Difference Between Windows 8.1 (Blue) And Windows 8

A preview of Windows 8.1 was released on 26th June this year.Microsoft Final release of Windows 8.1 will be later in the calendar year.Yes, the Start button is back, but not exactly as you remember it. Price for Windows 8.1 will be a free update to Windows 8 and RT .

   Microsoft has officially announced the features of Windows 8.1. Here’s a quick comparison table of what they are.

Feature	Windows 8	Windows 8.1
Start button	No	Yes
Lock screen slideshow	No	Yes
Start Menu	No	No
Internet explorer 11	No	Yes
Extra large and small tiles	No	Yes
Use desktop background as Start screen background	No	Yes
Slide to Shutdown	No	Yes
All apps screen	No	Yes
Shutdown and restart option in Win + X menu	No	Yes
Update PC Setting	No	Yes
Click to Call in Internet Explorer 11	No	Yes
Sync Start screen layout across PCs	No	Yes
Support for touchpad gesture out of the box	No	Yes
Uninstall multi app at once	No	Yes
network behavior monitoring in defender	No	Yes
New Start screen partner	No	Yes
Sync Internet Explorer tabs across PCs	No	Yes
Snap up to three apps on each screen	No	Yes
Calculator app	No	Yes
Alarm app	No	Yes
Outlook 2013	No	Yes
Reading list	No	Yes
New Windows Store	No	Yes
New Skydrive app	No	Yes

I highly recommend that you apply this update when it comes out.