The update of Windows Blue will be free for Windows 8 customers

According to Tami Reller, a division responsible for Windows, updating Windows Blue is officially called Windows 8.1 available free for Windows 8 customers.

Updating Windows 8, known as code Windows Blue officially be named Windows 8.1. It will be free for customers who have installed on their machines installed operating system. "The Windows Update 8.1 covers both Windows 8 Windows RT version designed for devices running on ARM processors operating system," said Tuesday Tami Reller, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Marketing for the Windows division at JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, held from 14 to 16 in Boston, Massachusetts. "The Windows Update 8.1 is more consistent than the patches supplied by Microsoft regularly, but do not expect dramatic changes as in the case of upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8 for example," she added. Windows 8.1 will be "very easy" or "very easy" to install, she also said. Microsoft's announcement confirms speculation recently made ​​by industry analysts.

Last week, Tami Reller and Julie Larson-Green, the other responsible for the Windows division (Vice-President in charge of developing the operating system), had already given some details about Windows Blue, showing for example that the implementation update would be delivered before the end of the year and a preview will be available in late June for the Build developers conference Microsoft. Julie Larson-Green did not say what brought new Windows Blue, but she acknowledged that Microsoft had raised the issue of the removal of the start menu of Windows 8, much appreciated by users, and stating that it might be useful to restore it. Asked about the release date of the final version of Windows 8.1, Tami Reller refused to provide a specific timetable, but said that Microsoft wanted to allow OEM partners a chance to include it on their machines for the holiday period year end. What would an effective availability this summer to allow a little time for manufacturers who will validate the new OS on their machines.

Windows 8 has a completely redesigned with tiles to facilitate the use of the operating system on touchscreen terminals, tablets in particular interface. However, the latest operating system from Microsoft has not been very successful. Part of this failure was attributed to poor performance of the PC market in general. Most critics do, however, before the interface of Windows 8 still defeat a large number of users.