Am I Missing Something? The Much Heralded "Update 1" Seems Pretty Empty

Got the big, important "Update 1" we've all been hearing so much about. The much heralded KB2919355. The one we MUST have or risk not getting any more updates.
Windows Update said it would need to download about 800 megabytes. I watched the network while it was downloading.
Nothing like an actual 800 megabytes was downloaded. Does Windows Update somehow magically skirt the Ethernet stats, or is the size of the update - which actually changed during the download (as reported on the screen by
Windows Update) from 800+ MB initially to something in the 700s - or is this size just some made-up number by Microsoft Marketing to make people think this is a substantial update?
It installed okay in my test VM and seemed to support everything I need Windows to do, so I installed it in my primary workstation. It went in okay there too, but I've got to be honest with you:
I sure as heck don't see any kind of differences to justify a big download.
Now, keep in mind I personally never, ever see the Metro/Modern interface nor the Start screen. Outside of changes there,
are there any differences?
Performance is the same. I ran benchmarks before and after. The NTFS performance degradation in Windows 8.1 is still there. Disk, display, network operations are the same speed. No difference.
I haven't noticed any differences in any desktop features. All the dialogs look the same and have the same functionality. Even the System panel shows no difference. The version info is just the same. Even a CMD windows still shows
"Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]".
Possibly most importantly: Metro/Modern apps won't run with UAC fully disabled. That's just stupid on Microsoft's part.
The only functional difference I've noticed so far are several new error messages in my System Event Log (something about the event logging service not being able to enable publisher Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-ShimEngine/Operational).
You can't be serious that a few UI changes on the Metro/Modern side are what this "big deal, 800 MB, more desktop friendly" update is all about. That's ridiculous!
Microsoft, if you're expecting to win back the hearts and minds of "legacy desktop lovers", you actually need to be DOING SUBSTANTIAL THINGS to improve the desktop, the Win32 APIs, and the functionality and performance of the system!
The hollow nature of this update speaks volumes about both Microsoft's intent and capabilities. The hype certainly does
NOT meet the reality. I'm one disappointed "legacy desktop user".
-Noel
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Hi,
You can refer to the link below which talk about the improvements in Windows 8.1 Update.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/install-latest-update-windows-8-1
Windows 8.1 update 1 download page list the details package of this update.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42335
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