Rumour: Win9 RTM October 2014....????

Itching to get a full look at what is in store with Windows 9? Well if this report holds up, you may be in luck, and get a chance to take the upcoming major new version of Windows for a spin later this year.
Most expect Microsoft to release Windows 9 in early 2015.
But there seems to be a chance that the company may actually complete development of the operating system before the year is out, and release it in its traditional year-end time frame. No fuss!

Windows 9 To Hit RTM Status In October 2014, Says New Report |
 
Nice, :thumb:
 

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System One

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    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
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    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
I am sure they are hoping to put 8x out of its misery and distance themselves from it as soon as possible.

If they can get the next os out in time for Christmas buying season, they will.

There is a danger it might just be more of the same. That won't get them far. Let's hope they get it right this time.
 

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System One

  • OS
    7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
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    PC/Desktop
Always the same, I just get everything set up and working smoothly then they go and bring out another version. Will this windows 9 be an easy upgrade from 8.1?
 

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  • OS
    windows 8.1 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Intel 3770K i7 Ivy Bridge oc 4.5 GHz
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    Asus P8Z77 Premium
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    32GB Corsair Platinum
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    Nvidia GTX 780
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    Crucial 512GB SSD
    2x 3TB Seagate
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    Corsair HX850
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    Corsair White Graphite 600T
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    Corsair H80i
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    Roccat Isku
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    Roccat Kone XTD
Always the same, I just get everything set up and working smoothly then they go and bring out another version. Will this windows 9 be an easy upgrade from 8.1?

Way to early to comment on that.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    PC/Desktop
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    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
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    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
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    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
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    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
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    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
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    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
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    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
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    Thermaltake TR 620
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    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
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    Stock heatsink fan
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    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
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    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
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    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Hopefully version 9 will fix the issues brought on by windows 8. Even with windows 8.1 it didn't fix most of the issues with windows 8 such as visual cues and a more friendly UI. The metro is fine for touch but if you are using a mouse to navigate the control panel and such it was much easier with windows 7. It's like the purposely went to hide stuff and make it harder to access the interface and functions.
 

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1.) The control panel has not changed.
Still there, all the same, no difference.
Just as easy to get at as Win7, just in a different place.

2.) There is no issue with navigating with a Mouse and keyboard.
Simple, easy, effective. But different, and that is what throws people. Why, is still beyond me.

Getting to the PC Settings page is not difficult by any stretch of the imagination
why people can not grasp the concept behind Win8 is also beyond me.

The OS overall is miles ahead of everything else out there.

No, it's not perfect, but, if people didn't put so much energy into NOT liking Win8
as much as actually taking the time to understand it?
They would find a better OS in Win8, for both Tablet and Desktop/Laptop.

I do believe Win9 will be yet a better version.
And if they can get full cross platform compatibility in there, that would be awesome.
Such as, being able to run the same apps across all platforms (Laptop, Desktop, Tablet and Phone)
With Synch capabilities, that do not have to be outside your private network cloud base?
That would be sweet.

There are improvements needed, yes, but Win8 is not a horrible OS as so many love to portray it as.
Which also boggles me, it's a fervent attempt to lash out at Win8 and destroy it at any cost.
Very reminiscent of an ex-VP candidate. It's insanity.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I7-3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77
    Memory
    CORSAIR 8GB 2X4 D3 1866
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    EVGA GTX680 4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24" LED VG248QE
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    SAMSUNG E 256GB SSD 840 PRO -
    SAMSUNG E 120GB SSD840 -
    SEAGATE 1TB PIPELINE
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    CORSAIR GS800
    Case
    CORSAIR 600T
    Cooling
    CORSAIR HYDRO H100I LIQUID COOLER
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    THERMALTA CHALLENGER ULT GAME-KYBRD
    Mouse
    RAZER DEATHADDER GAME MS BLK-ED
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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    APC 1000VA -
    LGELECOEM LG 14X SATA BD BURNER -
    CORSAIR SP120 Fans x 3 -
    NZXT 5.25 USB3 BAY CARD READER -
    HAUPPAUGE COLOSSUS
It's too early to tell when it'll ACTUALLY RTM.

Although the problem with a fast paced upgrade cycle is that people that have been using Windows for 15+ years are used to upgrading every three to ten years. A new version of Windows everywhere is pushing it REAL hard.

