Monday, August 10

Windows RT update that isn’t Windows 10 coming in September

Windows RT, the unloved and unwanted ARM version of Windows 8, is getting an update in September. This update will include a new Start menu and lock screen... and for the moment, at least, that seems to be the extent of it.

Microsoft has a Windows 10 FAQ, and WMPU spotted that it recently changed to make mention of Windows RT. Windows 8.1 RT Update 3, as it appears to be known, will be released in September for Windows RT devices, and the FAQ claims vaguely that it will "improve" the Start menu and lock screen.

This will presumably make both of these things look closer to their substantially updated Windows 10 equivalents, though they may not be identical. WinBeta reports that according to its sources, the new Windows RT Start menu will not use the same code that the Windows 10 Start menu uses. Instead, it will be based on earlier code that was found in some of the Windows 10 Technical Previews.

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