Windows 8
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Callonia wrote...
Kestrel wrote...
Callonia wrote...
Kestrel wrote...
I actually like the interface Windows 8 provides even for desktop usage and I'm a pretty advanced user. Use the search function to access apps, files and system settings. All you have to do is press the Windows key, start typing you'll get a list of applications, system settings and files.You could also follow these steps to give it the familiar feel of Windows 7:
Step 1: Use Classic Shell to implement an even better start menu than Windows 7 had. Nifty status bar too.
Step 2: Schedule a task to run explorer on login which will force windows to boot straight to the desktop.
Step 3: Do some real research about the benefits of Windows 8 as a desktop operating system and the improvements that have been made over Windows 7. Learn how to actually use the new features it has.
Two wrongs don't make a right yo.
Just because the start button apparently saw a decline in usage doesn't mean it's ok to take it away from people that still use it.
And the process of locking or shutting down this laptop is ridiculously long when compared to my previous computers. Even shutting down my smartphone is faster than this laptop.
If microsoft think of me as a luddite for wanting the start button back, so be it. Lack of it bothers me.
And there's alot of new start button choices popping up, I'm still deciding on what I want the most atm so this might end up unexpectedly a good thing. Like a gain in customization options.
Hm, not sure why your computer is taking so long to lock or shut down, mine locks pretty much instantly and it's got some terrible, terrible specs. Did you make sure to uninstall all of the bloatware that the manufacturers provide?
No.... you have to go to charm bar then click setting then click shut down or option b, go to damn new fangled start menu then click on computer name then click lock then finally click shut down.
While the old start button was like click start then click shut down or lock and yer done. That's the problem.
Old way is far more instantaneous than the new way no matter how much microsoft try to cover it.
Press ctrl + alt + delete and in the bottom right corner of the screen you'll see the power icon, click on that and then click shut down. Unrelated but you can open the task manager in one step by pressing ctrl + shift + esc.
Edit: You can set the power button on your laptop to do different actions using the power options menu. Easiest way to access it is by pressing the windows key and typing power, press tab, down arrow and then hit enter to use the settings filter and enter again to open up power options.
Just get used to using the Windows key and a bit of typing to access files, apps and settings on your computer. It takes a little while to get used to the routine but it really is the fastest way of accessing pretty much anything. This functionality has been around since the days of Vista and once I got used to using it was the only start menu function in Vista and 7 I used.
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artcellrox
The Grey Knight :y
Callonia wrote...
This basically makes it the only OS i hate.>not hating Vista
Typi-Cal.
Complete Horizon wrote...
brok3n butterfly wrote...
Waiting for windows 9inb4 windows 9 will fail too. microsoft cant seem to get their head out of their ass lately.
I'm hoping 9 will be good, considering it's an alternating pattern with Windows.
XP - amazing
Vista - bad
7 - pretty good
8 - meh
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artcellrox wrote...
XP - amazing
Vista - bad
7 - pretty good
8 - meh
sauce?
anyway I dont think much of vista. I try to forget it exists.
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artcellrox
The Grey Knight :y
Complete Horizon wrote...
artcellrox wrote...
XP - amazing
Vista - bad
7 - pretty good
8 - meh
sauce?
anyway I dont think much of vista. I try to forget it exists.
Observation from general opinion.
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Windows 7 made me think microsoft "might" be headed in the right direction. Then I saw windows 8... and yeah...
I also think they are locking down their machines on tablets...
Yeah, just yeah... I would really love to see windows curl up and die.
I also think they are locking down their machines on tablets...
Yeah, just yeah... I would really love to see windows curl up and die.
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NEXUS
Since 2010
artcellrox wrote...
Callonia wrote...
This basically makes it the only OS i hate.>not hating Vista
Typi-Cal.
Complete Horizon wrote...
brok3n butterfly wrote...
Waiting for windows 9inb4 windows 9 will fail too. microsoft cant seem to get their head out of their ass lately.
