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{{infobox Windows
{{Infobox Windows
|caption = Windows 8.1
|image = Screenshot (3).png
|image = Screenshot (3).png
|imagecaption = Windows 8.1 build 9431's Start Screen
|imagecaption = Start Screen (build 9431)
|codename = Windows "Blue"
|codename = Blue
|kernel = NT 6.3
|kernel = NT 6.3
|arch = x86, x64, ARM
|arch = x86, x64, ARM
|build = RTM <br>6.3.9600
|build = [[/6.3.9600.16384.winblue rtm.130821-1623|6.3.9600]]
|release = October 22, 2013|licence = Microsoft EULA
|release = 2013-10-22
|support = Supported
|support = 2023-01-10
|previous = [[Windows:8|Windows 8]]
|previous = [[Windows 8]]
|next = [[Windows:9|Windows "9"]]?
|next = [[Windows 10]]
}}
}}
 
'''Windows 8.1''' (codenamed ''Blue'') is a free update for the [[Windows 8]] operating system.
'''Windows 8.1''' (codenamed ''Windows Blue'') is a free update for the [[Microsoft]] [[Windows:8|Windows 8]] operating system. It is version 6.3 of the NT kernel.


Tami Reller, corporate vice president and chief financial officer of the Microsoft Windows division, announced the release of the Windows 8.1 Preview during the ''Build Windows'' conference in June, 2013.
Tami Reller, corporate vice president and chief financial officer of the Microsoft Windows division, announced the release of the Windows 8.1 Preview during the ''Build Windows'' conference in June, 2013.
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Enhancements have been made to the overall Windows 8 experience, including the reinstatement of the Start button, the return of unified search results, new Start screen customization options, and horizontal application snapping improvements with support for up to 4 apps snapped depending on screen resolution. The minimum resolution for snapping has been reduced to 1024X768.
Enhancements have been made to the overall Windows 8 experience, including the reinstatement of the Start button, the return of unified search results, new Start screen customization options, and horizontal application snapping improvements with support for up to 4 apps snapped depending on screen resolution. The minimum resolution for snapping has been reduced to 1024X768.


Windows 8.1 also includes new ''Alarm'', ''Calculator'', ''Movie Moments'', and ''Sound Recorder'' applications. [[Internet Explorer:11|Internet Explorer 11]] was also released with this update.
Windows 8.1 also includes new ''Alarm'', ''Calculator'', ''Movie Moments'', and ''Sound Recorder'' applications. [[Internet Explorer 11]] was also released with this update.
An update of Windows 8.1, known as '''Windows 8.1 Update 1''', was released on 8th April 2014. It allows Store apps to be pinned and includes other updates as well. It also reduces the minimum system requirements for Windows, so that it can be installed on computers having only 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.
 
== Features ==
=== RTM ===
Windows 8.1 was not that much of an revolutionary change as Windows 8 was from Windows 7, rather it mostly focused on improvements, which however are significant.
# The Start screen can now show the Windows desktop as its background.
# The possible sizes for app icons on the Start Screen was increased, with smaller and bigger options.
# Snap from Windows 8 has been improved, now allowing up to 4 apps to be snapped depending on resolution, and reducing the minimum resolution required for snapping to 1024x768.
# Camera can now be launched from the lock screen by swipping up.
# New apps such as Health and Fitness were introduced, and existing apps were greatly improved. Store was also redesigned.
# The PC Settings app was redesigned, and now includes far more options.
# Unified search, present in Windows 7 but removed in Windows 8, was bought back.
# The Start button was bought back.
# The option to show the desktop instead of the Start screen was introduced.
# OneDrive was greatly improved, and included the ability to set files as 'placeholders'.
# New wallpapers were added.
# Full camera backup support to OneDrive was added.


