- Aug 30, 2012
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Windows 8 has already received two different updates, as Microsoft already introduced Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Update, but it’s also projected to receive another major pack of improvements sometime this year under the Windows 8.1 Update 2 designation.
People close to the matter hinted in the past that a third update for Windows 8.1, which could be simply called Windows 8.1 Update 3, might also get to see daylight, with some sources saying that early 2015 could witness the debut of this new version.
Russian leaker WZor, on the other hand, believes that this isn’t the case, as the software giant is no longer planning to release a potential Windows 8.1 Update 3.
The end will come for Windows 8 in mid-August when Microsoft is scheduled to unveil Windows 8.1 Update 2, with the company then planning to focus exclusively on smaller updates and move the hard work to Windows 9.
WZor claims that Windows 8.1 Update 2 won’t bring any major changes, but only minor performance and stability improvements, which pretty much means that the Start menu won’t be included in this release.
Instead, Microsoft is working to bring the majority of promised features, including the Start menu and options to run Metro apps in separate windows on the desktop, in Windows 9, the next full version of the operating system that should see daylight in early 2015.
Windows 8.1 Update 2 is mostly expected to be shipped via Windows Update in August, so users already running Windows 8.1 could get it on August 12 when Microsoft is scheduled to release the other Patch Tuesday improvements.
