Windows 8.2. New Changes Are Coming

Windows 8.2. New Changes Are Coming

Windows 8.2. New Changes Are Coming - Business 2 Community

The recently released operating system Windows 8.1 is a thing of the past. Microsoft is attentively monitoring the reviews for this version and the company has already started to create a list of changes that will appear in the new Windows 8.2. We’re intriducing you the most interesting features of the upcoming Windows 8.2 operating system.
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[alphanumeric]

Understand. No problem regarding the monitor - mine is 22". So bottom line is that Windows 8 or 8.1 does not offer much over Windows 7 for the desktop user. Right?

Cosmetically no. If I didn't like Metro I'd still be running 7. I was (on my desktop PC) until just recently. There are other improvements, you'd have to look them up and decide if having them is worth putting up with Metro. Not sure if it factors in or not, but I use a trackball for navigation on my desktop PC. I might have a different opinion of Metro if I was moussing it.

 

[corax]

So just curious, which fix(es) did you like? I want to make I'm not missing any of the good new stuff

In Windows 8.0 I could only open Metro on one screen at a time. And Metro snap wouldn't work on my two 1280x1024 LCD's. That meant to use snap I had to run metro on my main 1920x1080 center monitor. Now in 8.1 I can open Metro Apps on more than one monitor at a time, all three if I want. I can now snap 2 metro apps each on my 1280x1024 LCD's, and 3 on my 1920x1080 LCD. I often run Slacker radio and the Weather app on one monitor, and the Netflix App on my main monitor. Outlook will be running on my other monitor.

Well, I guess I haven't seen anything too exciting in my case. One change I made in 8.1 was on lock screen and desktop background, now they're both the same and also the same as my win 7 background. I wanted to see what my wife and kids would do, if they could tell the difference. They still ask me to put it back to Windows 7.
I was however able to bring back the lagoon screen saver that came with Windows 7 touchpack. That wouldn't work with Windows 8.0 but does with 8.1.
On the minus side "Camera" doesn't work with my webcam I have to use a third party app with 8.1 for that (It worked with 8.0, I used it just before I upgraded). I've been patiently waiting for an update to fix that.

 

[Clintlgm]

So just curious, which fix(es) did you like? I want to make I'm not missing any of the good new stuff

In Windows 8.0 I could only open Metro on one screen at a time. And Metro snap wouldn't work on my two 1280x1024 LCD's. That meant to use snap I had to run metro on my main 1920x1080 center monitor. Now in 8.1 I can open Metro Apps on more than one monitor at a time, all three if I want. I can now snap 2 metro apps each on my 1280x1024 LCD's, and 3 on my 1920x1080 LCD. I often run Slacker radio and the Weather app on one monitor, and the Netflix App on my main monitor. Outlook will be running on my other monitor.

Well, I guess I haven't seen anything too exciting in my case. One change I made in 8.1 was on lock screen and desktop background, now they're both the same and also the same as my win 7 background. I wanted to see what my wife and kids would do, if they could tell the difference. They still ask me to put it back to Windows 7.
I was however able to bring back the lagoon screen saver that came with Windows 7 touchpack. That wouldn't work with Windows 8.0 but does with 8.1.
On the minus side "Camera" doesn't work with my webcam I have to use a third party app with 8.1 for that (It worked with 8.0, I used it just before I upgraded). I've been patiently waiting for an update to fix that.

Well you don't need that start/Lock screen at all check out these Group Policy Edits Windows 8 tips and tricks - part 1 My 8.1 desktop is just the same as my Win 7 desktop same gadgets and all. Some software that can't run will sometimes run in compatible mode?

 

[corax]

In Windows 8.0 I could only open Metro on one screen at a time. And Metro snap wouldn't work on my two 1280x1024 LCD's. That meant to use snap I had to run metro on my main 1920x1080 center monitor. Now in 8.1 I can open Metro Apps on more than one monitor at a time, all three if I want. I can now snap 2 metro apps each on my 1280x1024 LCD's, and 3 on my 1920x1080 LCD. I often run Slacker radio and the Weather app on one monitor, and the Netflix App on my main monitor. Outlook will be running on my other monitor.

