Hyderabad-born, Manipal-educated Satya Nadella named Microsoft CEO - warezstuffdl

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Hyderabad-born, Manipal-educated Satya Nadella named Microsoft CEO</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWNMlAnl4rTNwP87fGnX0aWf74eTM7urUmCg3bYyPSyPFPn1yz_tQimNS8DxxIAL9ASuZNA91oZYH4wRKCRuAtXSc4POkS1B5zw1ozHKywe29WnCP90iLb2W7TM-BXG5jyiYp3nq8cVU/s1600/satya_nadella_microsoft_ceo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWNMlAnl4rTNwP87fGnX0aWf74eTM7urUmCg3bYyPSyPFPn1yz_tQimNS8DxxIAL9ASuZNA91oZYH4wRKCRuAtXSc4POkS1B5zw1ozHKywe29WnCP90iLb2W7TM-BXG5jyiYp3nq8cVU/s1600/satya_nadella_microsoft_ceo.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>FULL NAME - Satya Nadella</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>BIRTHPLACE - Hyderabad, India</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>BORN - 1967</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>RESIDENCE - Bellevue, WA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>EDUCATION - BS, MSCS, MBA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>HOBBIES - Cricket, poetry</b></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>As Satya Nadella becomes the third CEO of Microsoft, he brings a relentless drive for innovation and a spirit of collaboration to his new role. He joined Microsoft 22 years ago because he saw how clearly Microsoft empowers people to do magical things and ultimately make the world a better place. Many companies, he says, “aspire to change the world. But very few have all the elements required: talent, resources and perseverance. Microsoft has proven that it has all three in abundance.”</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>WASHINGTON: Microsoft's board on Tuesday named Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella as chief executive of the legendary tech giant that has given the world products which have become household names like Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Express. The announcement elevates Nadella, an offspring of the Indian system, to one of the highest-profile corporate jobs globally.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Nadella, 46, will be only the third CEO of Microsoft after founder Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, the man he is succeeding.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The elevation of Nadella, a company insider for 22 years (he recently joked that he has also been married for 22 years), was expected once heavyweight outsiders like Ford's Alan Mulally and Nokia's Stephen Elop dropped out or were passed up. The names of Google's Sundar Pichai and Motorola's previous CEO Sanjay Jha also briefly made the rounds, serving to highlight the intensity of PIOs breaking the glass ceiling, something that began some two decades ago, but has become more pronounced now.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>In picking Nadella, Microsoft directors selected both a company insider and an engineer. It has often been noted that Microsoft was more successful under the leadership of Gates, a programmer and its first chief executive, than it was under Ballmer, who had a background in sales.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Satya Nadella now finds himself the head of an icon of American business that has struggled for position in big growth markets like mobile and Internet search. The company has correctly anticipated many of the biggest changes in technology — the rise of smartphones and tablet computers, to use two examples — but it has often fumbled the execution of products developed to capitalize on those changes.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>It remains to be seen whether Nadella's technical background, along with the closer involvement of Gates in product decisions, will give the company an edge it lacked during the Ballmer years. Microsoft said in a statement that Gates will "devote more time to the company, supporting Nadella in shaping technology and product direction."</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Relinquishing his role as chairman will allow Gates to spend over a third of his time with product groups at Microsoft, "substantially increasing my time at the company," he said in a video made for the news of Nadella's selection. Gates said Nadella asked him to make the change in his duties at Microsoft.</b></span></div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Hyderabad-born, Manipal-educated Satya Nadella named Microsoft CEO</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWNMlAnl4rTNwP87fGnX0aWf74eTM7urUmCg3bYyPSyPFPn1yz_tQimNS8DxxIAL9ASuZNA91oZYH4wRKCRuAtXSc4POkS1B5zw1ozHKywe29WnCP90iLb2W7TM-BXG5jyiYp3nq8cVU/s1600/satya_nadella_microsoft_ceo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWNMlAnl4rTNwP87fGnX0aWf74eTM7urUmCg3bYyPSyPFPn1yz_tQimNS8DxxIAL9ASuZNA91oZYH4wRKCRuAtXSc4POkS1B5zw1ozHKywe29WnCP90iLb2W7TM-BXG5jyiYp3nq8cVU/s1600/satya_nadella_microsoft_ceo.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>FULL NAME - Satya Nadella</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>BIRTHPLACE - Hyderabad, India</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>BORN - 1967</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>RESIDENCE - Bellevue, WA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>EDUCATION - BS, MSCS, MBA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>HOBBIES - Cricket, poetry</b></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>As Satya Nadella becomes the third CEO of Microsoft, he brings a relentless drive for innovation and a spirit of collaboration to his new role. He joined Microsoft 22 years ago because he saw how clearly Microsoft empowers people to do magical things and ultimately make the world a better place. Many companies, he says, “aspire to change the world. But very few have all the elements required: talent, resources and perseverance. Microsoft has proven that it has all three in abundance.”</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>WASHINGTON: Microsoft's board on Tuesday named Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella as chief executive of the legendary tech giant that has given the world products which have become household names like Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Express. The announcement elevates Nadella, an offspring of the Indian system, to one of the highest-profile corporate jobs globally.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Nadella, 46, will be only the third CEO of Microsoft after founder Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, the man he is succeeding.