Windows 8.1 Update 1 Kiosk Mode difference

We have a number of stations running modern IE on Windows 8.1 in Kiosk Mode. I ran the in-place upgrade on a few of them to test Windows 8.1 Update 1. Everything runs fine except that hitting the Windows key 5 times no longer takes you to the login
screen. Is this by design or just something that was over looked? I also noticed that Crt+Alt+Del works and though I haven't gone back to the original machines that have not been upgraded yet, I believe this didn't used to work.

Hi,
Sorry for late reply.
Based on my test,we didn't meet this issue.
I suggest that we check the Group policy first.
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