Well, I guess I haven't seen anything too exciting in my case. One change I made in 8.1 was on lock screen and desktop background, now they're both the same and also the same as my win 7 background. I wanted to see what my wife and kids would do, if they could tell the difference. They still ask me to put it back to Windows 7.
I was however able to bring back the lagoon screen saver that came with Windows 7 touchpack. That wouldn't work with Windows 8.0 but does with 8.1.
On the minus side "Camera" doesn't work with my webcam I have to use a third party app with 8.1 for that (It worked with 8.0, I used it just before I upgraded). I've been patiently waiting for an update to fix that.

Well you don't need that start/Lock screen at all check out these Group Policy Edits Windows 8 tips and tricks - part 1 My 8.1 desktop is just the same as my Win 7 desktop same gadgets and all. Some software that can't run will sometimes run in compatible mode?

Hmm, I'll give that a look thanks for the tip.

 

[Nemix]

Driver support for windows 8.1 is still hot or miss, let's hope with Windows 8.2/Threshold update Microsoft does not update the kernel again since that would mean going through a repeat drivers update and waiting hell process all over again.

PS. I'm back on Windows 8.1 since Intel has released a new HD 3000 (Sandy Bridge) driver that works pretty much perfect with Windows 8.1, no more blurry text or such things (except in IE 11 which is Microsoft's text implementation at fault).

 

[Phone Man]

Threshold is the next "wave" of windows updates just as "Blue" is the current wave for all systems.

Microsoft codename 'Threshold': The next major Windows wave takes shape | ZDNet

Before Microsoft gets to Threshold, the company is on track to deliver an update to Windows 8.1 (known as Windows 8.1 Update 1) around the same time that it delivers Windows Phone "Blue" (Windows Phone 8.1). That's supposedly happening in the spring 2014/Q2 2014 timeframe, from what my sources have said

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A spring update but not 8.2

Jim

 

[legacy7955]

I didn't know you still can't disable the charms or hot corners if you select
boot directly to desktop in 8.1? Is that so?

I hope that M$ actually follows through with their claim of listening to their majority customers that want to have a desktop that operates exactly as it did in Windows 7...

And just as importantly I want the old simple easy to use way of safe boot with F11 key instead of the cluster fluck now required with 8.1 and 8.0.

 

[Nemix]

My only current complaints about Windows 8.1 is there's no way of changing the login screen's wallpaper (only color change), the show desktop button (bottom right corner) does not animate or change color when highlighted/hover over with mouse (it's already smaller than it was in Windows 7 and there's no way of knowing when you mouse is actually over the button) and there's no option to disable the new Windows Start Button (gets annoying when running Metro Apps and hitting the button by accident especially with online Metro UI games).

 

[Clintlgm]

I didn't know you still can't disable the charms or hot corners if you select
boot directly to desktop in 8.1? Is that so?

I hope that M$ actually follows through with their claim of listening to their majority customers that want to have a desktop that operates exactly as it did in Windows 7...

And just as importantly I want the old simple easy to use way of safe boot with F11 key instead of the cluster fluck now required with 8.1 and 8.0.

well if you want your Win 7 desktop back put on ClassicShell. gpedit to not use lock screen, you boot straight to log on and desktop, turn off charm, corners, select your start button image. you are running 8.1 in Win 7 mode and if your running a SSD you can select to completely shut down/Restart, as you don't need hybrid shut down.

 

[alphanumeric]

I agree with the no login screen wallpaper comment. I also noticed no wallpaper on my monitors if I let Windows boot to metro. The Metro Start Screen comes up on my main monitor and my other two just have the single color background. I don't get any desktop wallpaper until I launch a program or app. If I boot to the desktop instead, all my monitors show the desktop wallpaper right away.

