The next Windows 8.1 update might skip the Start screen by default

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http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/ea0b30fc942f1a98e0617cadf509daa0/windows-8-1-update-1.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/30/windows8-1-desktop-default/)Microsoft already gave Windows 8 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/30/windows-8-review/) users the option (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/26/windows-8-1-hands-on/) to boot their machines directly to the desktop, but a future update could make the classic interface standard. According to known leaker WZor (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/22/windows-8-1-update-may-let-you-pin-modern-apps/), the latest Windows 8.1 test build skips over Microsoft's tiled interface by default. Of course, those aren't the only changes --WZor also posted screenshots showing that the OS' power options (sleep, shut down and restart) have been moved to the Start Screen, and modern UI apps now feature a "minimize" option, lending credibility to rumors that a future update would allow them to be run from the desktop. So that's what they meant bybusiness friendly (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/24/windows-8-1-update-1-march-11-leak/).

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/30/windows8-1-desktop-default/