5 great reasons to upgrade Windows 8.1

From the Windows 8.1 preview that Microsoft has just released, we can see improvements in its lack of detail for Windows 8. Of course, Windows 8.1 is still not perfect at the moment, but reinventing the operating system in eight months is a daunting task, and Microsoft has worked quite hard. According to Microsoft CEO Ballmer, Windows 8.1 is more focused on refining and blending, effectively reducing the disharmony between the traditional desktop and the modern UI (Metro), and even enhancing the experience of using traditional desktops.

Here, we list the 5 reasons worth upgrading to Windows 8.1, and you can choose to wait and see for a while, and then upgrade when the official version is released at the end of this year. If you enjoy the feeling of adventure, you can also install the preview immediately, but we recommend that you back up the data first.

1. More friendly traditional Desktop experience

In the final analysis, the reason Windows 8 is unwelcome is that the importance of modern UI has been magnified too much, but it is still a "PC world", not "Tablet world", where most users are still exposed to traditional computers that do not support touch screens on a daily basis. So we can't really realize the advantage of touch interface, but it becomes a kind of encumbrance. Fortunately, Windows 8.1 finally brings back the right balance so that non-touchscreen users have the option to avoid the modern UI as much as possible.

Optimized settings for traditional desktops

For example, in Windows 8.1, you can choose to jump directly to the traditional desktop instead of having to enter the modern UI, or you can display the desktop program in the Application Overview interface. Of course, these small improvements may still not be enough to upgrade the firm Windows 7 enthusiasts, but it is a more acceptable transition, after all, the modern UI is the direction of Microsoft's future development.

2. More Seamless Integration

As mentioned earlier, the main complaint that users have about Windows 8 systems is the way the modern UI interacts with the traditional desktop, which, in many cases, looks like a completely separate system with a lack of integration and wholeness, and Microsoft's desperate desire for mobile OS markets creates this dilemma.

The progress of Windows 8.1, however, has eased the gap slightly, although it has not yet been completely broken. For example, the "Start button" after the handover does not bring up the traditional Start menu, but can display the background in the Start screen, and a bunch of more fully mature modern UI settings, allowing you to have more operational options, not just forced to accept. It would be even more perfect if you could add a modern UI resource management.

3. Improve the application of multi-screen display effect

Two Internet Explorer browser windows are displayed side-by, with half a screen filled in each window

Another feature improvement of Windows 8.1 is a more flexible display of multiple screens, depending on your screen resolution, you can support the display of four windows at a time, and you can set the display ratio of each window to achieve better results. Although it sounds simpler, it actually brings a lot of usability improvements to system applications, such as the fact that you can use the new modern version of IE11 to view multiple content on the same screen,

4. Richer search capabilities

Smart searches for Windows 8.1 can bring together local and Internet-related content

Windows 8.1 Powerful Search is also one of the reasons to be upgraded, to bring together a wide range of content related to search results, including local, SkyDrive cloud space, Bing search results, videos, and music. This all-in-one search experience provides a satisfying effect, for example, search the "Stone Age Queen" Band, the interface will appear a eye-catching picture group, next to the display of biographical information, online songs, video and other content, you can directly call the system player playback, but also provide some relevant application information, It's still very intelligent.

5. Numerous improvements in other areas

Windows 8.1 system supports 3D printers

In the Windows 8.1 system, there are a series of features to update and improve content, such as through the built-in API to achieve 3D printing support, if you have a printer, you can freely play at home creative, but also include some of the built-in application updates and so on. And after the official version of the launch, you may also find some new surprises.

Of course, I'm not saying that Windows 8.1 is a completely new system, and that if you still hate Windows 8 systems, 8.1 may not make you much of a difference, because the whole system is still dominated by dynamic tiles and modern UIs. But if you are already a Windows 8 user, upgrading 8.1 is essential.