Windows 8.1 will cost $119.99 for the standard version and $199.99 for Windows 8.1 Pro. Microsoft is offering the update as a full retail release so users can upgrade from any other version of Windows.
Meanwhile, some users can get Windows 8.1without paying a dime.
Windows will offer the update as a free download for all users currently running Windows 8 on their home PC,
Meanwhile, pricing details have emerged for the retail release of Windows 8.1. The pending release of Windows 8.1 marks the return of the classic Start button -- but not the classic Start menu.
Now PC maker Lenovo has a remedy for those pining for the glory days of Windows' signature pop-up menu. New computers sold by the company will come pre-installed with a piece of software
that mimics the old-school Start menu found in every version of the operating system through Windows 7.
that mimics the old-school Start menu found in every version of the operating system through Windows 7.
Developer SweetLabs announced a deal with Lenovo to license the Start menu app, called "Pokki," for upcoming PCs
The new version also boasts tighter integration with Microsoft's cloud storage solution SkyDrive and updates to Snap, which allows users to quickly arrange windows on the computer screen.
storage solution SkyDrive and updates to Snap, which allows users to quickly arrange windows on the computer screen.
Critics have mostly called the upgrade a positive step forward for Microsoft's ailing operating system.
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