We were apparently wrong here - in our defense, the preview version of Windows 8.1 required a Microsoft account to download from the Store and nothing else in the Store functions without a Microsoft account. Update: We’ve been informed by a Microsoft employee that, while the update does indeed appear in the Store, it does not require a Microsoft account to download. It’s not entirely clear why the updates are being distributed in two different ways, especially since Windows 8.1 Update 1 is a fairly significant update with interface changes, like Windows 8.1 was. It only contains touch apps for the interface formerly known as Metro - now confusingly called “Store apps.” The Store links to some desktop applications, but they’re only links - you have to download the application installer and install it normally, so there’s no reason to use the Store for desktop apps.Įven Windows 8.1 Update 1 will be available via Windows Update for people already running Windows 8.1. Most Windows 8 users, who use Windows 8 on non-touch hardware, never have any reason to visit this app. Instead, it’s part of the Windows Store - that’s the Store app in the new full-screen interface formerly known as Metro. The Windows 8.1 update isn’t available in Windows Update. Windows 8 works the same way - updates are available via Windows Update and can be installed automatically - except for Windows 8.1. Users had one place to get all their updates from Microsoft, and they could be installed automatically in the background. Big updates were known as Service Packs and they appeared in Windows Update alongside all the other updates. Previous versions of Windows distributed updates via Windows Update.
RELATED: Screenshot Tour: What's New in Windows 8.1 Update 1 It’s in the Windows Store, Not Windows Update This is especially shocking given how deeply flawed Windows 8 was and how many changes were made in Windows 8.1 to smooth out the experience for everyone. We wouldn’t expect Windows 8 to vanish overnight, but it’s a shock to see Windows 8 outperforming Windows 8.1 by such a wide margin. NetMarketShare shows 6.83% usage for Windows 8 and 4.3% usage for Windows 8.1. More people are still using Windows 8 than Windows 8.1, even after they’ve had over four months to install this free update. Microsoft is set to release another significant update, known as Windows 8.1 Update 1, next month.
Windows 8.1 was released on October 17, 2013, over four months ago. RELATED: What You Need to Know About Windows 8.1
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