Reports claim the new version, called '
Windows 8.1 with
Bing', could be given away at a
developers' conference in April, a version that would have key
Microsoft apps and services.
According to media reports, "Microsoft is
currently experimenting with a free version of Windows 8.1 that could boost the
number of people using the operating system."
The firm has already made major changes to
Windows 8 in a bid to make it
more appealing to consumers.
Microsoft hopes the new system would make it easier
for touchscreen users, giving a similar experience across Microsoft's phones,
tablets and PCs.
"Let's make it easier to start applications in
the way we are used to," Microsoft former CEO
Steve Ballmer was quoted
as saying in The Verge.
The firm would bring back the start button which
can let you boot straight to the desktop, added media reports.
Ballmer also said the firm was not abandoning its
start menu, adding that it was slowly beginning to attract app developers to
Windows 8.
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