Confirmed: Windows Blue Will Be Free, to Be Called 8.1

JaseUK · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:09

peahead said:
How do i set it to got straight to desktop from boot up

right click desktop, click properties, click on Navigation tab and tick the box next to 'Go to desktop instead of start'

JaseUK · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:09

Stusteel said:
Right click taskbar; click properties; Navigation tab; tick the box.

Ah beat me to it

JaseUK · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:10

JaseUK said:
The People app does not want to show online contacts now. It did prior to updating to 8.1 and showed when facebook friends were online. All it does not is show everyone and does not tell me whether they are online or off.

Anyone got an idea on this?

peahead · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:13

Stusteel said:
Right click taskbar; click properties; Navigation tab; tick the box.

Thanks that did the trick

JaseUK · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:14

I have found another issue, well on my system anyroad

If you go to optimise the drives it wont let me optimise my reserved partition. It just stays at 'Needs Optimsation'

VincentHanna · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:16

Terrier_Jimlad said:
Won't appear in Store if you used a VL installation or KMS key/service to install & activate Windows 8

Just read that on Ms article, explains why it isn't showing for me ... ah well, will just have to wait a few months no doubt lol

Yep, highly annoying.

Must be a way to circumnavigate this? MSDN has the download links to the ISO's but you need to be a subscriber.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscript...Languages=en&PageSize=10&PageIndex=0&FileId=0

Martini1991 · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:19

If anyone's having a problem getting the update, put ; ms-windows-store:WindowsUpgrade into your URL and hit enter.
It worked on my Surface (Finding and updating the RT 8.1) and my Laptop (X86 8.1 download and update)

Martini1991 · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:36

And unsurprisingly I'm encountering serial key problems with my Laptop.

Sin_Chase · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:45

Bloody 'ell, took longer to install Windows 8.1 update than it did to install full Windows 8 period!

hideki · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:46

Been downloading from the Store for nearly 3 hours and only 34% done. I guess the whole world is hitting their servers.

El_Commi · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:47

Updated to 8.1 on both desktop and laptop. 100% grand on desktop.
The laptop now has the watermark in bottom right:
"Secureboot isn't configured correctly. Build 9600"
Asus Vivobook s550ca

/frustrated

Martini1991 · 17 Oct 2013 at 20:54

El Commi, how'd you get the Vivobook to work? Was it an 8.0 you came from?

nightmare99 · 17 Oct 2013 at 21:00

The laptop now has the watermark in bottom right:
"Secureboot isn't configured correctly. Build 9600"
Asus Vivobook s550ca

Have you run windows update to install the GA rollup?

metalmackey · 17 Oct 2013 at 21:05

Now that SkyDrive is built into Explore, can you sync any folder to it?

nightmare99 · 17 Oct 2013 at 21:06

Now that SkyDrive is built into Explore, can you sync any folder to it?

No

cu3ed · 17 Oct 2013 at 21:09

Downloading for Pc and RT...I may be some time.

El_Commi · 17 Oct 2013 at 21:10

nightmare99 said:
Have you run windows update to install the GA rollup?

Errr.. nope. Naively I assumed 8.1 included all the recent updates.. Running it now. Will report back. Thanks for the headsup ^^

*edit*
Yes. I came from 8.0, this vivobook is 2 weeks old.

Martini1991 · 17 Oct 2013 at 21:20

I'll have to put 8.0 back on it and hope it works fine.

El_Commi · 17 Oct 2013 at 21:23

Aside from the watermark, I've had no issues on this (other than taking ages for it to install).

Windows update hasn't solved anything. Found a few suggestions on google that may help, but I thin k I'll wait to see what Asus suggest before I try anything.

Glaucus · 17 Oct 2013 at 21:25

Has it activated?