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So, I installed the CP on the first of this month, and I must say, WOW! Speechless! It's like, ZOOM! :shock: It's stupid fast! Most of the time, it honestly feels like I'm using Windows 7 on a Solid State Drive, it's impressive. Resuming from hibernate is crazy fast, the cold boot time is faster since there are actually few services that automatically start up compared to 7. Shut down is still fast as usual. Some of the metro drop down menus aren't giant anymore. There is an actual way to switch and close metro apps as well.
But I do have grievances though. I was concerned with this when I saw the leaked screenshots of the 8200 build, it seems like the Desktop and Start Screen are segregated. We have to use the touch version of the Charms bar compared to the Developer Preview's Desktop Charms bar. It seems awkward on the Desktop to bring up the Charms. By default, Aero Peek is disable because if it is enabled, you might hide the Charms if you don't bring the pointer up.
I'm not really having a fancy for the black background when you do hover over a Charm. I think it would be a little more cleaner if it were just the icons in white, or maybe whatever color your Start Screen is. And, I want to be able to use the new Start logo, I want go the bottom left and hover over the new Start window.
Seeing how the Developer Preview was for developers to be able to build metro apps, and seeing as how the Consumer Preview will allow for a larger audience to use the metro Start Screen and its improved navigation, I bet there might be next release before the Release Candidate, maybe a General Preview or Consumer Preview 2. I say this because the Desktop has NOT changed whatsoever. It's still Windows 7 with metro meshed on top of it. Some leaked screenshots might show some new iconography, and Windows Server 8 has a revamped UI of the Desktop, so we'll see. I just want to see metro design from top to bottom, from Desktop to Start Screen. That is all.
But I do have grievances though. I was concerned with this when I saw the leaked screenshots of the 8200 build, it seems like the Desktop and Start Screen are segregated. We have to use the touch version of the Charms bar compared to the Developer Preview's Desktop Charms bar. It seems awkward on the Desktop to bring up the Charms. By default, Aero Peek is disable because if it is enabled, you might hide the Charms if you don't bring the pointer up.
I'm not really having a fancy for the black background when you do hover over a Charm. I think it would be a little more cleaner if it were just the icons in white, or maybe whatever color your Start Screen is. And, I want to be able to use the new Start logo, I want go the bottom left and hover over the new Start window.
Seeing how the Developer Preview was for developers to be able to build metro apps, and seeing as how the Consumer Preview will allow for a larger audience to use the metro Start Screen and its improved navigation, I bet there might be next release before the Release Candidate, maybe a General Preview or Consumer Preview 2. I say this because the Desktop has NOT changed whatsoever. It's still Windows 7 with metro meshed on top of it. Some leaked screenshots might show some new iconography, and Windows Server 8 has a revamped UI of the Desktop, so we'll see. I just want to see metro design from top to bottom, from Desktop to Start Screen. That is all.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS
- CPU
- AMD FX 8320
- Motherboard
- Crosshair V Formula-Z
- Memory
- 16 gig DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS R9 270
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
x2 3 TB Toshibas
Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
- PSU
- OCZ 500 watt
- Case
- A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
- Cooling
- Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
- Keyboard
- Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft Touch Mouse
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 11
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014