Is the windows start button (not the start menu) In windows 8.1?

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But you can also set it to go to the app list. They also added where you can right click the start button to get to shut down among with a lot of other 8.1 changes. I have to say everything is better in 8.1 than 8.
8.1 has something kind of like a Start button...it only has a button in the shape of a window that makes it easier for you to get to the same boxy menu that Windows 8 has instead of having to go all the way to the bottom left corner. It's Microsoft's way of saying "lol".