For everybody who doesn’t want to wait for getting the August Update via Windows Update in the coming hours or days: With these two direct downloads you enrich Windows 8.1 with the lastest features and bugfixes until today.
August Update for Windows 8.1 (Update 2) (KB2975719)
August Update for Windows 8.1 (Update 2) for x64-based Systems (KB2975719)
The main changes according to Microsoft are:
- 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.
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Last Updated on July 6, 2016 12:43 am CEST by WinBuzzer
