Two Ways to Tell if Windows 8.1 Update 1 is Installed

Windows 8.1 Update 1 makes Windows 8 even user friendly for those who either prefer to use the mouse instead of touch interface. For example, when a "Metro" app is opened, in previous versions of Windows 8, it was virtually impossible to exit the app. How with Windows 8.1 Update 1, you can simply touch the mouse cursor to the top edge of the screen and a black bar will drop down giving you to X out the app.

However, Microsoft decides not to include this info in the System page when you right click on the Start button and choose System. It would simply say Windows 8.1 or Windows 8.1 Pro.

Well, there is one simple way to find if you have Update 1 install in addition to the black bar trick already mentioned. On the Windows 8.1 Start screen, if you see the Power and Search icons immediately next to your own profile picture, then you have the Update 1 installed.