An update of Windows 8.1 , known as '''Windows 8.1 Update 1''' , was released on 8th April 2014. It allows Store apps to be pinned and includes other updates as well. It also reduces the minimum system requirements for Windows , so that it can be installed on computers having only 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.
=== Update 1 ===
# Metro apps can now be pinned to the taskbar.
# Metro apps have a desktop-like title bar that shows whenever the mouse is moved to the top part of the app.
# Search and Power(only for >8 inches displays) icons are now shown on the start screen.
# The taskbar can be invoked in the Start Menu and metro apps by moving the mouse to the bottom of the display.
# PC Settings now shows a option to use the legacy Control Panel, and it also adds some new options such as the ability to view disk space.
# Optimizations were done for reducing the disk space to 16 GB HDD and reducing the RAM to 1 GB. A new mode called as WIMBoot was introduced for such devices, which are intended to be low-cost tablets.
# A new edition called Windows 8.1 with Bing was introduced, free to tablets having displays <10 inches. This version is essentially identical to Windows 8.1 with some minor restrictions for manufacturers.
=== Removed or degraded features ===
# The introductory guide about the Start menu at the post-OOBE stage was removed.
# Windows Easy Transfer included in Windows 8.1 no longer includes the option to transfer files and settings to another device, only vice-versa.


==Builds==
== Builds ==
{{Builds Legend}}
{{Builds Legend}}
=== Milestone 1 ===
*'''[[/6.2.9220|6.2.9220]]'''
*'''''[[/6.2.9299.0.fbl partner out06.130117-1707|6.2.9299.0.fbl_partner_out06.130117-1707]]''''' - Leaked on March 30, 2019
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9319.0.fbl eeap.130208-1820|6.3.9319.x86fre.fbl_eeap.130208-1820]]'''
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9326.0.fbl uip dev2.130225-2000|6.3.9326.0.fbl_uip_dev2.130225-2000]]'''
*'''[[/6.3.9345.0.winmain bluem1.130218-1736|6.3.9345.0.winmain_bluem1.130218-1736]]''' - files from this build are present after updating build 9385
*'''[[/6.3.9347.winmain bluem1.130220-1504|6.3.9347.winmain_bluem1.130220-1504]]'''
*'''''[[/6.3.9354.fbl partner out11.130301-2000|6.3.9354.fbl_partner_out11.130301-2000]]'''''
*'''''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9364.fbl partner out13.130315-2105|6.3.9364.0.fbl_partner_out13.130315-2105]]''''' - Leaked on 24th March 2013.
*'''''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9369.0.fbl partner out14.130324-1300|6.3.9369.0.fbl_partner_out14.130324-1300]]''''' - Leaked on 16th April 2013.


