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Solved Windows 7 desktop after Windows 8 upgrade
When I upgrade my Windows 7 to Windows 8 is the desktop I see in Windows 8 my Windows 7 desktop or a blank Windows 8 desktop?
OS
windows 8 Pro
System Manufacturer/Model
Gateway
CPU
Intel Pentium 2.70Ghz
Motherboard
unk
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
unk
Screen Resolution
1930x1080
Keyboard
Wireless
Mouse
Wireless
Internet Speed
25Mbs
Found my answer. The Win 7 desktop is replaced with a blank Win 8 desktop.
OS
windows 8 Pro
System Manufacturer/Model
Gateway
CPU
Intel Pentium 2.70Ghz
Motherboard
unk
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
unk
Screen Resolution
1930x1080
Keyboard
Wireless
Mouse
Wireless
Internet Speed
25Mbs
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??? What you will see is the Metro/Modern desktop with Live tiles and a Desktop tile at bottom left you can click on to get to the Windows 7 style desktop. Like this:
Not sure why you think you will see a blank Win 8 desktop.
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard
Lenovo
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP h2207
Screen Resolution
1680x1050@59Hz
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
PSU
500W
Keyboard
Wired USB
Mouse
Wired USB
Internet Speed
3GB Up, 30GB Down
Browser
SeaMonkey
Antivirus
Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
By a blank Win 8 desktop I meant that my shortcuts and other items I current have on my Win 7 desktop will not be transfered over to the Win 8 desktop. An employee at a Windows store told me this.
OS
windows 8 Pro
System Manufacturer/Model
Gateway
CPU
Intel Pentium 2.70Ghz
Motherboard
unk
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
unk
Screen Resolution
1930x1080
Keyboard
Wireless
Mouse
Wireless
Internet Speed
25Mbs
OS
win 8.1 Pro (64-bit)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Mecer Desktop
CPU
Intel Core i7 CPU 860 @2.80GHz
Motherboard
Intel WG55D
Memory
8Gb
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia GeForce GTX 560
Hard Drives
OCZ VERTEX 4 SSD (250GB)
Browser
IE
Antivirus
Norotn Internet Security 2014
Did any shortcuts get removed?
OS
windows 8 Pro
System Manufacturer/Model
Gateway
CPU
Intel Pentium 2.70Ghz
Motherboard
unk
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
unk
Screen Resolution
1930x1080
Keyboard
Wireless
Mouse
Wireless
Internet Speed
25Mbs
By a blank Win 8 desktop I meant that my shortcuts and other items I current have on my Win 7 desktop will not be transfered over to the Win 8 desktop. An employee at a Windows store told me this.
After an upgrade upgrade
, you will have much of what you had on the desktop of Win7. I can't remember for sure if shortcuts were removed, but I think not. I ended up doing a clean reinstall. I can't even remember if the Desktop icons were there. Shortcuts and Desktop icons are, of course, pretty easy to get back in general.
OS
Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
CPU
Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
Memory
16 GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 570 SC
Monitor(s) Displays
Gateway
Hard Drives
Dual Boot:
Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
PSU
Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
Case
Cooler Master 932 HAF
Cooling
Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
Keyboard
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
Mouse
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
Internet Speed
20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
Other Info
Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
OS
windows 8 Pro
System Manufacturer/Model
Gateway
CPU
Intel Pentium 2.70Ghz
Motherboard
unk
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
unk
Screen Resolution
1930x1080
Keyboard
Wireless
Mouse
Wireless
Internet Speed
25Mbs
OS
Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
CPU
Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
Memory
16 GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 570 SC
Monitor(s) Displays
Gateway
Hard Drives
Dual Boot:
Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
PSU
Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
Case
Cooler Master 932 HAF
Cooling
Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
Keyboard
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
Mouse
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
Internet Speed
20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
Other Info
Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
No shortcuts were omitted/deleted.
OS
win 8.1 Pro (64-bit)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Mecer Desktop
CPU
Intel Core i7 CPU 860 @2.80GHz
Motherboard
Intel WG55D
Memory
8Gb
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia GeForce GTX 560
Hard Drives
OCZ VERTEX 4 SSD (250GB)
Browser
IE
Antivirus
Norotn Internet Security 2014
Thanks to all that replied.
OS
windows 8 Pro
System Manufacturer/Model
Gateway
CPU
Intel Pentium 2.70Ghz
Motherboard
unk
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
unk
Screen Resolution
1930x1080
Keyboard
Wireless
Mouse
Wireless
Internet Speed
25Mbs