One of the complaints of the first Windows 8 users was that they wanted to get rid of the home screen, the so-called Start Screen with the famous tiles. In Windows 8.1, the user can choose to boot his system on the classic desktop desktop.
Other changes are in Windows 8.1 are:
- Live tiles can change a lot sizes, there is more variety in desktop backgrounds and colors.
- All user devices are synchronized with the shared Microsoft account.
- Upgraded app viewing allows users to view all applications at the same time,
- The app was added Help & Tips
- Every search is done throughout the system or on the Internet with Bing (swipe with your finger or type from the Screen Starts and h Smart Search it will find it - whether it's a document on your computer, a cloud photo album, a favorite app, a song from Xbox music or a web page).
- Windows 8.1 also comes with it Internet Explorer 11, browser "ideally designed for touch devices". Internet Explorer 11 syncs your browsing history, favorites, and settings between all Windows 8.1 devices of the same user.
- Windows 8.1 also supports 3D printing, offering plug-and-play support for 3D printers and allowing applications to 3D print jobs and recognize 3D file types.
- Windows 8.1 allows users to ability to view and use up to 4 apps simultaneously, next to each other. Window size can be changed.
- Still, Microsoft refers to improved support for multiple screens. User can display the desktop on a screen and applications from the Windows Store to the other (or all of its monitors). Also, a Metro app can be viewed on one screen and another Metro app on the other.
- Deep integration of cloud services with SkyDrive, so all files are available through Skydrive from all of the user's devices.
- Windows Store is changing design: Microsoft talks about easier viewing of apps, new categories (for new and emerging apps, New & Rising) and personalized proposals that use the sophisticated system choiceof Bing.
- With Windows 8.1 applications are updated automatically.
