As we learned on Wednesday,
Microsoft will indeed be
bringing back the Start button for Windows 8.1. But
Engadget, which has posted a lengthy preview of Windows 8.1, says that the Start button may not quite be what many users were expecting. According to the site, the new Start button isn’t “a return to fly-out menu trees” of older versions of Windows but instead makes it look “more like the Live Tiles are popping up on top of the desktop” when you click it. While this is sure to disappoint some users who were hoping for a Windows 7-type experience, Microsoft is hoping that it will make for an easier transition between the classic desktop view and the touch-centric Live Tile view on the Metro display.
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