Not that this matters, but I'm 22 years old. I installed Windows 8 about an hour ago. I absolutely love this OS. It's refreshing and a new take on an outdated product, and I feel it's a step in the right direction. I'm definitely tipping my hat to Microsoft, because after reading reviews, I was honestly expecting the worst. Turns out, it's actually pretty great.
The installation time was much much less than that of the previous Microsoft OS. The quick installation process caught me off guard, as I was expecting similar times to Windows 7. It took, at most, 15 minutes for me to be set up and ready to go. A nice feature it had was to auto download drivers during setup(though I have had Windows XP and 7 be ready to go immediately with drivers installed.)
I'm not really sure why everyone I spoke to had so much trouble figuring Windows 8 out. I have a friend who advised against getting Windows 8 because he said it took him 2 weeks to figure out how to shut the computer down, but it turns out, my friend may be lacking common sense.
The first thing I done once I got the computer set up was go to the desktop app to look for a shutdown option. No option? Ok. Maybe the start menu has a option to shutdown. No option? Hmm. Maybe if I click my name and sign out of the account like I use to be able to with Windows XP(with multiple user accounts), there might be a shutdown option. Sure enough, there was the option to put the computer to sleep, restart, shutdown, etc.
Another problem that I heard people complain about was the lack of icons on the desktop and that they could never find My Computer, My Documents, and so forth. As with previous Microsoft products, a right click to the desktop will allow you to put the icons you want on the desktop app.
The apps worked flawlessly, and a nice change. I was a bit surprised with the new Internet Explorer. The IE app was a bit different, but not bad. Just from using it a little bit, it appears Windows 8 is geared towards user customization with the desktop and 'Start' menu, which is a good thing.
The one thing I did have trouble with a bit is multitasking. I figured out a little just by messing with it, but after reading up on it, it wasn't difficult at all. Different, yes, but not difficult. I have yet to do a time test to see if I'm more efficient with Windows 7 or Windows 8 when it comes to multitasking(I'm in college for medical administration, so multitasking is important to me), but I plan to later tonight.
The startup/shutdown times are twice the speed as the previous OS as well. I'm sure this change is welcomed by all, and rightly so. I also downloaded and tested ClassicShell, and it made the computer so simple that my 50 year old mother had no problem using it. It's nice if people aren't a fan of the new UI. I can see why people would hate it, but it doesn't bother me. I like it.
Windows 8 isn't as different from Windows 7 as I thought it was going to be. A lot of the stuff works the same way, and what doesn't, is common sense. There is always room for improvement, and I can see why a lot of people(especially the older crowd that use computers for Facebook) hate the new UI, but at the end of the day it is a solid, easy to use, operating system.
Windows 8 is everything I was hoping for and more. I(and I'm sure a lot of the younger generation, and perhaps some of the older generations) enjoy the apps and the new one OS fits all philosophy from Microsoft. I use a Windows phone, and have a couple tablets that I use for vacation, so the one OS fits all is a nice change in my opinion.
As I said, I can see why some people hate it. I have yet to test it for multitasking and games, but so far, I'm really enjoying this new OS. The learning curve isn't as bad as it is made out to be. If anyone out there is curious about Windows 8 and discouraged from trying it because of the negative opinions surrounding it (which is why I didn't test it sooner), don't listen to them. Install it and try it for yourself, and hopefully, you'll have a experience as awesome as I have with it.
Cheers!
The installation time was much much less than that of the previous Microsoft OS. The quick installation process caught me off guard, as I was expecting similar times to Windows 7. It took, at most, 15 minutes for me to be set up and ready to go. A nice feature it had was to auto download drivers during setup(though I have had Windows XP and 7 be ready to go immediately with drivers installed.)
I'm not really sure why everyone I spoke to had so much trouble figuring Windows 8 out. I have a friend who advised against getting Windows 8 because he said it took him 2 weeks to figure out how to shut the computer down, but it turns out, my friend may be lacking common sense.
The first thing I done once I got the computer set up was go to the desktop app to look for a shutdown option. No option? Ok. Maybe the start menu has a option to shutdown. No option? Hmm. Maybe if I click my name and sign out of the account like I use to be able to with Windows XP(with multiple user accounts), there might be a shutdown option. Sure enough, there was the option to put the computer to sleep, restart, shutdown, etc.
Another problem that I heard people complain about was the lack of icons on the desktop and that they could never find My Computer, My Documents, and so forth. As with previous Microsoft products, a right click to the desktop will allow you to put the icons you want on the desktop app.
The apps worked flawlessly, and a nice change. I was a bit surprised with the new Internet Explorer. The IE app was a bit different, but not bad. Just from using it a little bit, it appears Windows 8 is geared towards user customization with the desktop and 'Start' menu, which is a good thing.
The one thing I did have trouble with a bit is multitasking. I figured out a little just by messing with it, but after reading up on it, it wasn't difficult at all. Different, yes, but not difficult. I have yet to do a time test to see if I'm more efficient with Windows 7 or Windows 8 when it comes to multitasking(I'm in college for medical administration, so multitasking is important to me), but I plan to later tonight.
The startup/shutdown times are twice the speed as the previous OS as well. I'm sure this change is welcomed by all, and rightly so. I also downloaded and tested ClassicShell, and it made the computer so simple that my 50 year old mother had no problem using it. It's nice if people aren't a fan of the new UI. I can see why people would hate it, but it doesn't bother me. I like it.
Windows 8 isn't as different from Windows 7 as I thought it was going to be. A lot of the stuff works the same way, and what doesn't, is common sense. There is always room for improvement, and I can see why a lot of people(especially the older crowd that use computers for Facebook) hate the new UI, but at the end of the day it is a solid, easy to use, operating system.
Windows 8 is everything I was hoping for and more. I(and I'm sure a lot of the younger generation, and perhaps some of the older generations) enjoy the apps and the new one OS fits all philosophy from Microsoft. I use a Windows phone, and have a couple tablets that I use for vacation, so the one OS fits all is a nice change in my opinion.
As I said, I can see why some people hate it. I have yet to test it for multitasking and games, but so far, I'm really enjoying this new OS. The learning curve isn't as bad as it is made out to be. If anyone out there is curious about Windows 8 and discouraged from trying it because of the negative opinions surrounding it (which is why I didn't test it sooner), don't listen to them. Install it and try it for yourself, and hopefully, you'll have a experience as awesome as I have with it.
Cheers!
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