difference between windows 8 and windows 8.1

Loosey · Jan 9, 2014

I was ready to buy my computer and I noticed it was windows 8.1. What is the diffence between windows 8 and windows 8.1. Thank you

USAFRet · Jan 9, 2014

Loosey :

Further enhancements to 8. Not the least of which is being able to boot directly into Desktop mode, completely bypassing the Metro interface.

http://gizmodo.com/windows-8-1-review-little-changes-make-a-big-differenc-1446625571
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3121_7-57608058-220/windows-8.1-what-you-need-to-know-faq/