automatically upgraded to Windows 8.1 for free

Buy Windows 8.1 - Microsoft Store

If you're already running Windows 8 you'll be automatically upgraded to Windows 8.1 for free on October 17. If you're running Windows 7, pre-order Windows 8.1 now.

See also: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/32995-windows-8-1-upgrade-windows-8-8-1-preview.html

 

[Dave44]

So it's coming tomorrow not today? +24h? Ms site says 18th not 17th.

that's for retail disc version windows 8 users upgrade today

 

[dfgfgd]

Will every user be able to download it at 12am, or will it be rolled out in waves for every product key?

 

[bagavan]

How many hours more should we wait?

 

[paulsalter]

How many hours more should we wait?

Just over an hour and a half
(11AM GMT)

 

[Dave44]

30 minutes

 

[paulsalter]

30 minutes

12 in the UK I believe,30 mins time would suit me better

4am/7am US, 11 GMT/12 BST, Midnight NZDT

 

[Dave44]

30 minutes

12 in the UK I believe,30 mins time would suit me better

4am/7am US, 11 GMT/12 BST, Midnight NZDT

yes you are correct

PDT ? Pacific Daylight Time

 

[paulsalter]

Still unsure how the update will work

When it gets to the time, will the store tile get a '1' in the corner saying there is an update (are notifications like this instant)
or does going into the store trigger it to check for updates

 

[Dave44]

Still unsure how the update will work

When it gets to the time, will the store tile get a '1' in the corner saying there is an update (are notifications like this instant)
or does going into the store trigger it to check for updates

don't now but Microsoft would be very silly not to release a ISO too as it was released for MSDN and TechNet less that hour to go I always got 8.1 hope they release the update then too

 

[alphanumeric]

It's Oct 17 ..... Still waiting ..

So far .. NO link from MS store yet ...!!

Are people really excited for Windows 8.1? I got Windows 8.1 since the beginning of October from my university for free. It's the same thing as Windows 8 with the exception of a start button. I don't see anything exciting about it but well whatever floats your boat.

Okay I admit the boot speed is very impressive on an HDD disk (5-8 seconds). But other than that nothing else seems exciting.

Metro is now multi monitor friendly instead of being limited to one screen only. It's flipped the coin for me as far as running 8 on my desktop goes. I can now run Metro apps on more than one screen at a time. You also have more options for the tile sizes and the Start Screen is improved. 8.1 does have advantages over 8, for me it does anyway.

 

[bagavan]

it is 4 am PDT

 

[dfgfgd]

it is 4 am PDT

Nope, 4:01, and nothing online, fu MS.

 

[andyparks]

Its downloading

 

[dfgfgd]

Its downloading

Where from!??!?

 

[andyparks]

I went to the store and it was there to download

 

[dfgfgd]

I went to the store and it was there ti download

What store?? The one in Windows 8? No. theres nothing. Where to surfe to it??

 

[andyparks]

It was there for me on my desktop

 

[burtie]

Yay! Downloading from the store now...hope this wont take to long! lol

 

[bagavan]

started to download

 

[andyparks]

12% in ten minutes