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"  Start Button: Windows 8.1 sees the return of the Start Button, allowing users to transition between the Start Screen and Desktop mode. The Start Screen is the customizable touchscreen for Windows, where users can access applications and the Internet from tile-like icons, which they can arrange as preferred. Desktop mode, on the other hand, is the more traditional-looking home screen with the toolbar on the bottom. (Microsoft originally merged the two styles with Windows 8). It didn&amp;#039;t bring back the Smart Menu, but the Start Button serves as a familiar navigation tool. During a Reddit AMA with the Windows 8.1 engineers, commenters had mixed opinions on the Start Button&amp;#039;s reappearance. One user didn&amp;#039;t understand the hate that the start screen vs. desktop with the start button garnered, saying they transitioned pretty quickly after adjusting to the new look. Others found it difficult to open programs. Snap View: In an attempt to increase the organization of Windows 8.1, Microsoft brought in the snap view. When you click on a link in an open application, the app you already have running will snap to one side of the screen to make room for the opening one, which will snap open in the other half. Or if you&amp;#039;ve already got more than one app open, a floating tile appears so you can arrange the order of your opened apps. Depending on what device you&amp;#039;re using, anywhere from two to four apps can be open on one screen at a time. Users can also adjust the size of each opened app. More: How to Build a Pergola Yourself! Omnisearch: Search is now all-inclusive. Any searches performed will show not only results from applications on the device, but also from around the web, via Microsoft&amp;#039;s Bing. Skydrive Sync: With this OS incarnation, the Microsoft cloud engine is built right in. Syncing is done somewhat automatically; SkyDrive downloads the icons and basic information of files\u2014opening one prompts the system to download the whole file. This picking and choosing allows for improved memory management, whereas the original version of Windows 8 pulled down the SkyDrive&amp;#039;s entire storage contents. Boot to Desktop: Instead of booting up to the Start screen, users who prefer to work with a good old mouse and keyboard now have the option to start up directly in Desktop mode. It takes some tweaking, but by clicking the Desktop tile after booting, you can enter the Desktop view and adjust preferences by right-clicking an open area on the task bar, going to Properties and then Navigation. Check the box next to &amp;quot;Go to desktop instead of start when I sign in,&amp;quot; and from then on every time you start up you&amp;#039;ll bypass the Start Screen. More: The Tallest Building in the World 2015 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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