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The elevation of Nadella, a company insider for 22 years (he recently joked that he has also been married for 22 years), was expected once heavyweight outsiders like Ford's Alan Mulally and Nokia's Stephen Elop dropped out or were passed up. The names of Google's Sundar Pichai and Motorola's previous CEO Sanjay Jha also briefly made the rounds, serving to highlight the intensity of PIOs breaking the glass ceiling, something that began some two decades ago, but has become more pronounced now.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>In picking Nadella, Microsoft directors selected both a company insider and an engineer. It has often been noted that Microsoft was more successful under the leadership of Gates, a programmer and its first chief executive, than it was under Ballmer, who had a background in sales.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Satya Nadella now finds himself the head of an icon of American business that has struggled for position in big growth markets like mobile and Internet search. The company has correctly anticipated many of the biggest changes in technology — the rise of smartphones and tablet computers, to use two examples — but it has often fumbled the execution of products developed to capitalize on those changes.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>It remains to be seen whether Nadella's technical background, along with the closer involvement of Gates in product decisions, will give the company an edge it lacked during the Ballmer years. Microsoft said in a statement that Gates will "devote more time to the company, supporting Nadella in shaping technology and product direction."</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Relinquishing his role as chairman will allow Gates to spend over a third of his time with product groups at Microsoft, "substantially increasing my time at the company," he said in a video made for the news of Nadella's selection. Gates said Nadella asked him to make the change in his duties at Microsoft.</b></span></div>

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Microsoft testing Windows 8.1 update that hides tile interface by default - Microsoft

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Microsoft testing</span> Windows 8.1<span style="font-size: small;"> update that hides tile interface by default</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCHfTDEHQiNdNN_5f0nfe0qDMQl1_NGFNlf3TZQzMvLkvC31f2ROr2JxLSjUdAV2-Hz7dT9Uuu9MwfJl1l0jjBKZGauW9-pDlbg502v0m2YsUuGdljOIgm1TBBU2HBzshDhUPNqw0qk0/s1600/windows81handson1_1020_large_verge_medium_landscape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCHfTDEHQiNdNN_5f0nfe0qDMQl1_NGFNlf3TZQzMvLkvC31f2ROr2JxLSjUdAV2-Hz7dT9Uuu9MwfJl1l0jjBKZGauW9-pDlbg502v0m2YsUuGdljOIgm1TBBU2HBzshDhUPNqw0qk0/s1600/windows81handson1_1020_large_verge_medium_landscape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="social-col"><div class="social-media-column clearfix instapaper_ignore entry-unrelated"><div class="fb-like fb_edge_widget_with_comment fb_iframe_widget" data-action="like" data-href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/30/5362156/windows-8-1-update-1-boot-to-desktop-by-default" data-layout="box_count" data-share="true" data-show-faces="false" data-width="55"><span style="height: 86px; width: 49px;"></span></div><span class="IN-widget" style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="display: inline-block ! important; font-size: 1px ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; vertical-align: baseline ! important;"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-container"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-inner"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-content">58</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="display: inline-block ! important; font-size: 1px ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; vertical-align: baseline ! important;"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-link"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-logo">in</span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-title"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-mark"></span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-title-text">Share</span></span></a></span></span></span> </div></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph0"><span style="font-size: small;">Microsoft is once again planning to alter the way its Start Screen works in Windows 8.1 Update 1. While the software giant originally released Windows 8.1 last year with an <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/16/4229900/windows-8-1-boot-to-desktop-option">option to bypass the "Metro" interface</a> at boot, sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to<i> The Verge</i> that the upcoming update for Windows 8.1 will enable this by default. Like many other changes in Update 1, we’re told the reason for the reversal is to improve the OS for keyboard and mouse users.</span></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph0"><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1"><span style="font-size: small;">We understand the latest internal builds of Windows 8.1 Update 1 have the boot-to-desktop option enabled by default, a change that <a href="http://wzor.net/13050.html" target="_blank">Wzor noted</a> earlier today. The update is still in development, and Microsoft could alter this further before it ships, but it's currently being changed to appease desktop users. It may seem like a minor change, but the move reverses parts of Microsoft’s original vision for Windows 8. While some critics argued Microsoft simply forced the Start Screen interface onto desktop PCs with little regard for keyboard and mouse users, the company pitched its "Metro" environment as the future of Windows. With the interface booting by default, developers had an opportunity to place their apps front and center on millions of PCs.