Microsoft provides first Windows 8.1 demo

Microsoft has provided the first public demo of the upcoming Windows 8.1 update, via a four-minute video.

After providing a "first look" at the update following news of a Windows refresh, the free software update was shown in detail on the company's official blog site.

Coinciding with news from Windows CFO and CMO Tami Reller that Outlook 2013 RT will be coming to Windows RT tablets as part of Windows 8.1, Microsoft provided a more detailed view of the new software.

Demonstrated by corporate vice president of Windows Program Management Antoine Leblond, check out the video below:

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