Rumor: Microsoft planning boot-to-desktop mode for Windows 8.1 update

If you're using a Windows 8 partition, then there's a fairly decent chance you want to strangle whoever created the Metro interface, as great as Microsoft seems to think it is.

http://www.powerpage.org/2013/04/17/rumor-microsoft-planning-boot-to-desktop-mode-for-windows-8-1-update/