Three weeks after it issued the Preview version of the Windows 8.1 update for Windows 8 and RT, and two weeks after an initial set of fixes for the pre-release update, Microsoft has done it again: Today, the firm releases five new fixes for the Windows 8.1 Preview.
Check out Microsoft Delivers Fixes for Windows 8.1 Preview for a rundown of the initial set of fixes, which included numerous application compatibility fixes, among other things. As with that set of updates, you need to visit Windows Update to download and install the new set of fixes. Available updates include:
Assume that your organization requires user certificates for virtual private network (VPN) authentication. You try to access corporate network resources when you are connected over VPN on a Windows 8.1 Preview-based computer. In this situation, you may be prompted to re-enter your domain credentials.
Repeatedly offered update for a nonpresent device in Windows 8.1 Preview or Windows RT 8.1 Preview
An update is available for Windows 8.1 Preview and Windows RT 8.1 Preview. This update resolves an issue in which a Windows update is repeatedly offered for a device that is not present on the computer.
ListView does not scroll smoothly in Windows 8.1 Preview
An update is available for Windows 8.1 Preview. This update resolves an issue that could cause ListView contents not to scroll smoothly.
Update improves file search experience on SkyDrive in Windows 8.1 Preview
An update is available for Windows 8.1 Preview. This update improves the file search experience on Microsoft SkyDrive.
In case it’s not obvious, the big one is that scrolling fix, which I understand to have been a big customer complaint in the Windows 8.1 update.
Enjoy.
