Get the best of work and play with the new Windows
With the new Windows, you can do more. You have more entertainment, more games, more ways to get stuff done, more ways to search, browse, and connect with the people you care about. You can entertain with Xbox, connect with Skype, work with the full power of Office, and search for something while browsing the web or finding your next favorite app in the Windows Store. And you can make Windows uniquely yours by personalizing your Start screen with Live Tiles, your own photos and the people, apps and sites that matter most.
Windows 8.1 brings together everything you do - from mobile apps for your business, to Office productivity work, to searching and browsing, to accessing all your data from anywhere.
Your Windows experience works across all your devices - from the best business tablet, to a thin and light notebook, to your high-performance workstation or all-in-one, whether you are at home, in or around the office, or working on the road.
And Windows takes care of the essentials - letting you manage personal devices in your organization, utilize your investments in your enterprise infrastructure, and enhancing the security of your environment.
Search once. Go anywhere. A single search now brings you results from your PC, your apps, and the web. See results in a clean, graphic view that lets you take immediate action and launch apps. Search, click, do. Find a song and start playing it, or find a video and watch it right away. Powered by Bing.
More apps to love You'll notice that the Windows Store has a new look which makes it easier to discover and download new apps. And the apps that are included with Windows 8.1 let you do a bunch of cool things. For example, with Reading List you can save articles and stories across apps and devices, and the updated Photos app gives you fast and fun editing.
Make it yours Set up a slide show on your lock screen by picking your favorite pictures. Arrange the stuff on your Start screen so it's just the way you want it. Choose from more tile sizes, more colors, and more backgrounds--including animated backgrounds.
Built-in cloud storage SkyDrive is now the default location for saving documents. So you always have your files wherever you go, even when you're offline. And with the included SkyDrive app, you can manage both local files and SkyDrive files in one place.
Fast, full-screen browsing When you get Windows 8.1, you also get to check out the new Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 11 Preview is built for touch, with faster load times, a full-screen experience that includes side-by-side browsing of your sites, and real-time info delivered on your Start screen through live tiles for your favorite sites.
Windows 8.1 provides the best business tablets with an enhanced user experience, a great choice of productivity apps and more. This update also includes features like boot to desktop and improved mouse and keyboard navigation, making it an excellent choice for your existing laptop and desktop devices as well.
Windows apps for your business
Take advantage of the mobile apps for your business that you can develop, deploy and manage easier and faster.
Mobility: productive and connected
Enhanced mobile broadband functionality, NFC based 'tap to pair' with enterprise printers, native Miracast wireless display capabilities and other features you can use with Windows devices anywhere and be fully connected and productive.
Empower BYOD
Enable and support BYOD scenarios for your mobile users, while optimizing your current management investments and infrastructure.
Enterprise grade security
To address modern security challenges, Windows 8.1 includes a broad set of security capabilities including enhanced support for biometrics for user authentication and remote business data removal, which ensures that corporate data is encrypted and can be wiped remotely. This gives you more control over corporate data on employees' personal devices.
