Windows 8.1 Start button shown in leaked screenshots

Leaked screenshots have revealed the look of the Start button that's rumored to be returning to Windows in its 8.1 update.

Paul Thurrott has posted images showing the brand new Start button fashioned as an unadorned Windows 8 icon. According to ZDNet, clicking on the button will likely return users to the Start Screen, rather than opening a menu like in earlier versions of Windows. However, the Start Screen can reportedly now use your desktop wallpaper as its background, helping to blend the potentially jarring change between the desktop and Modern UI style interface.

:story: The Verge