Ugh, if the Desktop and Start menu come back as being the main focal point of Windows, I'm designing and building my own version of Windows. Seriously, there are flaws with an overlapping window paradigm that no one is touching. There are legitimate reasons as to why the menu design was revamped. It's like no one can think of anything better than something originally designed back in the mid '80s. Wow.

Either way, I'm looking forward to Windows 9. Ideally, they should have stuck it out and actually PUSHED 8.1 or 8.2 or 8.5 as the actual new version of Windows. I can't even think of why after 8.1 has been out for so long that literally no electronics retailer have updated their display models to 8.1. No wonder why people still give 8 grief because they don't even KNOW what 8.1 is let alone what it can do and what it makes better.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
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    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
Yanno, given how very little it would take to silence most of those who despise tifkam, myself included, it's hard to imagine them not doing it. I mean, if 8 had been a runaway success then they could tell us to piddle off and be done with it. But, sadly for them, that is not the case.

But for the love of God, please don't let them try to fool us again....
 

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    Win8.1 Pro, Desktop Mode
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    AMD FX-8150
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    Creative X-Fi Titanium
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    PX2710MW
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    1920x1080@60Hz
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    1x1TB Western Digital WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B1 ATA Device Caviar Black -

    4 x 2TB Seagate ST32000542A -
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    Antec
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    Noctua NH-D14
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    Logitech Illuminated Keyboard K740
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    60meg cable
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    Cyberfox
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    AVG Security Suite
Spot on #9 :)

The biggest complain many, including me, about windows 8/8.1 is the lack of CHOISES. MS wanted Metro, that's OK, but for people that did NOT want Metro, Windows 8 was really annoying. Same goes with the very limited settings for graphic on the desktop. Allmost no choise for a personal look. If you are not into the "modern minimalistic" look, then too bad, MS will not let you choose a "win 7" look, or any other look for that matter.
Win 8.1 gave the possibillity to skip Metro (hurra for that), but the desktop is still very ugly if you don't like this "windows 98 2D" style of graphic. With modern PC's we all now has the power to run allmost every graphic mode on our desktop, so why do we all have to go back to this flat and ugly look, _without_ having a choise of more graphic eyecandy

Hopefully Windows 9 is LOADED with choises, so we all can have the look, feel and function we want in WINDOWS (desktop, Metro, maybe a new UI)
 

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    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
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    MSI Z77A GD65
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    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
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    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
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    BenQ BL2411
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    1920*1200
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    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
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    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
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    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
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    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
You can put any wallpaper you want on the Desktop just like previous Windows operating systems. In 8.1 you can have Metro display your desktop wallpaper as a background instead of the included background images. My current theme has panoramic wallpapers that span across my three monitors. When I launch Metro the tiles appear on top of the desktop wallpaper on the monitor I launched it on.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
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    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
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    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
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    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
I think that's ultimately the pinnacle of what a new UI needs: features, power, and customization options. Every time I read someone going on and on about how the Desktop is great and all always seems to condense down to those three reasons. If the Modern UI had all that, we'd be talking about how weird the weather is.

I vote for a WHOLE new UI, ditch the Desktop UI, build the Modern UI with all the goodies that we like from the Desktop.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
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    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
I think that's ultimately the pinnacle of what a new UI needs: features, power, and customization options. Every time I read someone going on and on about how the Desktop is great and all always seems to condense down to those three reasons. If the Modern UI had all that, we'd be talking about how weird the weather is.

I vote for a WHOLE new UI, ditch the Desktop UI, build the Modern UI with all the goodies that we like from the Desktop.
Then what about us who don't use Modern UI at all?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
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    Laptop
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    Acer Aspire E1-571
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer Type-2
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    8GB DDR3 1333MHz
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    Intel HD 4000
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    High Definiton Audio Device
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    Generic
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    1366x768
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    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    PSU
    Generic
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    QWERTY
    Mouse
    ELANTECH Touchpad
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    12.68Mbps
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    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Hopefully version 9 will fix the issues brought on by windows 8. Even with windows 8.1 it didn't fix most of the issues with windows 8 such as visual cues and a more friendly UI. The metro is fine for touch but if you are using a mouse to navigate the control panel and such it was much easier with windows 7. It's like the purposely went to hide stuff and make it harder to access the interface and functions.

