Windows 8.4

Windows 8.4  (codenamed Crystile) is a minor release of Windows NT, developed by Microsoft as an improved version of Windows 8. Officially made available as a free 48-hour upgrade on the Microsoft Store on November 3, 2014, it aimed to address the failures of Windows 8. While Windows 8.1 had already achieved this, Windows 8.4 polished the OS to near-perfection, hoping to attract more users to upgrade for free in the limited time. This strategy worked well, as 72.4% of Windows 8, 8.1, and 8.15 users upgraded within the first 24 hours. The OS is now priced at $199.99 on the Microsoft Store and in retail copies (both upgrade and install).
== New features ==
=== Detailed bootscreen ===
The new detailed bootscreen can be activated in the Settings app or Control Panel. It brought back the OS name and the credits text. This bootscreen was set as the default one during the 48 hour free availability period, but after that time the original bootscreen became the default again, causing users to think that they still have Windows 8. Fortunately, users can always turn the Detailed Bootscreen setting on.
However, the detailed bootscreen setting was dropped in the next major release of Microsoft Windows, and a similarly detailed bootscreen would not appear again until Windows 17.
=== Crystal Tiles ===
The tiles on the Start Screen can be converted to Crystal Tiles, which makes them look significantly more appealing and beautiful. There was also a rumour that applications opened via Crystal Tiles run 5x quicker, although there was no proof.
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