At its annual Build confab, Microsoft wants to make it clear that the update's mission is to welcome frustrated
mouse and keyboard users back to Windows 8.1.Microsoft announced that its first update to Windows 8.1 will
roll out to users on April 8 for free. It will be available to all current 8.1 users. Onstage at the company's
annual Build conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Windows Phone Vice President JoeBelfiore laid
out the new features available and made it clear that the update's mission is to welcome frustrated mouse
and keyboard users back to Windows 8.1.The update will bring functionality for traditional peripherals, along
with updates to the user interface of 8.1 to maximize that functionality. It's all with the hope that the combined
control for different modes of use and different device types doesn't diminish the touch focus Microsoft is
aggressively pushing to try to unify its tablet and PC lines. The update will allow the OS to identify the device it is being used on and tailor the experience accordingly. If you're on tablet, 8.1 will launch into "Metro" mode. If
you're on a PC, it will now launch straight to desktop. Also in the 8.1 update, the taskbar makes its mighty
return. New Windows Store apps can now work with the feature which now automatically pulls up in Metro
apps and the taskbar can now switch between modern and legacy Windows apps. The Store itself was also redesigned to be friendlier for mouse and keyboard users. The Store is prepinned to the taskbar to push discoverabilityThe interface will now also include mousespecific features like right clicking for Start and to close apps
with an immediate drop down menu. Metro apps can also now be minimized like traditional Windows apps.
Microsoft also announced today that it will be making Windows free for tablets and phones with a screen less
than 9 inches. By making the OS free, manufacturers may be more willing to make Windows devices, which
could in turn increase market share. Onstage, OS chief Terry Myerson said the change is all about driving
adoption of Windows apps.
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