First look at Windows 8.1

Here is the info on the new Windows 8.1 changes.

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-reveals-its-first-official-look-at-windows-81

Please no 'Win 8 sucks' type posts. This post is to inform Win 8 users what they will get when the do the upgrade (via the app store)

I think its good they are making it possible to have the start screen default to the "all apps" screen rather than the default tiles. However this still isn't as good as what the start menu already did. I don't really care either way anymore. Start 8 can now recreate the start menu, boot to desktop, and disable all those hot corners. My pc is essentially running windows 7 again with the upgrades windows 8 does provide. (and there are actually quite a few)

Will there be a way to disable the start menu on the desktop view? I actually prefer the start screen.

yes I believe accord to the majorities of rumors it will be an opt-in function. However someone might be pulling our collective leg on whether it really has returned or not

I thought it was just a physical button that takes you to the start screen instead of the hot corner, similar to what the beta's had

the article posted glosses the return with a link about a leak.

this is the latest official answer.

We’ve improved the way you navigate to Start with the mouse by changing the Start “tip” to be the familiar Windows logo. The new tip appears anytime you move the mouse to the bottom left corner of the screen, and is always visible on the taskbar when on the desktop. There are also options to change what the corners do, and options to boot into alternate screens. For example, if you prefer to see the Apps view versus all the tiles, you can choose to have the Start screen go directly to Apps view.

http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2013/05/30/continuing-the-windows-8-vision-with-windows-8-1.aspx

I read earlier today that M.S. will sell a mouse with a special Start button for £40.

can't wait, it sounds like what Win8 should have been from the get-go.

there would have been so many less people whining.

has anybody seen any download size estimates?

(some of us don't have super fast broadband)

Interestingly, the folder for the start menu exists on 8. I suspect they use it all for the start screen.