Free Download Activator Windows 8.1 Pro Preview Build 9431
Adrian Rocher
Recently, there has been a funny discussion at Wikipedia as to whether 6.3.9431 is the version number of Windows kernel only. As a matter of fact, many Windows components besides kernel use this version number; e.g. WordPad, Disk Cleanup and Check Disk Utility.
Windows 8.1 Preview requires activation. Activation is an anti-piracy measure that enables software vendors to verify whether a user has the right to use their software. Since this preview is free of charge, this verification always comes positive, until January 2014. Activation can be carried out over the Internet or phone. If your computer was connected to the Internet during Setup, then your Windows 8.1 is already activated. Otherwise, you should activate it via the PC Settings app.
There more customization possibilities available in Windows 8.1. It is possible to change the Start background to one of the other tacky Start-only backgrounds, or use a dimmed version of desktop background, which is a most welcome improvement! There are more color presets to choose for the Start screen, though unfortunately, most of them are high-intensity. It is possible to name the tile groups and change their size right from the ordinary view. (In Windows 8.0, you had to zoom out.) Most importantly, however, shortcuts come to the Start screen whenever the user brings them. In previous versions of Windows, installed apps put their shortcuts in whatever folder and sub-folder they wanted, making a mess of the Start menu. In Windows 8.0, these rogue shortcuts remain in the obscure Apps area. However, Windows 8 still adds a shortcut for program executables to the Start screen. The problem is that programs like Administrative Tools, Microsoft Office and TuneUp Utilities that install a lot of shortcuts could flood the screen. In 8.1, however, this fiasco is over.
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