Rejoice! Windows 8.1 becomes slightly more bearable this day!No problem. I too am a windows 8.1 user, now all we need is the next patch which really brings back the old start menu and we'll actually have a great OS.
Really tho, thanks for the link!
As a Windows 8.1 user and a very long term user of Win 7 and earlier versions, I don't get the need for start menu. short cuts as well as ability to pin anything to the Start screen has been faster than the old start menu.I agree to an extent, I've grown used to just using win+s every time i need a program or a file however I still think the metro display should be exclusive for tablets and mobiles, it doesn't fit a desktop environment very well.
It's been working fine for me in multi-screen multitasking environment (I frequently have over 9GB of RAM used). There are lots of shortcut combinations, and you can press the Win key and instantly get to the start screen for updating widget info or any shortcuts / program links. I haven't missed the start menu after the first two weeks away from windows 7. Everything else has been nicer in 8. I had boot options to 7 and 8 (well, still do) with multiple drives and partitions, but I ended up switching fully to 8 pretty quickly.some of that instant functionality for widgets etc. will still work with the new menu afaik.
I guess I just don't see any difference in functionality. Seems more like people are just used to one way and don't want any changes. Instead of searching in that field on the bottom left, the Start screen has it located on the top right. Etc. Appearance differences.I guess theres a lot about getting used to the new layout, personally I don't really care I've gotten used to windows 8 now (I've used it since its release)
I think the only thing I miss from Windows 7 is how easy it was to get to the shut down button. The "hover in the top right" thing is horrible but I'm sure I'll get used to the shut down button on the metro screen at some point.Completely agree, I just do the old win+d > alt+F4
I guess I just don't see any difference in functionality. Seems more like people are just used to one way and don't want any changes. Instead of searching in that field on the bottom left, the Start screen has it located on the top right. Etc. Appearance differences.
I haven't seen "Godmode" in forever. Does anyone remember what OS it first appeared in?
Haven't tried it, but just found this for shortcut links
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9396-windows-update-shortcut-create-windows-8-a.html
(option 2). Then pin the shortcut to Start.
the way people complain about finding a program (<1% of your computer usage time), you think that's all they do on their computer. sacrifice improvements in the 99% just because the 1% makes you unhappy.
then again....people believe that AMD gpus are faster because they have more cores. so what the hell do i know...
^ no one who knows what they're talking about. but people fall for the more cores = more speed advertising all the time.
same thing as 'more pixels for more facebook'
As a Windows 8.1 user and a very long term user of Win 7 and earlier versions, I don't get the need for start menu. short cuts as well as ability to pin anything to the Start screen has been faster than the old start menu.Couldn't disagree more.
As a Windows 8.1 user and a very long term user of Win 7 and earlier versions, I don't get the need for start menu. short cuts as well as ability to pin anything to the Start screen has been faster than the old start menu.Couldn't disagree more.
I use many many apps and don't want them all pinned to my taskbar (reducing it's usefulness) or as desktop icons ala most desktops in 2002.
With the win7 start menu you can at a single press search your entire machine and open any application simply by searching for it. Yes this function exists in Win8 but it's gimped because it takes over your entire screen for no reason.
While win8 is better than 7 in many areas the start menu is one area they ****ed up and went backwards. The fact most people pin icons rather than search for them highlights how poorly MS does to educate it's users
As a Windows 8.1 user and a very long term user of Win 7 and earlier versions, I don't get the need for start menu. short cuts as well as ability to pin anything to the Start screen has been faster than the old start menu.Couldn't disagree more.
I use many many apps and don't want them all pinned to my taskbar (reducing it's usefulness) or as desktop icons ala most desktops in 2002.
With the win7 start menu you can at a single press search your entire machine and open any application simply by searching for it. Yes this function exists in Win8 but it's gimped because it takes over your entire screen for no reason.
While win8 is better than 7 in many areas the start menu is one area they ****ed up and went backwards. The fact most people pin icons rather than search for them highlights how poorly MS does to educate it's users
In what areas do you think win8 is better than win7? I have not upgraded yet, and I am not planning to do it any time soon, unless there is actual functionality that improve the computing experience significantly. I ran the free test drive MS offered before its launch for at least 4 months, and I did not find anything worth of the pain to upgrade it. Of course, this may be related with a particular activity you do, and I do not need while at the computer.
Windows 8.1 has better overall performance, faster boot especially on uefi gpt ssd, vastly improved ssd handling with more aggressive trim functions, storage spaces and support for ReFS, better memory management, much reduced install size which is especially nice for 2**GB or smaller SSD instals which can be made super tiny with WIMboot, onedrive account sync which is super nice for those that have multiple computers as all your profile setting are there on every machine... and believe it or not, some of the metro apps are actually pretty nice even on a desktop.
Ribbon interface is nice now that I have become accustomed to it. I'm a big fan of the default theme on 8.x and it's the first Windows version I haven't felt compelled to resource hack and mod extensively. Copy/move dialogs are much more informative, much better task manager with more detailed information
I really like 8.1 and it makes 7 feel really old to me now. I really like the start screen much better than the old start menu. If you take some time to organize things into logical program groups, and create some additional shortcuts in them for things that don't come up on search (like programs that do not require installation) it makes finding things easier. I like seeing everything at once, and not have to click though layers of stupid nesting on the old style menu. I also like live tiles but think they are currently way under utilized. I wish more programs took advantage of them to show things like when updates are available instead of running crap in the tray.
Search is also much improved as hitting the Windows key and start typing not only shows applications but user files too. It really makes no difference if it comes up full screen, as on the old way it would be in focus as well... once you start the application it goes away so I can't see how it is any kind of hindrance.
As a Windows 8.1 user and a very long term user of Win 7 and earlier versions, I don't get the need for start menu. short cuts as well as ability to pin anything to the Start screen has been faster than the old start menu.With the win7 start menu you can at a single press search your entire machine and open any application simply by searching for it. Yes this function exists in Win8 but it's gimped because it takes over your entire screen for no reason.
As a Windows 8.1 user and a very long term user of Win 7 and earlier versions, I don't get the need for start menu. short cuts as well as ability to pin anything to the Start screen has been faster than the old start menu.With the win7 start menu you can at a single press search your entire machine and open any application simply by searching for it. Yes this function exists in Win8 but it's gimped because it takes over your entire screen for no reason.
Just wanted to let you know:
Win + S = search box on sideShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/9Y2Fdgk.png)