Windows 8 Microsoft Changing Directions

www.cnn.com/2013/05/07/business/micrsoft-windows-8-u-turn/

Wonder what all the changes are? I can guess a couple.

I guarantee boot to desktop will be a prominently displayed option, if not a default. Maybe we'll even see the Start menu return.

Sounds like a great option to me. The Modern UI is not horrible, but I hardly ever use it. I spend most of my time in desktop and agree that all around, Windows 8 is great.

Plague wrote: I loaded my personal laptop, which I keep at work to watch movies and TV on. For this type of use even without a touch screen, it works good. BUT I would never load it on my gaming system. I have had to install 2 to 3 programs to bring back key features that I love from windows 7.

I find Windows 8 works perfectly well for gaming and have had virtually zero compatibility issues FWIW

Dreyvas wrote: I guarantee boot to desktop will be a prominently displayed option, if not a default. Maybe we'll even see the Start menu return.

bgr.com/2013/05/29/windows-8-1-leaked-screenshot-start-button/

Yes, a Start button. All it does it take you to the START MENU. Its what everyone have been complaining about. Now, instead of clicking in that general area, like a popup picture of the start menu isn't enough, you can click a window icon.

I had a bunch more thoughts I had started to put here, but after awhile, it started to sound like complaining against people, so i changed it to this explanation.

I just want the Metro UI gone for desktop and laptops that don't have a touch screen

Looks like Microsoft is releasing a mouse with a start button built in. So if you don't mind spending $30 to $40 more dollars on an unneeded OS upgrade you can have a start button at your fingertips (well thumb tip).

www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/24/microsof...dows-8-start-buttons

Arxon wrote: I just want the Metro UI gone for desktop and laptops that don't have a touch screen

It should detect if there is touch hardware installed, and if not set the option to boot to desktop by default, but if it completely DISABLED the start screen, there would be much functionality lost.

Honestly, I cant believe im defending MS on this one. Ive actually been steering my customers away from Win8 unless they are interested in getting a touch screen, and Ive found myself frustrated with the behavior of Win8 on a few laptops, but like I said before, an start button to take you back to the Metro/Modern UI Start Screen is not a proper fix. I think it will actually make more people upset when they click on that button expecting a start menu, and end up with the start screen.

Heres a quick secret.... 99.9% of Win8 users have had a "Start Button" the entire time! Its on the bottom row of the keyboard, just to the left of the spacebar, inbetween CTRL and ALT! In fact, it has a Window logo on it JUST LIKE YOUR PRECIOUS START BUTTON!!!!

Im not trying to be overly critical of any one person here on the forums, just venting my opionins on all the hullabaloo about a frickin button. The boot to desktop is a much more valuable feature in 8.1

I want the normal start button and menu back for my desktop. Also what functionality are you talking about? I have seen none with the metro UI that i can get from a normal windows start menu. Also not all keyboards have that button. I have fixed a few computers that didn't have that button.