Windows 8.1 to launch on October 18, Day earlier on Windows Store

Microsoft continues to work on Windows 8.1, and the company has announced that the update will be available on October 18th. The free update will be listed in the Windows Store for existing Windows 8 users at 8AM ET on October 17, with boxed copies, new hardware, and a full retail release on October 18th. The final copy of Windows 8.1, the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) in the coming weeks.