PC makers will get Windows 8.1 at the end of August

Microsoft will send PC makers the final version of Windows 8.1 at the end of August. This was reported by Tami Reller, director of marketing for Windows at Microsoft, at the company's Worldwide Partner Conference, Mashable writes .

Windows 8.1 will be the first major update of Windows 8, and, as Microsoft said earlier , it will be available to Windows 8 users for free. At the end of June , a preview version of the update was released .

Windows 8.1 was developed in response to the criticism of Windows 8. In the update, the start screen was returned, the mail application was improved, and the transition between modern and classic Windows programs was made less sharp.
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Reller said that users are upgrading to Windows 8 at a “consistent pace”, but did not voice any figures, just repeating that about 100 million licenses for Windows 8 were sold, although this number does not necessarily reflect actual usage.

Once manufacturers get Windows 8.1 RTM, they will be able to finish work on their products designed specifically for the new version of Windows and its new features.

According to Reller, Microsoft will launch a User Experience Design Competency program to train developers to create applications for Windows 8. The company will also launch another program called TouchWins , which will financially encourage retailers to sell Windows 8 Pro touchscreen computers.