The updated OS will also include the return of the start button, which will appear whenever you move your mouse to the bottom right of the screen in tiled (or 'Metro') mode and will persist on the taskbar when in desktop mode. With the Windows 8.1 update - expected in mid-October - it will come pre-loaded with the operating system. On Windows 8, Skype users have to download the VoIP app via the Windows Store. In its own blog post (Opens in a new window), Microsoft said that 'connecting and sharing should be a seamless part of every Windows experience.' 'By simply searching and adding contacts to your People list in Skype the people you care about are at your fingertips, and you are in control of who those contacts are.' 'With Windows 8.1, simply log in and you're ready to go,' Skype said in a blog post (Opens in a new window).

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