Anyone use Windows 8?

[rekees4300]

I've read a little about Windows 8, but can't get past the technical jargon.

Bottomline: Windows 8 is a POS. If you have Windows 7 keep it!

 

[GPintheMitten]

It has taken a few days to get used to Windows 8, but for my wife and I its fine. We bought our first new desktop (all in one, actually) in over 10 years. It has a touch screen but we use the mouse about 30% of the time. If it were a laptop or notebook, we certainly use touch screen more.

The best way to learn about W 8 is to go to a store and try it. Reading about a user interface is like reading about a painting.

A few minutes in a store will by no means get you accustomed to something as different as this, but you will get the idea.mysalesman took the time to show me about the user interface.

Even though it is different, I think most people will be better off going in the mainstream.

 

[LD1]

I dont like windows 8. My parents and brother have it. I cant find anything:mur:

But I imagine like everything, when the time comes, I'll adapt and get used to it. I like 7 now. Best so far IMO. But If I had to go back to XP, or 2000, with 2000 versions of office, I would probably be just as lost as I am on windows 8.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I have Windows 8 and it takes some getting used to as it is much different than Vista or 7 or XP. The command bar is sometimes hard to get it to come up and have to bounce the mouse against the side repeatedly to final get the Start, Settings etc to come up and Start no longer shuts down the computer, you have to go to settings to find the power button. One thing I don't like is the email command takes you to Microsoft mail and if you don't have that it is a wasted effort, like when the notice on some websites say email to friend, click and it directs you to Microsoft website. I suppose there is a way to make it go to your email but I don't know how to do it.

 

[MossRoad]

Sitck with 7 if you can....

8 is hokey.

 

[kf4uda]

I bought the Wife a new notebook with Win 8 on it. Neither of us liked it. I found Classic Shell which makes 8 look and act like Win 7....much better.

Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements

 

[SoGeorgia]

I'm a Sr. Systems Engineer for a fairly large company. I'm responsible for around 1500 desktops, laptops, servers and tablets. All windows of course.

I'm a Linux guy. I hate Windows. But I'm forced to use it. I just received a Surface Pro with Windows 8 Enterprise. It's taken a few weeks but I actually like it. It's quite fast even with the low specs of the Surface. It's more responsive with some applications than my high end desktop running Windows 7 Pro.

 

[Egbert]

Command line is ... WIN key + R

 

[SoGeorgia]

Command line is ... WIN key + R

Win key + x brings up a power users menu.

Win key + c brings up the charms bar on the far right.

Win key + i brings up the settings pane.

 

[aczlan]

It's quite fast even with the low specs of the Surface. It's more responsive with some applications than my high end desktop running Windows 7 Pro.

Hmmm, does your desktop have a SSD in it? We got in some Dell Ultrabooks at work with SSDs and they are FAST. Under 30 seconds from a cold shutdown to the login prompt and another 15-20 seconds to load the desktop.

Aaron Z