{"id":15505,"date":"2013-09-17T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=15505"},"modified":"2013-09-17T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T12:45:00","slug":"first-impressions-windows-8-1-rtm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanfinn.com\/?p=15505","title":{"rendered":"First Impressions – Windows 8.1 RTM"},"content":{"rendered":"

I rebuilt the PC at work yesterday, replacing Windows 8 with Windows 8.1.  I prefer rebuilds instead of upgrades just because you get a cleaner build.  I took an indirect route because it allowed me to experience something I had never done before (that I can remember):<\/p>\n

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  1. Installed Windows 8.1 (aka \u201cHome)<\/li>\n
  2. Installed Office 2013 Pro Plus via the Office 365 Click-To-Run mechanism<\/li>\n
  3. Entered the Windows 8.1 Pro product key (reboot)<\/li>\n
  4. Joined the machine to the domain<\/li>\n
  5. Finished installing and configuring<\/li>\n
  6. Downloaded and installed the Windows Intune agent<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Office Click-To-Run is a nice way to deploy office in a small <\/em><\/u><\/strong>business.  It\u2019s quick and managed by Office 365, bringing me updates when they eventually are released \u2013 assuming that I don\u2019t have LOB apps with specific compatibility issues.<\/p>\n

    Wave D Windows Intune (the current release) doesn\u2019t strictly support Windows 8.1 yet.  My OS actually shows up as Windows 6.3, which looks funny when it\u2019s side-by-side with Windows 8.<\/p>\n

    All the usual programs and apps were installed.  I decided to switch from Chrome to Firefox \u2013 I gave up on IE10 a while back and IE11 hasn\u2019t improved enough for me.  Firefox with plugins for Lastpass and Google Translate runs nice and quickly.<\/p>\n

    I have dual monitors so it was nice to have Metro apps running on both screen.  In fact, I had 4 apps open, with flexible screen space sharing (resizing\/snapping).  Skydrive automatically connected to my account.  My wallpaper and lock screen appeared.  I configured the PC to log into the desktop and to use my wallpaper as the Start Screen background.  These two things, in addition to the Start button<\/u><\/em><\/strong> are technically minor, but might prove psychologically significant enough to get those who are disaffected by Windows 8 to re-consider Windows 8.1.<\/p>\n

    Other than that \u2013 – it\u2019s been all smooth.<\/p>\n

    Technorati Tags: Windows 8.1<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I rebuilt the PC at work yesterday, replacing Windows 8 with Windows 8.1.  I prefer rebuilds instead of upgrades just because you get a cleaner build.  I took an indirect route because it allowed me to experience something I had never done before (that I can remember): Installed Windows 8.1 (aka \u201cHome) Installed Office 2013 … Continue reading “First Impressions – Windows 8.1 RTM”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[71,110],"class_list":["post-15505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-desktop","tag-intune","tag-windows-8-1"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t