===Milestone 1===
=== Milestone 2 ===
 
*'''''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9374.0.fbl partner out15.130329-2355|6.3.9374.0.fbl_partner_out15.130329-2355]]''''' - Firstly partially leaked, then fully leaked on 19th April 2013.
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9319.x86fre.fbl_eeap.130208-1820|6.3.9319.x86fre.fbl_eeap.130208-1820]]'''
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9379.0.fbl partner out16.130410-0711|6.3.9379.0.fbl_partner_out16.130410-0711]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9326.0.fbl_uip_dev2.130225-2000|6.3.9326.0.fbl_uip_dev2.130225-2000]]'''
*'''''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9385.fbl partner out17.130415-2049|6.3.9385.fbl_partner_out17.130415-2049]]''''' - Leaked on May 1st, 2013
*'''[[6.3.9345.0.winmain_bluem1.130218-1736]]''' - files from this build are present after updating build 9385
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9385.3.fbl uip dev2.130326-0847|6.3.9385.3.fbl_uip_dev2.130326-0847]]''' - files from this build are present after updating build 9385
*'''[[6.3.9347.winmain_bluem1.130220-1504]]'''
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9391.3.fbl partner out18.130426-2000|6.3.9391.3.fbl_partner_out18.130426-2000]]''' - files from this build are present after updating build 9385
*'''''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9364.fbl partner out13.130315-2105|6.3.9364.0.fbl_partner_out13.130315-2105]]''''' - Leaked on 24th March 2013.
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9385.fbl partner out17.130415-2049#Files from other builds|6.3.9394.0]]''' - files from this build are present after updating build 9385
*'''''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9369.0.fbl partner out14.130324-1300|6.3.9369.0.fbl_partner_out14.130324-1300]]''''' - Leaked on 16th April 2013.
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9400.0.fbl sfs dev1 pr.130506-2030|6.3.9400.0.fbl_sfs_dev1_pr.130506-2030]]'''
=== Milestone 2===
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9402.0.winmain.130507-1720|6.3.9402.0.winmain.130507-1720]]'''
*'''''[[Windows:8.1:9374|6.3.9374.0.fbl_partner_out15.130329-2355]]''''' - Firstly partially leaked, then fully leaked on 19th April 2013.
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9403.fbl srv2 partners.130509-2000|6.3.9403.0.fbl_srv2_partners.130509-2000]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9379.0.fbl_partner_out16.130410-0711|6.3.9379.0.fbl_partner_out16.130410-0711]]'''
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9405.0.fbl partner out20.130510-2330|6.3.9405.0.fbl_partner_out20.130510-2330]]''' - files from this build are present after updating build 9385
*'''''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9385.fbl_partner_out17.130415-2049|6.3.9385.fbl_partner_out17.130415-2049]]''''' - Leaked on May 1st, 2013
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9410.0.fbl partner out21.130522-1653|6.3.9410.0.fbl_partner_out21.130522-1653]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9385.3.fbl_uip_dev2.130326-0847|6.3.9385.3.fbl_uip_dev2.130326-0847]]''' - files from this build are present after updating build 9385
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9415.fbl partner out22.130525-0845|6.3.9415.0.fbl_partner_out22.130525-0845]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9391.3.fbl_partner_out18.130426-2000|6.3.9391.3.fbl_partner_out18.130426-2000]]''' - files from this build are present after updating build 9385
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9394.0|6.3.9394.0]]''' - files from this build are present after updating build 9385
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9400.0.fbl_sfs_dev1_pr.130506-2030|6.3.9400.0.fbl_sfs_dev1_pr.130506-2030]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9402.0.winmain.130507-1720|6.3.9402.0.winmain.130507-1720]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9403.fbl_srv2_partners.130509-2000|6.3.9403.0.fbl_srv2_partners.130509-2000]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9405.0.fbl_partner_out20.130510-2330|6.3.9405.0.fbl_partner_out20.130510-2330]]''' - files from this build are present after updating build 9385
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9410.0.fbl_partner_out21.130522-1653|6.3.9410.0.fbl_partner_out21.130522-1653]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9415.fbl_partner_out22.130525-0845|6.3.9415.0.fbl_partner_out22.130525-0845]]'''
=== Milestone Preview ===
=== Milestone Preview ===
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9416.0.winmain_bluemp.130528-1832|6.3.9416.0.winmain_bluemp.130528-1832]]'''
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9416.0.winmain bluemp.130528-1832|6.3.9416.0.winmain_bluemp.130528-1832]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9418.0.winmain.130530-1905|6.3.9418.0.winmain.130530-1905]]'''
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9418.0.winmain.130530-1905|6.3.9418.0.winmain.130530-1905]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9420.0.winmain.130603-1734|6.3.9420.0.winmain.130603-1734]]'''
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9420.0.winmain.130603-1734|6.3.9420.0.winmain.130603-1734]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9422.0.winmain_bluemp.130605-1735|6.3.9422.0.winmain_bluemp.130605-1735]]'''
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9422.0.winmain bluemp.130605-1735|6.3.9422.0.winmain_bluemp.130605-1735]]'''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9428.0.winmain_bluemp.130612-1715|6.3.9428.0.winmain_bluemp.130612-1715]]''' - ''Confirmed to be fake''
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9428.0.winmain bluemp.130612-1715|6.3.9428.0.winmain_bluemp.130612-1715]]'''
*'''''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9431.0.winmain_bluemp.130615-1214|6.3.9431.0.winmain_bluemp.130615-1214]]''''' - Official Preview
*'''''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9431.0.winmain bluemp.130615-1214|6.3.9431.0.winmain_bluemp.130615-1214]]''''' - Official Preview
=== Pre-RTM ===
=== Pre-RTM ===
*'''[[''Windows:8.1:9471.0.fbl_partner_out30.130726-2004|6.3.9471.0.fbl_partner_out30.130726-2004]]'''
*'''''[[/6.3.9448.fbl_partner_out25.130621-2030|6.3.9448.fbl_partner_out25.130621-2030]]'''''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9472.0.winmain.130729-1720|6.3.9472.0.winmain.130729-1720]]'''''
*'''''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9471.0.fbl partner out30.130726-2004|6.3.9471.0.fbl_partner_out30.130726-2004]]'''''
*'''[[''Windows:8.1:6.3.9477.0.FBL_PARTNER_OUT31.130803-0736|6.3.9477.0.FBL_PARTNER_OUT31.130803-0736'']]'''  
*'''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9472.0.winmain.130729-1720|6.3.9472.0.winmain.130729-1720]]'''''
*'''[[Windows:8.1:9483.0.?.??????-????|6.3.9483.0.?.??????-????]]'''''
*'''''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9477.0.fbl partner out31.130803-0736|6.3.9477.0.fbl_partner_out31.130803-0736]]'''''
[[Category:Operating Systems]]
*'''''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9483.0.winblue rtm.130809-2020|6.3.9483.0.winblue_rtm.130809-2020]]''''


