I upgrade on of my older lap tops to Windows 8. It's a pretty beefy computer. The upgrade went well. But I do not like this new version and will not upgrade any of my other computers until Microsoft fixes many small problems.
Problems I have encountered:
1) The shut down button was hard to find and in convenient. It needs to be put where you have easy access to it. Maybe on a right click menu.
2) Several times times Windows-8 has semi-locked up and the lower right corner context menu would not display. I ended up having to unplug and pull the battery out of my laptop to get Windows to shut down.
3) They need to fix the Windows-8 version of Skype. I use Skype as my primary phone and their Win-8 version makes a mess out of the way I use Skype.
4) I need/want a START MENU BAR. They need to add that back. I found third party solutions but I would prefer Microsoft fix the problem.
I am glad I upgraded one of my old computers and not a mission critical computer. My advise... if you want to play with Win-8 install it on a non mission critical machine. Windows 8 is not ready for prime time.
Problems I have encountered:
1) The shut down button was hard to find and in convenient. It needs to be put where you have easy access to it. Maybe on a right click menu.
2) Several times times Windows-8 has semi-locked up and the lower right corner context menu would not display. I ended up having to unplug and pull the battery out of my laptop to get Windows to shut down.
3) They need to fix the Windows-8 version of Skype. I use Skype as my primary phone and their Win-8 version makes a mess out of the way I use Skype.
4) I need/want a START MENU BAR. They need to add that back. I found third party solutions but I would prefer Microsoft fix the problem.
I am glad I upgraded one of my old computers and not a mission critical computer. My advise... if you want to play with Win-8 install it on a non mission critical machine. Windows 8 is not ready for prime time.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8