</span></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1"><br /></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="social-col"><div class="social-media-column clearfix instapaper_ignore entry-unrelated"><div class="fb-like fb_edge_widget_with_comment fb_iframe_widget" data-action="like" data-href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/30/5362156/windows-8-1-update-1-boot-to-desktop-by-default" data-layout="box_count" data-share="true" data-show-faces="false" data-width="55"><span style="height: 86px; width: 49px;"></span></div><span class="IN-widget" style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="display: inline-block ! important; font-size: 1px ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; vertical-align: baseline ! important;"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-container"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-inner"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-content">58</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="display: inline-block ! important; font-size: 1px ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; vertical-align: baseline ! important;"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-link"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-logo">in</span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-title"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-mark"></span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-title-text">Sha</span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Win8leak" class="photo" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/3934629/win8leak.jpg" /></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph4"><br /></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph4">The Windows Store continues to grow with applications, but we understand that Microsoft has been paying close attention to telemetry data that shows the majority of Windows 8 users still use a keyboard and mouse and desktop applications. This same telemetry data was used to <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/28/3122873/windows-8-start-button-explanation-chaitanya-sareen">justify the removal of the Start button</a> shortly before the Windows 8 release, and contributed to its eventual <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/22/4251610/windows-8-1-start-button">return in Windows 8.1</a>. Microsoft may have wanted to push touch computing to the masses in Windows 8, but the reality is that users have voiced clear concerns over the interface on desktop PCs.</div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph5">Microsoft is also addressing other parts of feedback around Windows 8.1, especially concerns from businesses who are rapidly trying to move away from Windows XP ahead of the support cut off in April. Additional changes include <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/25/5344066/windows-8-1-update-1-shutdown-start-screen-option-rumor">shutdown and search buttons on the Start Screen</a>, the ability to <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/22/5333838/windows-8-1-update-1-pin-metro-apps-taskbar-rumor">pin Windows 8-style ("Metro") apps on the desktop task bar</a>, and a new bar at the top of Metro apps to allow users to minimize, close, and snap apps. These changes, and the default boot-to-desktop option, are part of small improvements ahead of a <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/11/5298798/windows-9-release-date-april-2015-rumor">larger changes in Windows 9</a>. Microsoft is expected to allow "Metro" apps to run in separate windows on the traditional desktop. Windows 8.1 Update 1, meanwhile, is <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/24/5341820/windows-8-1-update-1-release-date-march-features-rumors">expected to debut in March</a>, ahead of potential Windows 9 details at the <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/15/5307654/microsoft-build-2014-sold-out-windows-9-rumors">Build developers conference</a> in April.</div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph6"><i>The Verge</i> asked Microsoft to comment on the boot-to-desktop changes, but a spokesperson says the company has "nothing to share."</div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph7"><b>Update</b>: Microsoft is still testing and tweaking this update, and we're told you can't always replicate the boot to desktop changes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Win8leak2" class="photo" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/3934637/win8leak2.jpg" /></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1"><br /></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: white;"><b>For More Information Visit MICROSOFT OFFICIAL WEBSITE</b></span></span></span></div><div class="bbcode_container"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> </span></span> </span></span></div></div></div>

Microsoft testing Windows 8.1 update that hides tile interface by default - Microsoft

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Microsoft testing</span> Windows 8.1<span style="font-size: small;"> update that hides tile interface by default</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCHfTDEHQiNdNN_5f0nfe0qDMQl1_NGFNlf3TZQzMvLkvC31f2ROr2JxLSjUdAV2-Hz7dT9Uuu9MwfJl1l0jjBKZGauW9-pDlbg502v0m2YsUuGdljOIgm1TBBU2HBzshDhUPNqw0qk0/s1600/windows81handson1_1020_large_verge_medium_landscape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCHfTDEHQiNdNN_5f0nfe0qDMQl1_NGFNlf3TZQzMvLkvC31f2ROr2JxLSjUdAV2-Hz7dT9Uuu9MwfJl1l0jjBKZGauW9-pDlbg502v0m2YsUuGdljOIgm1TBBU2HBzshDhUPNqw0qk0/s1600/windows81handson1_1020_large_verge_medium_landscape.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="social-col"><div class="social-media-column clearfix instapaper_ignore entry-unrelated"><div class="fb-like fb_edge_widget_with_comment fb_iframe_widget" data-action="like" data-href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/30/5362156/windows-8-1-update-1-boot-to-desktop-by-default" data-layout="box_count" data-share="true" data-show-faces="false" data-width="55"><span style="height: 86px; width: 49px;"></span></div><span class="IN-widget" style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="display: inline-block ! important; font-size: 1px ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; vertical-align: baseline ! important;"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-container"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-inner"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-content">58</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="display: inline-block ! important; font-size: 1px ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; vertical-align: baseline ! important;"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-link"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-logo">in</span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-title"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-mark"></span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-title-text">Share</span></span></a></span></span></span> </div></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph0"><span style="font-size: small;">Microsoft is once again planning to alter the way its Start Screen works in Windows 8.1 Update 1. While the software giant originally released Windows 8.1 last year with an <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/16/4229900/windows-8-1-boot-to-desktop-option">option to bypass the "Metro" interface</a> at boot, sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to<i> The Verge</i> that the upcoming update for Windows 8.1 will enable this by default. Like many other changes in Update 1, we’re told the reason for the reversal is to improve the OS for keyboard and mouse users.