Back in April this year, Microsoft announced the Update 1 for Windows 8.1 which brought in quite a lot of new features to the OS. This update was announced at the BUILD conference. Now the company has announced the second update for Windows 8.1 and is now available for download. Unlike the first update, the second one does not make visual changes to the OS.
In an official blog post, Microsoft had detailed the changes in this update.
Following are some of the new features and improvements included in the August 12th Update Tuesday:
- Precision touchpad improvements – three new end-user settings have been added: Leave touch pad on when a mouse is connected; allow right-clicks on the touchpad; double-tap and drag.
- Miracast Receive – exposes a set of Wi-Fi direct APIs for Independent Hardware Vendor (IHV) drivers or OEM drivers to develop Windows 32-bit applications that run on all supported x86-based or x64-based versions of Windows 8.1, enabling the computer as a Miracast receiver.
- Minimizing login prompts for SharePoint Online – reduces the number of prompts with federated use in accessing SharePoint Online sites. If you select the “Keep me signed in” check box when you log on for the first time, you will not see prompts for successive access to that SharePoint Online site.
The update will be rolled out through Windows Update, but you can also manually install the update form the link below.
Download Update (x86)
Download Update (x64)
You need to have Windows 8.1 to install these updates.
