

Also noteworthy, especially for the arrival of Cortana in the future, is that now the searches continue to use the Bing engine, but add results directly from the Windows Store.

Continuing with the Windows Store Apps, in this update they have added a top bar to all Apps that has three buttons: an icon to the left that allows me to place the application on a split screen to the right or to the left (among other things), and two icons to the right: close the application or minimize it.

By minimizing it we see another important modification of Windows 8.1, which is the fact that Windows Store applications are pinned to the desktop taskbar, as is the case with any application on the desktop.

In fact, by right-clicking, I'll have the same context menu as if it were a normal desktop application.

Finally, the start menu button doesn't open the one we were taught in Build 2014, otherwise it opens the usual menu. I assume that when the final version arrives via Windows Update, it will include the full start menu.

Conclution

It is true that this update is focused on improving the interactivity of the ModernUI part with mouse and keyboard, and it is true that it has been achieved .

But it requires you to go back to old Windows 7 habits and, worst of all for me, it has a graphic design that leaves the feeling that everything is a patch, an addition rushed and running that is as functional as ugly.

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