=== RTM ===
=== RTM ===
*'''[[Windows:8.1:6.3.9600.16384.WINBLUE_RTM.130821-1623|6.3.9600.16384.WINBLUE_RTM.130821-1623]]'''
*'''''[[Windows 8.1/6.3.9600.16384.winblue rtm.130821-1623|6.3.9600.16384.winblue_rtm.130821-1623]]'''''


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[[Category:Operating Systems]]
[[Category:Windows 8.1]]

Revision as of 13:49, 23 December 2019

Windows 8.1
Screenshot (3).png
Start Screen (build 9431)
Codename
Preliminary name
Blue
Kernel version NT 6.3
CPU architecture x86, x64, ARM
Release date 2013-10-22
Support end 2023-01-10
Preceded by Windows 8
Succeeded by Windows 10

Windows 8.1 (codenamed Blue) is a free update for the Windows 8 operating system.

Tami Reller, corporate vice president and chief financial officer of the Microsoft Windows division, announced the release of the Windows 8.1 Preview during the Build Windows conference in June, 2013.

Enhancements have been made to the overall Windows 8 experience, including the reinstatement of the Start button, the return of unified search results, new Start screen customization options, and horizontal application snapping improvements with support for up to 4 apps snapped depending on screen resolution. The minimum resolution for snapping has been reduced to 1024X768.

Windows 8.1 also includes new Alarm, Calculator, Movie Moments, and Sound Recorder applications. Internet Explorer 11 was also released with this update. An update of Windows 8.1, known as Windows 8.1 Update 1, was released on 8th April 2014. It allows Store apps to be pinned and includes other updates as well. It also reduces the minimum system requirements for Windows, so that it can be installed on computers having only 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.

Features

RTM

Windows 8.1 was not that much of an revolutionary change as Windows 8 was from Windows 7, rather it mostly focused on improvements, which however are significant.

  1. The Start screen can now show the Windows desktop as its background.
  2. The possible sizes for app icons on the Start Screen was increased, with smaller and bigger options.
  3. Snap from Windows 8 has been improved, now allowing up to 4 apps to be snapped depending on resolution, and reducing the minimum resolution required for snapping to 1024x768.
  4. Camera can now be launched from the lock screen by swipping up.
  5. New apps such as Health and Fitness were introduced, and existing apps were greatly improved. Store was also redesigned.
  6. The PC Settings app was redesigned, and now includes far more options.
  7. Unified search, present in Windows 7 but removed in Windows 8, was bought back.
  8. The Start button was bought back.
  9. The option to show the desktop instead of the Start screen was introduced.
  10. OneDrive was greatly improved, and included the ability to set files as 'placeholders'.
  11. New wallpapers were added.
  12. Full camera backup support to OneDrive was added.

Update 1

  1. Metro apps can now be pinned to the taskbar.
  2. Metro apps have a desktop-like title bar that shows whenever the mouse is moved to the top part of the app.
  3. Search and Power(only for >8 inches displays) icons are now shown on the start screen.
  4. The taskbar can be invoked in the Start Menu and metro apps by moving the mouse to the bottom of the display.
  5. PC Settings now shows a option to use the legacy Control Panel, and it also adds some new options such as the ability to view disk space.
  6. Optimizations were done for reducing the disk space to 16 GB HDD and reducing the RAM to 1 GB. A new mode called as WIMBoot was introduced for such devices, which are intended to be low-cost tablets.
  7. A new edition called Windows 8.1 with Bing was introduced, free to tablets having displays <10 inches. This version is essentially identical to Windows 8.1 with some minor restrictions for manufacturers.

Removed or degraded features

  1. The introductory guide about the Start menu at the post-OOBE stage was removed.
  2. Windows Easy Transfer included in Windows 8.1 no longer includes the option to transfer files and settings to another device, only vice-versa.

Builds

  • No information available
  • Existence doubtful
  • Information or pictures available
  • Leaked or released

Milestone 1

Milestone 2

Milestone Preview

Pre-RTM

RTM