 

[whs]

I didn't know you still can't disable the charms or hot corners if you select
boot directly to desktop in 8.1? Is that so?

I hope that M$ actually follows through with their claim of listening to their majority customers that want to have a desktop that operates exactly as it did in Windows 7...

And just as importantly I want the old simple easy to use way of safe boot with F11 key instead of the cluster fluck now required with 8.1 and 8.0.

well if you want your Win 7 desktop back put on ClassicShell. gpedit to not use lock screen, you boot straight to log on and desktop, turn off charm, corners, select your start button image. you are running 8.1 in Win 7 mode and if your running a SSD you can select to completely shut down/Restart, as you don't need hybrid shut down.

Now tell me again - why would I want to jump thru all these hoops if I can have or keep Windows 7. That does not sound like a real sales pitch to motivate people to dish out extra money.

 

[Nemix]

@ alphanumeric

Really though I'm just nitpicking but the problem you have with two or more monitors and the wallpapers not showing in the desktop sounds like a bug and will probably be fixed very soon through Windows update patches.

 

[alphanumeric]

@ alphanumeric

Really though I'm just nitpicking but the problem you have with two or more monitors and the wallpapers not showing in the desktop sounds like a bug and will probably be fixed very soon through Windows update patches.

I hunted and hunted looking for a setting in customization etc to set a wallpaper on the login screen. It was only after I Googled it that I realized that there wasn't one. You can customize just about every other screen after the boot screen so why not that one. It's no big deal, just a would be nice kind of deal.

 

[MrBill]

There are actually real issues

In addition to jumping through hoops to use the desktop, I have noticed some actual issues. While the apps are improving, if you decide to run a few, if you run some of them and run desktop apps you'll sometimes find yourself with apps hung that stop your machine from going to sleep or just plain flakiness in OS stability.

Additionally, there are some programs that ran on XP and Windows 7, but have issues on Windows 8.x. Normally older games, but I have seen posts elsewhere that include real applications for folks. While this is never unusual for a Windows upgrade, adding this to folks already annoyance with the new UI and you can see why the market won't upgrade.

Windows 7 is still viable for at least another couple of years. It will take that long for the applications and apps to catch up to Windows 8. Microsoft should start thinking about this. While yearly upgrades may seem like a good idea, the market won't move as fast in the PC world. Also, lets be honest, every "upgrade" of a mobile OS is usually negligible. Microsoft would do itself a favor by examining not only its UI, but the applications that reside on the traditional PC vs. the mobile apps that are much more simplistic and faster to upgrade.

 

[Vertex]

Windows 7 is still viable for at least another couple of years. It will take that long for the applications and apps to catch up to Windows 8. Microsoft should start thinking about this. While yearly upgrades may seem like a good idea, the market won't move as fast in the PC world. Also, lets be honest, every "upgrade" of a mobile OS is usually negligible. Microsoft would do itself a favor by examining not only its UI, but the applications that reside on the traditional PC vs. the mobile apps that are much more simplistic and faster to upgrade.

You make a good point. Not only does the market not move as fast as the computer world, application compatibility issues are always there to make or break a new operating system and if MS releases 3 versions of Windows 8.x in less than 3 years, there would be no surprise if outcries of legacy applications not working on the newest version comes out from many people. Rapid upgrades are only logical to mobile operating systems at this point because they are simpler and so do the apps that built them. Developers and testers for desktop applications would also have to do more work.

And at this point, much of the OEM machines still ship with Windows 8 RTM that continues to alienate people because it lacks a Start Menu.

Microsoft's new rapid release tactic is only to shake off the big mistake (possibly the biggest mistake) known as Windows 8.

Service Packs are in many ways, more logical than a new OS altogether because they are far easier to deploy and would have less issues with application compatibility as well. Even Windows 7 needs an SP2.