For $5 you can make Windows 8 look like Windows 7 and you still get the better OS running underneath.
*gnashes teeth*
*pulls hair out*
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate you, Windows 8!! I hate you I hate you I hate you I hate you I HATE YOU!!!!!
Sorry, I needed to get that outta my system.
That is all.
I agree unfortunately. Metro may be great on a tablet, or for users who want very basic browser and email functionality on a desktop, but for anyone who wants to run several programs at once, and have an easy way to actually start programs (START BUTTON!!), it is not very good.
Problem with this though is that you are basically modifying the core of the OS with a piece of software that is of questionable quality. I've been tempted many times as I really want the start menu back, but I cant trust the stability of my system to a piece of $5 shareware. It needs to be done by Microsoft.
That problem goes away once you learn the interface. Click on the bottom of your screen, tap the "all apps" button and you have every program on your computer on your screen with every sub directory exploded and in full view. For commonly used programs just pin them to your screen and you avoid that all together.
Start 8, the $5 program, does not modify the OS. It acts like a skin. All of the OS is still there, it merely changes the layout to a more familiar Windows format. It is dome by Star Dock which has been doing programs like this for as long as I can remember.
I've been using Win 8 now since Oct 2012, and I still hate it. I just prefer the start button that we've had for years, the all apps screen is a mess. I do use the pin, but there is a limit to how far you can go with that. For me WIn8 is a jack of all trades, master of none. It does not work trying to be a tablet OS on a desktop.
Then just install Start 8 which quite honestly should have been an option from the beginning. You will have the same look and functionality of Windows 7 as well as the new features of Windows 8.
What version of office did you install?
That is firefox, not windows. Quite honestly, Firefox has not been good for years. Chrome works like a champ in Windows 8.
How would one go about fixing it in the properties thing? Of repinning?
That is kind of odd. you might want to try an uninstall and re-install. Just out of curiosity, what OS did you upgrade from and how long was it running before you did the update. If you upgraded from Visa or earlier you might want to consider doing a format and fresh install. That can clear up a myriad of issues.
Firefoxe's woes have been a long running saga. It has been everything from memory leaks to add on issues. Chrome is about a stable as they come.
Exactly, It's really just a new way to do the same thing. When I first used it, yea it was a bit awkward, but after getting used to the interface it works really well. I will say they could have made a few adjustments for running it on a non touch screen but other than that it is a pretty solid OS.
No question there. I wish the would have put something along the line or mouse or touchscreen preset during install or have a similar toggle in the settings.
