Windows 8.1 Update Coming End Of August

On monday at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Houston, Texas, the company’s Windows CMO and CFO Tami Reller announced that the Windows 8.1 RTM update will be ready to ship to manufacturers by late August.

Windows 8.1 was launched at the Microsoft Build developer conference in San Francisco and when available the final version will be available as a free downloadable Windows 8 update.
In the meantime, Microsoft has released a preview version of the new version of Windows 8 - the Windows 8.1 Release Preview is now available to download.

Microsoft spent the majority of the WPC keynote demonstrating the Windows 8.1 update across 8-inch tablets, notebooks, desktops, and even streaming content from a PC to the Xbox One. There were no big surprises in terms of Windows 8.1 features, but the company chose to highlight the upcoming Miracast support that enables an AirPlay-like transmission from devices to compatible displays. The Release to Manufacturing (RTM) date of late August suggests that Microsoft's 8.1 preview includes the majority of new features and updates that will be made available later this year.