Windows 8.1 to launch on October 17th, general availability to begin a day later
 

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8.1 will be generally available to consumers from October 18th via retail, boxed copies, and new hardware, and to current Windows 8 owners a day earlier, through the Windows Store. The Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 8.1 is expected to be made available to PC makers and Microsoft’s hardware partners [...]

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