
Instead, the new icon in the lower-left of your desktop screen allows you to zip back to the Win 8 tile user interface at a click or tap. Actually, it's not exactly the start button you'll be used to from XP, Vista or Windows 7. Most of the pre-launch hype on Windows 8.1 has involved the return of the start button. Not all the new features are covered, some you may never even use, but we think you'll admit that this collection is cool. These things weren't possible or available before the update.

We're not about to answer that here - you'll be able to find out exactly what we think of the latest OS for PCs and tablets elsewhere on Pocket-lint - but we will give you a few pointers of some new features that we think you'll love playing with. READ: Windows 8.1 launches today: What you need to know to get ready It's easy to download and install, but will it make your life better is the big question? When the software giant first released its new operating system in August 2012, it was always on the proviso that it would gauge what worked and what didn't after real-world use, and that has resulted in the first major update, one that is free to Windows 8 users. Windows 8.1 brings a whole batch of new features aimed at improving your PC or tablet user experience. (Pocket-lint) - Microsoft is to finally to release its long-awaited update to Windows 8 today.