I wish you people would stop complaining always about just the start screen. There is more to Windows 8 than that. Have you even bothered to see under the hood of Windows 8?

I don't know about you, but I don't have ANY problems with the start screen with mouse and keyboard. I find everything easily, faster than I ever could on Windows 7.

Oh and not only that, but Win8 outperforms Win7 on my machine. There's an enhanced scheduler that improves performance quite massively. I can multitask a lot better and my games run better on Win8 than they ever did on Win7.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
I think that's ultimately the pinnacle of what a new UI needs: features, power, and customization options. Every time I read someone going on and on about how the Desktop is great and all always seems to condense down to those three reasons. If the Modern UI had all that, we'd be talking about how weird the weather is.

I vote for a WHOLE new UI, ditch the Desktop UI, build the Modern UI with all the goodies that we like from the Desktop.
Then what about us who don't use Modern UI at all?

I suggest you install and use the Zune software. That is the most EPIC definition of a metro designed Desktop program. It gorgeously designed, with awesome features.

The Modern UI isn't and should be strictly limited to touch, nor tablets, nor as just simple internet based apps.
 

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System One

  • 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
Hopefully version 9 will fix the issues brought on by windows 8. Even with windows 8.1 it didn't fix most of the issues with windows 8 such as visual cues and a more friendly UI. The metro is fine for touch but if you are using a mouse to navigate the control panel and such it was much easier with windows 7. It's like the purposely went to hide stuff and make it harder to access the interface and functions.

I wish you people would stop complaining always about just the start screen. There is more to Windows 8 than that. Have you even bothered to see under the hood of Windows 8?

I don't know about you, but I don't have ANY problems with the start screen with mouse and keyboard. I find everything easily, faster than I ever could on Windows 7.

Oh and not only that, but Win8 outperforms Win7 on my machine. There's an enhanced scheduler that improves performance quite massively. I can multitask a lot better and my games run better on Win8 than they ever did on Win7.

"Windows 8 is good as an OS but horrible to use!"

Yeah...unfortunately learning to take advantage of the features and defaults in 8.1 has fallen on deaf ears.
 

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System One

  • 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
Hopefully version 9 will fix the issues brought on by windows 8. Even with windows 8.1 it didn't fix most of the issues with windows 8 such as visual cues and a more friendly UI. The metro is fine for touch but if you are using a mouse to navigate the control panel and such it was much easier with windows 7. It's like the purposely went to hide stuff and make it harder to access the interface and functions.

I wish you people would stop complaining always about just the start screen. There is more to Windows 8 than that. Have you even bothered to see under the hood of Windows 8?

I don't know about you, but I don't have ANY problems with the start screen with mouse and keyboard. I find everything easily, faster than I ever could on Windows 7.

Oh and not only that, but Win8 outperforms Win7 on my machine. There's an enhanced scheduler that improves performance quite massively. I can multitask a lot better and my games run better on Win8 than they ever did on Win7.

Exactly. I agree.

But what I do want to see in Win9, is a return to the desktop.
All OS's need a desktop to be fully functional.
Sorry, but, I don't care who tries to claim it, they aren't getting all of their work done on an iPad or Android or ChromeOS.

Full on Multi-Tasking requires a Desktop environment.
This is not possible with Full Screen Apps, or split screen. Sorry, but it isn't.

Had they taken the desktop away completely from Win8, I would be on-board with everyone else about the negatives.
I would be complaining right along with you.

But they didn't, they didn't cripple it either, it's a nice big improvement over Win7 even. And massive improvement over WinXP.

I enjoy much of the integration with sharing across platforms using things like Skydrive. Huge improvement in that.
Extremely Quick access to my email using the Mail App, and Contacts App synching between all of my systems and phone?
That is Huge.
However, the Mail App and Contacts App do need some more improvements.
Such as Collapsible Folders. There are some others that I can not think of at the moment.
But, the Mail App and Contacts App work very well as is.
Can you do that on other systems? I am sure you can to some degree, but we aren't talking about other systems, we are talking about Windows, and these things are nice improvements and additions over what has been available in the past.

I do hope they make the needed changes to Win9.
Let me have Windowed Apps on my desktop if I want, or run them as full screen and be able to swipe them in and away as needed.
Give Native Multi-Desktop support like CubeDesktop, and give multi gesture support for touch.
And if not,, let CubeDesktop run smooth and integrate with Windows.
Mac has something similar, and to be honest, it's pretty sweet. Should be in Windows.

