14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 8 was often referred to as a very confusing operating system due to the fact that it abandoned the Start menu and went for a touch-optimized UI, and Microsoft knows this very well.
As a result, the company is trying to help those living in countries where Windows XP usage is still high to get to know Windows 8.1 features better and thus give a chance to its modern operating system to succeed.
Kenya is one of these countries, with HumanIPO reporting that several training sessions have been organized by Microsoft in an attempt to educate IT professionals on how to use the new operating system.
“Windows 8.1 Update provides more of what people love about Windows across more devices: quicker access to what’s important, a more familiar and consistent experience across touch and non-touch devices, and more ways to discover great apps,” Microsoft said in a statement.
The company also tried to address some of the issues that customers have been complaining about with the new OS updates, so the operating system now has a Start menu, as well as several options to boot directly to the desktop and customize the Start screen.
What's more, the company has also announced that the Start menu would be coming back, but it's not yet clear whether this is planned to happen this year or in 2015, together with Windows 9.