Some tips on making Windows 8.1 less of a pain in the a.... Tip 1:

1. Escape Key

Over the last two years, the Start Screen of Windows 8 has received a ton of negative press. So much so that Microsoft was finally forced to provide boot to desktop option to Windows 8 users. Still yet, the Start Screen remains an indispensable asset of Windows 8.1, and if you need to quickly move back to the Desktop from Start Screen, you can simply make use of the Escape key. You can press the Escape key to return to the Desktop but oddly hitting it again doesn’t take you back the Start Screen.