After much speculation, Microsoft has finally announced a name for the next version of Windows: Windows 8.1. Up until now, the working name for the new version was Windows Blue.

Anyone currently using Windows 8 will be able to install the new version as an update for free. This sounds a lot like what Microsoft used to call a Service Pack. Well, whatever they want to call it, as long as it’s free, I’m all for it.

The new version is expected to bring back some aspects of the Start button, the Start menu and the traditional desktop, but the details remain unclear.