Windows 8.1 features

[LIZS]

Can anyone summarise the new features of 8.1 please. Updated pc yesterday and so far all I've discovered is the tile icon left on IE bottom bar but IE screen now has black background , can we change this ?

Windows 8.1 is just a small update over 8. Essentially, the main differences are around the Start screen. You can now set your PC to boot to the desktop instead of the Start screen, the Start button has returned which you can right click to find some old familiar options and there are now more options with tile sizes and backgrounds for the Start screen (oh and a new version of Internet Explorer).

Other than that, there's no major observable changes.