I must really be a minority, cos i adore W8.1
I loved 7, but didn't like 8 that much unless it was loaded with 3rd-party customisations.
But 8.1 is a cracker, and those who bypassed it have missed a truly great OS.
I did run W10 Pro since last May as my primary OS, but am back on 8.1 again.
It's not that W10 is a bad OS, but there is much I don't like. I'll put it in a VM (again) and play with it there, but it needs to mature (and MS needs to change certain aspects of their thinking, like their telemetry and forced updates) before I re-upgrade. (There is a system-image of the W10 10240 setup saved ready if I do decide to do so).
Windows 8.1 may go down in history, like Windows ME and Vista, as a failure. But it will not be because it's a bad OS, merely a misunderstood one, forever tainted by its ugly-duckling predecessor.
If 8.1 had come with a Classic Shell-style start menu, and been called Windows 9, it would almost certainly been much more successful. Sad, really...
Wenda.
I can't stand working on a machine that has something like Classic Shell installed because it makes Win 8.x work differently than I'm used to. I only install Classic Shell on Win 8.x machines for people who are too clueless to use a Windows computer without a Start menu. As far as I'm concerned, there is no need for Classic Shell.
I can't stand working on a machine that has something like Classic Shell installed because it makes Win 8.x work differently than I'm used to. I only install Classic Shell on Win 8.x machines for people who are too clueless to use a Windows computer without a Start menu. As far as I'm concerned, there is no need for Classic Shell.
Can't stand the Start screen either.... Mine's set to use All Apps as the start menu (I never see the start page). I also have Quick-Launch enabled. ...
I must really be a minority, cos i adore W8.1
I loved 7, but didn't like 8 that much unless it was loaded with 3rd-party customisations.
But 8.1 is a cracker, and those who bypassed it have missed a truly great OS.
I did run W10 Pro since last May as my primary OS, but am back on 8.1 again.
It's not that W10 is a bad OS, but there is much I don't like. I'll put it in a VM (again) and play with it there, but it needs to mature (and MS needs to change certain aspects of their thinking, like their telemetry and forced updates) before I re-upgrade. (There is a system-image of the W10 10240 setup saved ready if I do decide to do so).
Windows 8.1 may go down in history, like Windows ME and Vista, as a failure. But it will not be because it's a bad OS, merely a misunderstood one, forever tainted by its ugly-duckling predecessor.
If 8.1 had come with a Classic Shell-style start menu, and been called Windows 9, it would almost certainly been much more successful. Sad, really...
Wenda.