The Start button might return with Windows 8.1

The disappearance of the Start button in Windows 8 is one of the great changes that Microsoft introduced with the new version of its operating system. The decision was justified by the strength of touch and by the data collected by the company that indicated a progressive decline in the use of the Start menu. With the Start Screen in the foreground, it seemed that there would be no turning back and we would no longer see the classic button on our desktops. Or yes, because Redmond may be thinking better of it and Windows 8.1 comes with a renewed Start button

From The Verge, Tom Warren assures that sources familiar with Microsoft's plans have revealed to him the company's intention to recover the Start button with the next Windows 8 Blue update. Of course, no It would not be a classic Windows-style Start menu, but rather a button with which you can directly access the Start Screen from the desktop. Its own appearance would be similar to that of the central button that we find when we display the Charms bar.

This button would thus join the possibility of starting from the desktop that has been rumored since the leak of one of the builds of Windows 8.1. In this way Microsoft would allow users to choose the option to start the system directly on the desktop and access the Start Screen just by clicking on the new Start button.

So far none of the leaked builds include those two options, but both rumors have been making waves in recent days.Last week it was Mary Jo Foley who raised on ZDNet the possibility of starting directly on the desktop and claimed to have sources that confirmed that in Redmond they were considering this option along with adding a start button in the next big Windows 8 update. .

They are still rumors, but, coming from two different sources and with details in some of the leaked builds that confirm them, it doesn't seem unreasonable to think that Microsoft might be studying said options Whether or not they end up reaching the end user is another story. There is no doubt that summer will be interesting for Windows 8 users, with a possible public preview of version 8.1 in June and an estimated release date in August.

Via | The Verge