Windows 8.1 update hides tile interface by default

Microsoft backpedals

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http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/30/5362156/windows-8-1-update-1-boot-to-desktop-by-default [theverge.com]

Microsoft backpedals: Windows 8.1 update hides tile interface by default

Microsoft is once again planning to alter the way its Start Screen works in Windows 8.1 Update 1. While the software giant originally released Windows 8.1 last year with an option to bypass the "Metro" interface at boot, sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to The Verge that the upcoming update for Windows 8.1 will enable this by default. Like many other changes in Update 1, we’re told the reason for the reversal is to improve the OS for keyboard and mouse users.

If true, this would be a big admission by MS that the Metro interface is a failure on desktops.