Windows 8.1 probably won’t change your opinion of the OS. Just how unloved is Windows 8’s new interface? Consider this: One of Windows 8.1’s hot new features is the ability to bypass the Live Tile user interface and boot directly to the traditional Windows desktop.
It’s a tacit admission by Microsoft that its ambitious goal of creating a unified interface for mobile and desktop devices hasn’t exactly gotten a warm embrace from longtime Windows users.A year after Windows 8’s debut, Windows 8.1 is here. Is it better than its predecessor? Yes, but in small ways. The overall presentation is essentially.unchanged, albeit with some needed improvements