<p>The two most disliked aspects of Windows 8 - the lack of a Start button and inability to boot to desktop - may finally be addressed in Windows 8.1, aka "Windows Blue," an update to the maligned due later this year.</p><p>ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley was the first to pick up on this and put the pieces together, because the hints were scattered around various sources. The first hint appeared on NeoWin via a Russian Windows site, where someone went digging through a leaked beta version of Windows Blue.</p><p>In the build, they found a line of code in the twinui.dll file in Windows 8.1 (build 9364) that indicates users may be able to immediately launch into the Explorer desktop when starting Blue, rather than the Modern UI only. Foley added that her own sources report the Start menu may return.</p><p>This has been a major bugaboo for many folks and has kept them away from Windows 8, myself included. IDC analyst Bob O'Donnell told CNET last month that the two most wanted features are the Start menu and Explorer desktop.</p><p><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/82876">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.winbeta.org/news/windows-81-windows-blue-build-8364-showcases-download-progress-bar-under-live-tile">Windows 8.1 (Windows Blue) build 8364 showcases download progress bar ...</a> (WinBeta)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dWL7EoNZwYZsrdMkQhuov5h9in3YM&ned=us">130 additional articles.</a></p>