A new operating system update called "Windows 8.1 Update 2" may arrive on Aug. 12, according to media reports on Monday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 22, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft spent much of Wednesday's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) keynote touting recent improvements to Windows and Windows Phone, but gave few details about its plan for the platforms going forward.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 17, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft on Friday launched "Windows Apportals," a custom portal technology for organizations using Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 13, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows 9, code-named "Threshold," will include improvements for those who primarily use the traditional desktop environment for Win32-based applications, according to longtime Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley.
                    
			            - By Jeffrey  Schwartz
 - July 01, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is preparing to unveil Windows 8.1 Update 2 and an early version of Windows 9 at July's Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), according to online leaker "WZor."
                    
			            - By Gladys  Rama
 - June 27, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    For individual Windows 8.1 users, Tuesday marked the installation deadline for Windows 8.1 Update.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - June 10, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Start Menu may not return to Windows until next year's release of Windows 9, rumored to be code-named "Threshold."
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - June 02, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A new Windows 8.1 edition with Bing will come preinstalled on lower-cost devices starting this fall, Microsoft announced on Friday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 23, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Consumers have one more month to install Windows 8.1 Update and ensure that they continue to receive support for future updates.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 12, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A faster Windows release cycle means organizations may struggle to keep pace with updates for other products, such as Windows Server and Visual Studio, according to analyst Wes Miller.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 24, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A second update to Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 is reportedly  in the pipeline this year.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 23, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Volume licensing customers can now access Microsoft's updates to Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry on the company's Volume License Service Center (VLSC).
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 14, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Windows 8.1 Update, which Microsoft showcased at last week's Build conference, begins rolling out to PCs and devices on Wednesday via the Windows Update service.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 08, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Erwin Visser, general manager of Windows and Windows Phone Commercial Marketing, explained some of the nuances of this week's Build announcements in a phone interview on Wednesday.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 04, 2014
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An update to Windows Server 2012 R2 became available on Wednesday for MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 03, 2014