Windows 8 - What do you think?

[z3r010]

Let us know what you think of the new Windows 8 release.

For me it was great on my Viewsonic tablet, far easier to use than Windows 7 was on it but on my laptop/desktop.....well all that metro stuff just sucks, please MSFT give us the option to shut it off or this OS will be a fail.

 

[Airbot]

Agreed on there needs to be a better separation for desktop/mobile use.

This OS is 80% mobile 20% desktop. Highly doubtful this will ever be a viable day to day desktop solution - and that will mean a lot of pissed off and lost users.

Give me a solid switch to desktop and Metro mobile mode, not a hybrid monster.

 

[IownAmoneyPit]

The metro UI needs the ability to to have shortcuts such as Windows Media Player and the Snipping Tool from Windows Explorer Start Menu or Program files to be able to be pinned to it. However when I installed Firefox and my Microsoft Mouse the shortcuts appeared on the Metro UI.

 

[vrosa]

Give me a solid switch to desktop and Metro mobile mode, not a hybrid monster

This metro stuff is far from usable, at least in my desk ...

 

[kado897]

The Metro start menu adds gestures and extra keystrokes to get to anything, even shutting down. It won't work as a paradigm on a desktop in the workplace.

 

[brummyfan]

Wow, I like the built-in spell checker in the OS.

 

[blackroseMD1]

Maybe once I get used to finding all the shortcuts and tricks, I'll like it more. Some of the stuff is interesting, such as the Facebook and Twitter apps, but it's all kind of a PITA to navigate through. Also, after doing a clean install, everything I install is pinned to Start, which is pretty annoying.

 

[Golden]

It looks like Windows 7 cross-bred with a Windows Phone..............is metro all those large icons? Yuck. I'm not so sure about this one fella's.............

And BTW, where the heck is Start > Shut Down?

 

[Everlong]

And BTW, where the heck is Start > Shut Down?

I couldn't find it either. Closest I got was clicking my name in the "Start" menu and choosing "Log Off" to see if there was an option on the login screen. Took ages to log off even on my SSD, so I just hit the restart button on my PC and booted back in to 7 and got rid of the thing, lol.

Not sure I like it at the moment either. I moved the Start screen to my second monitor, but there was no way to get it back to my primary screen unless I switched which monitor was primary :S

 

[Airbot]

The sleep, shutdown, restart are in start menu - Settings - at the bottom under "Power".

 

[Bill2]

Is it me or does everybody has to drag into the ether below the start button for those options to appear. Its crazy- first i drag the mouse into ether, then click on settings, then on the power icon then shutdown (or restart. restart is retarded BTW). I got rid of the metro ui (why's it called metro?) and back to win7.....err....win8.

 

[Golden]

Mmm, I don't see a Start Menu. If I click Desktop, and then click the Start Square, I just get back to this view.....

 

[Airbot]

You drag your mouse all the way into the bottom left hand corner and the little black start menu will appear.

 

[Golden]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh...........thanks Airbot.

 

[Bill2]

You drag your mouse all the way into the bottom left hand corner and the little black start menu will appear.

Below the bottom, into the monitor bezel.

 

[Brink]

You drag your mouse all the way into the bottom left hand corner and the little black start menu will appear.

Hmm, this may be ok for a tablet or smartphone with a touchscreen, but this sure isn't better on a desktop IMO.

 

[Golden]

Mmmm. I'm not so sure about this Windows 8.....I know its still early days, but it's probably quite good for tablets and phones, but for dekstops.....I don't know. First impressions and all of that you know.

It feels like a dumbed down Windows 7 to me.....is this basically the plan for the final 'look & feel' of it?

Perhaps we'll see a split :

- Windows 7 for desktop/PC enthusiasts
- Windows 8 for tablets/phones

All those sliders look exactly like they do on my ....I mean my wife's.... Windows Phone.

 

[Bill2]

Its highly dumbed down, Colin. I wept when I saw the recovery options, it actually does a little reboot when you choose command prompt. :shock:

 

[Airbot]

(why's it called metro?) and back to win7.....err....win8.

The design language is called Metro because of the way they got the idea from "Metro" style signage in Washington (Redmond) areas.

Metro (design language)

 

[Kodi]

Unless they change the Metro option this will be a very short lived trial on my Desktop.