</span></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph0"><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1"><span style="font-size: small;">We understand the latest internal builds of Windows 8.1 Update 1 have the boot-to-desktop option enabled by default, a change that <a href="http://wzor.net/13050.html" target="_blank">Wzor noted</a> earlier today. The update is still in development, and Microsoft could alter this further before it ships, but it's currently being changed to appease desktop users. It may seem like a minor change, but the move reverses parts of Microsoft’s original vision for Windows 8. While some critics argued Microsoft simply forced the Start Screen interface onto desktop PCs with little regard for keyboard and mouse users, the company pitched its "Metro" environment as the future of Windows. With the interface booting by default, developers had an opportunity to place their apps front and center on millions of PCs.</span></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1"><br /></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="social-col"><div class="social-media-column clearfix instapaper_ignore entry-unrelated"><div class="fb-like fb_edge_widget_with_comment fb_iframe_widget" data-action="like" data-href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/30/5362156/windows-8-1-update-1-boot-to-desktop-by-default" data-layout="box_count" data-share="true" data-show-faces="false" data-width="55"><span style="height: 86px; width: 49px;"></span></div><span class="IN-widget" style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="display: inline-block ! important; font-size: 1px ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; vertical-align: baseline ! important;"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-container"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-inner"><span class="IN-top" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607890_1-content">58</span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="display: inline-block ! important; font-size: 1px ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; vertical-align: baseline ! important;"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-link"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-logo">in</span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-title"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-mark"></span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1391539607882_0-title-text">Sha</span></span></a></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Win8leak" class="photo" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/3934629/win8leak.jpg" /></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph4"><br /></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph4">The Windows Store continues to grow with applications, but we understand that Microsoft has been paying close attention to telemetry data that shows the majority of Windows 8 users still use a keyboard and mouse and desktop applications. This same telemetry data was used to <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/28/3122873/windows-8-start-button-explanation-chaitanya-sareen">justify the removal of the Start button</a> shortly before the Windows 8 release, and contributed to its eventual <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/22/4251610/windows-8-1-start-button">return in Windows 8.1</a>. Microsoft may have wanted to push touch computing to the masses in Windows 8, but the reality is that users have voiced clear concerns over the interface on desktop PCs.</div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph5">Microsoft is also addressing other parts of feedback around Windows 8.1, especially concerns from businesses who are rapidly trying to move away from Windows XP ahead of the support cut off in April. Additional changes include <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/25/5344066/windows-8-1-update-1-shutdown-start-screen-option-rumor">shutdown and search buttons on the Start Screen</a>, the ability to <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/22/5333838/windows-8-1-update-1-pin-metro-apps-taskbar-rumor">pin Windows 8-style ("Metro") apps on the desktop task bar</a>, and a new bar at the top of Metro apps to allow users to minimize, close, and snap apps. These changes, and the default boot-to-desktop option, are part of small improvements ahead of a <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/11/5298798/windows-9-release-date-april-2015-rumor">larger changes in Windows 9</a>. Microsoft is expected to allow "Metro" apps to run in separate windows on the traditional desktop. Windows 8.1 Update 1, meanwhile, is <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/24/5341820/windows-8-1-update-1-release-date-march-features-rumors">expected to debut in March</a>, ahead of potential Windows 9 details at the <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/15/5307654/microsoft-build-2014-sold-out-windows-9-rumors">Build developers conference</a> in April.</div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph6"><i>The Verge</i> asked Microsoft to comment on the boot-to-desktop changes, but a spokesperson says the company has "nothing to share."</div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph7"><b>Update</b>: Microsoft is still testing and tweaking this update, and we're told you can't always replicate the boot to desktop changes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Win8leak2" class="photo" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/3934637/win8leak2.jpg" /></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1"><br /></div><div class="pgh-paragraph" id="paragraph1"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: white;"><b>For More Information Visit MICROSOFT OFFICIAL WEBSITE</b></span></span></span></div><div class="bbcode_container"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> </span></span> </span></span></div></div></div>

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