{"id":389,"date":"2013-06-30T20:31:09","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T04:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steltronicusa.com\/blog\/?p=389"},"modified":"2013-06-30T20:36:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T04:36:32","slug":"windows-8-1-available-for-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steltronicusa.com\/blog\/windows-8-1-available-for-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8.1 available for preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/howto.cnet.com\/8301-11310_39-57591161-285\/how-to-get-the-windows-8.1-preview\/?ttag=twic\">Windows 8.1 ready for preview<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steltronicusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130630-213314.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steltronicusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/20130630-213314.jpg\" alt=\"20130630-213314.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, during the keynote for the Microsoft Build conference in San Francisco, the company announced the preview version for Windows 8.1. 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