As for Customizations, Windows has never really approved of or given much ability to customize much in Windows, ever.
So, we have ALlllways needed to look at 3rd party apps. This is nothing new.
And that is where these come in....

Talisman Desktop
WindowBlinds
Rainmeter

There is a lot of things you can use, this list is an extremely small portion of what is out there and possible.

Win8 is a solid OS, extremely functional as it is, yes it needs improvements, but it's getting a bad wrap for no real reason at all. The reasons are petty, ill-informed, overtly egregious, spiteful for the sake of being spiteful.

Many articles that are written, are so blatantly anti-Windows it's not even funny.
The consumer is being railroaded by the ones who think they know what they are talking about, cause someone told them what they thought, but most likely spent less than 5 min using it, and really they are just paid shills for what are called Article Advertisements.

But, a lot of the blame lay with Microsoft, for horrible Advertising.
I need to get into Advertising, cause obviously it doesn't take a lot of intelligence.

Anyway, Win9 will be fun to watch for. As will the next WP8 update.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I7-3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77
    Memory
    CORSAIR 8GB 2X4 D3 1866
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX680 4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24" LED VG248QE
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG E 256GB SSD 840 PRO -
    SAMSUNG E 120GB SSD840 -
    SEAGATE 1TB PIPELINE
    PSU
    CORSAIR GS800
    Case
    CORSAIR 600T
    Cooling
    CORSAIR HYDRO H100I LIQUID COOLER
    Keyboard
    THERMALTA CHALLENGER ULT GAME-KYBRD
    Mouse
    RAZER DEATHADDER GAME MS BLK-ED
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    APC 1000VA -
    LGELECOEM LG 14X SATA BD BURNER -
    CORSAIR SP120 Fans x 3 -
    NZXT 5.25 USB3 BAY CARD READER -
    HAUPPAUGE COLOSSUS
Giant wall of text.

Most of the Windows 8 articles that I have seen only focus on the start screen. A lot of them don't even mention the under-the-hood improvements, such as a newer kernel, out of the box integrated antivirus and the massively improved scheduler I mentioned previously.

It's just "To hell with the huge performance and security improvements over any other previous version of Windows and instead START SCREEN THIS START SCREEN THAT WINDOWS 8 SUCKS". Useless baiting trash.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
Oh how good our Windows 8/8.1 is, when looking at your comment. Better multitasking, more stabil than windows 7, games runs better aso.
I have been running windows 8.1 since it was possible to upgrade win8 via the store, and I am NOT impressed.
Yes, I can boot straight to desktop (and I do that), but desktop is _still_ very ugly (not talking about wallpaper here, #11), multitasking is on par with win7.
Stability? I have had 1, ONE, BSOD in Windows 7 since it came out in 2009. In Windows 8.1 I have until now had 6. Mostly driver-related, so for some reason it is more difficult to write a stabil driver for windows 8.1 than for windows 7??
Games? Dx 11 games is the same in win8.1 as in win7, games on dx9.0c is somewhat worse performance in windows 8.1 than in windos 7, see these threads:
http://www.eightforums.com/gaming/38537-dx9-0c-win7-vs-windows-8-1-a.html

A Microsoft game that not work without special tricks:
http://www.eightforums.com/gaming/2500-flight-simulator-x-windows-8-a.html

On my Aspire One I enjoy Windows 8.1 very much, since the battery-time is better with win8.1 than with win7, but on my gamer-rig, I might soon be reinstalling Windows 7 x64. No driver errors, better performance in dx9.0c games (which is still made), and a much nicer desktop, windows with 3D buttons, rounded corners, glasslook not only in taskbar, but allmost anywhere.

As earlier stated, I really hope Windows 9 will be an OS of choises, so I can get what I want, and you can get what you want :D
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
I have been pleasantly surprised with Windows 8.1 . I installed it on a new system build I did just 4 weeks ago, had been running 7 prior to that on my previous build.
Take some getting used to , but runs very well for me - and love having EUFI with an SSD.

Perhaps Windows 9 is what originally was going to be 8.2, they now are making some more changes and selling it as a new OS...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Made
    CPU
    I7 4820K
    Motherboard
    EVGA X-79 Dark
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator Platinum 16 gb 2133 mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 770 4GB
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Defender
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