Upgraded to Windows 8.1

QQ20130706130318 With nothing to do today, I prepared to upgrade the system to 8.1, and also show you what 8.1 looks like.

First, you may need 6 hours or even longer to install the update. Back up your operating system before proceeding.

I started downloading the update from the Windows Store at 12:30, and finished installing at 18:30.

After the update was installed, the browser was also upgraded to IE11, the Start button appeared, but it’s not the old Start menu — it’s the Metro menu.

QQ20130706183755 Also, this appeared in the Metro menu:

QQ20130706183907 a down button that takes you to a list of all installed apps. Other than that I don’t feel much has changed, except the Metro menu background can now use the desktop background.