sharonespi

Thanks to bodean & Neil for replying. I have just finished installing Windows 8.1 and everything went smoothly although somewhat time consuming. I am happy to report that the Start8 button is right where it should be and is working great, just like it always has. Earlier in the year I read SOMEWHERE on some forums that there were problems with the Start8 after installing the windows upgrade....also some folders were lost, the Start

I keep getting the popups to upgrade to Windows 8.1. But will the Start8 button automatically appear after the upgrade? So far my laptop has worked perfectly and I DO NOT want any problems due to an upgrade that is probably not necessary. Do I even need to upgrade to 8.1? Thanks to anyone who may reply! <