And it still does it?Thanks Xencored, yea I've done that twice now
Ah well, heh
Have fun waitingBest solution for a tricky W8 install on a desktop is to downgrade to 7. I won't be using W8 at all and would rather wait for W9, which if rumors are remotely true will go back to the classic shell albeit updated. Having used W8 on a touchscreen monitor it's still a PoS.
With the exception of XP, Microsoft had introduced a new release of Windows every 2 to 2.5 years for the better part of 20 years. I view social media posts on how great the OS with little credibility because all large companies are known for their astroturfing campaigns.Have fun waiting
The only problem with that for me is this
I don't use any apps and have no need to on a desktop. That's why start8 works for me.
The thing is you do use applications
All the apps on my start screen are desktop. Games in one group, Photo, video, graphics designs in another, web browsers and development in another, general desktop apps in the first. 2 clicks and an app is launched... same or less effort than I did in the last 17 years of using windows.
None of the apps on the start screen are desktop for me because metro is empty they one thing I see is when I install something new there is a shortcut to the desktop software and nothing more.The thing is you do use applications
All the apps on my start screen are desktop. Games in one group, Photo, video, graphics designs in another, web browsers and development in another, general desktop apps in the first. 2 clicks and an app is launched... same or less effort than I did in the last 17 years of using windows.
Silver bird and liquid streams for chrome do reddit and twitter without using the metro. As for facebawk I have no idea.I wouldn't be unhappy if the entire metro system (apart from the start screen) was removed, because honestly the only purpose of metro apps for me is the nice facebook, twitter and reddit notifications.
Yep I suspect a lot of people don't give the start screen enough of a chance. Once you start making categories for things and learn about things like OblyTile, it quickly becomes clear that it's the perfect refinement of desktop icons and the start menu rolled into one.
It's disappointing that microsoft don't properly explain how to take advantage of 8's features on desktops, and on top of that in a lot of their marketing seem to seriously suggest that anyone would use metro apps on a desktop. I wouldn't be unhappy if the entire metro system (apart from the start screen) was removed, because honestly the only purpose of metro apps for me is the nice facebook, twitter and reddit notifications.
[...] and (I'll say it) try to be something like apple (that's a compliment to apple and that takes alot coming from me). Atleast when they innovate (rare these days) they provide a solid product unlike Win 8.
At the end of the day I want something that works, I can install programs without issue or crashing out and easy to use ui. Win8 doesn't provide any of that.
Far from promotion I just don't understand how people can say it's ****/broken/unusable etc... It works better than any windows to date. I'm just confused is all@Xencored Your continued promotion of Microsoft has help people convert to things like Apple or Ubuntu Linux. Thank you
You would be the minority.Far from promotion I just don't understand how people can say it's ****/broken/unusable etc... It works better than any windows to date. I'm just confused is all
It's the other way far me. Ive been upgrading people to windows 8I have been downgrading people to Windows 7 (friends, family, their friends...ect)
Not used MS Office for years. no need to now thanks to libreoffice.And before someone screams, Microsoft Office .... Not as much as I thought. Which I'm very pleased to discover (and surprised).
I avoid steam as much as I can as I prefer GoG. (Long live DRM free games)Steam support for games has jumped. Hell, Steam OS, yes they now have their own OS .... Built off of Ubutnu I may add .... Has help a lot. And suddenly maybe because of this, PlayOnLinux development for gaming has also jumped, allowing many of the popular games that are windows only, run flawlessly. You've never seen the refresh rate of Call of Duty or Halo until you've played it on Ubuntu.
That's what I use and to my surprise that seems to be what a lot of people are using at their work now too.Not used MS Office for years. no need to now thanks to libreoffice.
It's not my type of game either, to be honest. But it seems to be a popular one I came across... ie... Both Call of Duty & Halo.I avoid steam as much as I can as I prefer GoG. (Long live DRM free games)
I don't use any linux other than on a server so I can't really comment on that.
(Also I wouldn't play games like Call of Duty even if you paid me too! lol)
You're in luck... GoG has been developing for Ubuntu as well. But in the mean time, there is a backport http://www.gogonlinux.com/
I'm glad that Windows 8 works for you, but you asked why does it not work for others.... I guess it would be the same reason you provided. They see no reason to move to Windows 8 and every reason to keep with Windows 7 or switch to something else such as Apple or Ubuntu Linux (which is free).I know what you are saying but I have no reason to leave windows for any other OS's windows 8 works and works well for me.
Hey Ive got no problem with people not upgrading I just don't understand the "it don't work" commentsI'm glad that Windows 8 works for you, but you asked why does it not work for others.... I guess it would be the same reason you provided. They see no reason to move to Windows 8 and every reason to keep with Windows 7 or switch to something else such as Apple or Ubuntu Linux (which is free).
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