Windows 8

[Maniacal]

I've heard about a few games that don't run well, but the only one I actually remember is Hotline Miami. I'm sure most of any issues are just teething problems with drivers or something that could probably be fixed easily. Thankfully this isn't the jump from x32 to x64 again, that was a mess.

 

[BirraImperial]

I have Windows 8 and it runs my games (BF3, WoW, Metro 2033, Fallout New Vegas, Civ V) just fine.
One thing I really don't like is that I used to find programs much faster in 7. I miss the start button, but I'm slowly getting used to it. M$, please stop making Desktop OS like tablets....

 

[Zelig]

Just type the program name on your keyboard.

 

[Zack]

Do people not realize how to utilize the taskbar, or something?

 

[BirraImperial]

Do people not realize how to utilize the taskbar, or something?

What taskbar?

Just type the program name on your keyboard.

Thanks! I just needed to search from the metro interface, I'm still used to do everything from the desktop...

 

[Zack]

What taskbar?

The one on the bottom? Are you just being coy, or do you really not know what the taskbar is? Right-click a program and select "Pin to taskbar," and then that program is always on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen, a click away.

 

[Zelig]

Do people not realize how to utilize the taskbar, or something?

I didn't actually use the taskbar in its updated form until a year or so ago, I insisted on single-line, text-labels showing, no grouping, no pinning.

Using it in it's default form is much, much, much better if you shorten the hover preview time to 0, so you can mouse over and preview any window with no delay.

 

[Zack]

How is that accomplished? I'm not finding it.

 

[Mise]

I like the Windows 7 taskbar and frankly I almost never use the start menu now...

 

[BirraImperial]

The one on the bottom? Are you just being coy, or do you really not know what the taskbar is? Right-click a program and select "Pin to taskbar," and then that program is always on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen, a click away.

I know, I know. I just don't find it very useful to pin stuff. I have maybe 2-3 programs pinned to it, but I don't want to fill it with a bunch of apps I don't use regulary. With Windows 7 it was really useful to just click the start button and type the name of the program I needed.

 

[Zack]

How is hitting the Windows key and typing the name any different?

 

[Iranon]

Click lower left corner, type name of program... still the same thing. A bit more visually disturbing now, but with convenient filters if you need them.

 

[Zelig]

How is that accomplished? I'm not finding it.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/40405-taskbar-thumbnail-live-preview-change-delay-time.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/40425-taskbar-thumbnail-previews-change-delay-time.html

You might also need to play around with the window animation settings in the system settings GUI, I can't recall.

This is the only other tweak I apply to Win8, paddedborderwidth to 0: http://www.howtogeek.com/130138/how-to-change-the-window-border-size-in-windows-8/

 

[Tommy Vercetti]

Windows 8 is an abomination to computing. Metro SUCKS and so does the start screen. Tablets are a fad. Hopefully this crap all dies out so we can keep our traditional desktops and start menus.

 

[Zelig]

Windows 8 is an abomination to computing. Metro SUCKS and so does the start screen. Tablets are a fad. Hopefully this crap all dies out so we can keep our traditional desktops and start menus.

Good thing metro is optional, I think you're confusing Windows 8 and Windows RT again.

 

[Tommy Vercetti]

Good thing metro is optional, I think you're confusing Windows 8 and Windows RT again.

Both of them suck though.

 

[Zelig]

Both of them suck though.

You've failed to provide any limitation in Windows 8 compared to Windows 7 to support that sentiment.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Not this again...

 

[Tommy Vercetti]

You've failed to provide any limitation in Windows 8 compared to Windows 7 to support that sentiment.

The interface for Windows 8 is terrible. It is clunky and unwieldy. Metro is a pain to use and start screen is a stupid idea. The start menu was more effective. It does NOT need to take up the whole screen. It should have been made an option to keep the start menu in Windows 8 by default. There is still a chance they might fix this crap with a service pack. Hopefully if usage rates stay low and people keep complaining they will. One rule of running a good business, the customer is always right.

 

[sophie]

The interface for Windows 8 is terrible. It is clunky and unwieldy. Metro is a pain to use and start screen is a stupid idea. The start menu was more effective. It does NOT need to take up the whole screen. It should have been made an option to keep the start menu in Windows 8 by default. There is still a chance they might fix this crap with a service pack. Hopefully if usage rates stay low and people keep complaining they will. One rule of running a good business, the customer is always right.

You have in no way explained what Windows 8 does worse than Windows 7. Saying "the interface is terrible" does not count. You said the start screen is stupid and the menu is effective, but you haven't explained why. How was the menu more effective when they are functionally the exact same thing?