Windows 8.1 August Update Arrives -- Minor Improvements and Bug Fixes the Order of the Day

  

Awaited "Update 2" for Microsoft Windows 8.1 users has resulted in the guise of August 2014 Update Rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Also available separately for 64-bit Windows, the update is currently displayed in the optional updates from Windows Update.

The update is not as important as the previous version update 1, but nevertheless contains a number of improvements and features pinched.

The most visible Windows 8.1 after applying this update change can be found buried far beneath the PC Settings screen, accessed via the Settings charm. Tap Update and Recovery> Windows Update, and users will see additional information in the form of updates when they were last reviewed and installed has been added to the screen. This ape what is already displayed on the desktop Control Panel Windows Update.
Users of tactile precision devices also earn three new user-controlled PC Settings> PC and Devices> Mouse and touchpad settings - these are "Let touchpad when mouse is connected", "Enable right click on the trackpad "and" Double-tap and drag.”

Internet Explorer gains a new security feature which can block - and notify the user - when you encounter an out of date ActiveX on a website. The rest of the web page is not affected, while the user is prompted to update the control to its latest version.

Support for the Russian Ruble currency for input and representation to the new version also adds, while Wi-Fi Direct APIs for Discoverability have been added to allow Windows supports Miracast incoming connections.

Developers also gain the ability to read and write "Date" and labels MP4 GPS data files using Windows Runtime and Win32 API. Users of Microsoft SharePoint Online sites should also refer to the number of input indication reduces when "Remember Login" is checked.

The update also addresses more than 65 topics, all documented in KB articles separately - comes complete list seen in the Microsoft Support Knowledge Base.

Continued August 2014 updates for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 is now available separately for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. It is also available through Windows Update as an optional update at present. Users should first make sure the update 2919355 is installed before installing the update August 2014.