I'm hoping 9 will be good, considering it's an alternating pattern with Windows.
XP - amazing
Vista - bad
7 - pretty good
8 - meh
9 - It's okay
10 - Garbage
11 - Could be better
12 - Fuck this! I'm done.
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The harddrive in my head is reserved for more important things than to remember what words to type for whatever. I prefer clicking.
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People who think Windows 7 was better than Windows 8 on a technical level have no clue what they're talking about.
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Cruz
Dope Stone Lion
It's like an optimized Win7, and has native .gif.
I don't know how it fairs for gaming though. I heard it was restricting or something of that sort.
But hey, it has a cute animu gurl mascot. What more can you want?
I don't know how it fairs for gaming though. I heard it was restricting or something of that sort.
But hey, it has a cute animu gurl mascot. What more can you want?
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cruz737 wrote...
It's like an optimized Win7, and has native .gif.I don't know how it fairs for gaming though. I heard it was restricting or something of that sorts.
It uses less resources than Windows 7, and runs faster. That's all the average user needs to know, really.
The restrictions Microsoft placed on it are only for the Windows Store. It's very similar to what Apple uses on their App Store. This doesn't change anything for non-Windows store legacy apps/games. Naturally, for Windows RT that only uses Windows Store apps, that's another story. Has nothing to do with Windows 8.
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Cruz
Dope Stone Lion
ImperialX wrote...
cruz737 wrote...
It's like an optimized Win7, and has native .gif.I don't know how it fairs for gaming though. I heard it was restricting or something of that sorts.
It uses less resources than Windows 7, and runs faster. That's all the average user needs to know, really.
The restrictions Microsoft placed on it are only for the Windows Store. It's very similar to what Apple uses on their App Store. This doesn't change anything for non-Windows store legacy apps/games. Naturally, for Windows RT that only uses Windows Store apps, that's another story. Has nothing to do with Windows 8.
That's fine then I guess. I knew it ran faster, but the gaming thing was one of my main concerns. I haven't really had much experience with it yet.
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cruz737 wrote...
That's fine then I guess. I knew it ran faster, but the gaming thing was one of my main concerns. I haven't really had much experience with it yet.No serious gamers buy things from the Windows Store anyway, so whatever restrictions Microsoft put on it will never affect us.
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cruz737 wrote...
It's like an optimized Win7, and has native .gif.I don't know how it fairs for gaming though. I heard it was restricting or something of that sort.
But hey, it has a cute animu gurl mascot. What more can you want?
I wish windows program in NA came with a cute mascot like japan.
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Callonia wrote...
that OS is basically a glorified tablet instead of actual pc that you bought.You just now realized this?
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Drifter995
Neko//Night
Kestrel wrote...
I actually like the interface Windows 8 provides even for desktop usage and I'm a pretty advanced user. Use the search function to access apps, files and system settings. All you have to do is press the Windows key, start typing you'll get a list of applications, system settings and files.You could also follow these steps to give it the familiar feel of Windows 7:
Step 1: Use Classic Shell to implement an even better start menu than Windows 7 had. Nifty status bar too.
Step 2: Schedule a task to run explorer on login which will force windows to boot straight to the desktop.
Step 3: Do some real research about the benefits of Windows 8 as a desktop operating system and the improvements that have been made over Windows 7. Learn how to actually use the new features it has.
Keeping this, so I can do this when I eventually get 8
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DarkShatter
Wonderland
I'm using Windows 8 right now, doing just fine. Takes a little bit time to learn where things are, but everything is there.
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Complete Horizon wrote...
brok3n butterfly wrote...
Waiting for windows 9inb4 windows 9 will fail too. microsoft cant seem to get their head out of their ass lately.
Windows 8 isnt a failure. I just dont like metro. 8.1 has UI improvements though. I'm waiting for windows 9 in hope the UI will change some more and I have no need to upgrade right now.