HP-p6 upgraded to windows 8.1 - now all items in My documents disappeared leaving only Documents

My computer automatically upgraded to Windows 8.1 (I think) and it now looks different with the Window button on the bottom left instead of the button to take you back to the old desktop screen.  However when I went to open a Word document I could not locate My documents / My Pictures etc but instead there is only Documents and Pictures under this PC.  How do I locate all of my documents/images et cetera as they were saved under My Documents and not Documents.
Many thanks

Hello @Polly-T,
I understand that your HP p6 Desktop PC automatically upgraded to Windows 8.1 and your My Documents folder is now gone and you want to know how to access it. I am providing you with a Windows Support document: Where is the My Documents folder?, which addresses the very issue that you are describing.
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