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The thread centers on rumors and leaked information about Microsoft’s planned next major Windows 8 refresh after 8.1, tentatively codenamed “Threshold” and referred to as potentially “Windows 8.1 Update 2” or “Windows 8.2,” with claims including a new Start menu and updates to the Modern UI. The main questions raised are what the next Windows version will be called and what features (including a possible cloud-based, free Windows option) might arrive in the autumn update. Overall sentiment is speculative and speculative/rumor-driven, with participants discussing “leaks and screenshots” rather than confirmed details.

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Microsoft is already planning the next major round of updates to Windows 8 the follow up to Windows 8.1, codenamed “Threshold”.
Here, we will track the latest leaks and rumours about the Threshold update, letting you know what to wait for from Windows 8.2 or Windows 9 whichever it is indeed called.
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An autumn update to Windows possibly called Windows 8.1 Update 2 or Windows 8.2 will introduce the new Start menu and update the Modern interface, according to leaked screenshots reported by Winbeta.org. More radically, it is also supposed that Microsoft is working on a free version of Windows based in the cloud.
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