Windows 8.1 upgrade available today

The new update to Windows 8, Windows 8.1 is available for download today.  If you have purchased a computer with Windows 8 the upgrade is free.  The retail version will be available in stores tomorrow October 18th along with new systems running Windows 8.1.

The update is quite large 3.63 gigabytes in size, so depending on the speed of your internet connection the upgrade could take some time.  The upgrade is available at the Microsoft Store.

The new Windows 8.1 not only returns the familiar Start Button but includes a slew of new highly polished features.  To read more check the links after the upgrade instructions below.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/features#personalize=startscreen

http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57608025-12/windows-8.1-is-finally-here/


Follow these steps to download the upgrade,

At your Windows 8 computer open Internet Explorer and go to www.microsoft.com

Click on Update to Windows 8.1 then click again on Get the Update, you will now see the download button.  Once again do this on your Windows 8 computer.

If you do these steps from a system running any other flavor of Windows you will not see the download button.  Instead you will be offered compelling reasons on why you should upgrade.

These steps may change but that is the way it works today.