I hate Windows 8... here's why

[Ryokurin]

learn the kb shortcuts and it's a lot easier. Once I got "Windows+Q" and "Windows+I" and "Windows+W" down I was good.

 

[MadWun]

1975 is calling, they want their sneakers back too....

Aye man...I still rock those.

Will never go out of style...EVER!!!

 

[MadWun]

It's bullshit man. Win7 was solid, no real reason to upgrade. Here are my reasons that it sucks, just 24 hours after using it:

• No Start menu (without using an add-on)
• Changes ALL of the default programs to a Windows based program, including PDF's, MP3's, etc. And this is AFTER I installed Adobe Acrobat!
• Extra clicks for everything. Want to create a new folder? Have to use a menu, THEN click the button.
• Details pane is on the right side (instead of the bottom) and you CAN'T change it
• No fucking Start menu
• Reorganized the commands that used to be at the top of a window, so how you have to hunt for everything
• Turned off delete confirmation by default. Now when you delete something it immediately goes to the recycle bin. Sucks if you hit the wrong key by mistake, you might not know what you deleted
• Want to use Mail or Calendar? You HAVE to have a "Microsoft account." Won't work without it
• Took me 10 minutes to find the "desktop"
• Every program you install suddenly becomes a "tile" on the Start screen
• Automatically makes tiles live, so all of your pictures get displayed without your consent. (need to be careful if your computer is shared and no other user account is created,can cause some arguments in the house)

Just is just the tip of the iceberg. Honestly I want to get Windows 7 put back on here...

You have to get familiar with it. Like any other new OS there is a learning curve.

Most of what you have stated are easy fixes:

• Every program you install suddenly becomes a "tile" on the Start screen --You can simply unpin it from the Start screen

• Automatically makes tiles live, so all of your pictures get displayed without your consent. --You can deactivate this via the Settings

• Changes ALL of the default programs to a Windows based program, including PDF's, MP3's, etc. And this is AFTER I installed Adobe Acrobat! --Simply make sure to use the Settings to set the default prograns for your videos, PDFs and such

• Details pane is on the right side (instead of the bottom) and you CAN'T change it --Always use the Desktop. I rarely use that start screen

• Want to use Mail or Calendar? You HAVE to have a "Microsoft account." Won't work without it --Install Outlook or another Mail client

• No Start menu (without using an add-on) --Move mouse cursor to lower left corner of the screen. Right-click when the Start tip appears, and the start menu will appear in list mode.

To me, Win 8 is solid.

I love it so far, and I rarely if ever use the Start Screen.

I've installed Office and use Outlook for my emails. Everything else is configured just as I need it.

Adobe for PDFs
VLC Media Player for videos

I'm loving it

 

[sammyjax]

called this nigga a quaker

 

[Afr0kan]

its cool i fuck w/ it

 

[veritech]

i didn't have the patience to explain all of this. good shit.

You have to get familiar with it. Like any other new OS there is a learning curve.

Most of what you have stated are easy fixes:

• Every program you install suddenly becomes a "tile" on the Start screen --You can simply unpin it from the Start screen

• Automatically makes tiles live, so all of your pictures get displayed without your consent. --You can deactivate this via the Settings

• Changes ALL of the default programs to a Windows based program, including PDF's, MP3's, etc. And this is AFTER I installed Adobe Acrobat! --Simply make sure to use the Settings to set the default prograns for your videos, PDFs and such

• Details pane is on the right side (instead of the bottom) and you CAN'T change it --Always use the Desktop. I rarely use that start screen

• Want to use Mail or Calendar? You HAVE to have a "Microsoft account." Won't work without it --Install Outlook or another Mail client

• No Start menu (without using an add-on) --Move mouse cursor to lower left corner of the screen. Right-click when the Start tip appears, and the start menu will appear in list mode.

To me, Win 8 is solid.

I love it so far, and I rarely if ever use the Start Screen.

I've installed Office and use Outlook for my emails. Everything else is configured just as I need it.

Adobe for PDFs
VLC Media Player for videos

I'm loving it

 

[cooliojones]

You have to get familiar with it. Like any other new OS there is a learning curve.

Most of what you have stated are easy fixes:

• Every program you install suddenly becomes a "tile" on the Start screen --You can simply unpin it from the Start screen

• Automatically makes tiles live, so all of your pictures get displayed without your consent. --You can deactivate this via the Settings

• Changes ALL of the default programs to a Windows based program, including PDF's, MP3's, etc. And this is AFTER I installed Adobe Acrobat! --Simply make sure to use the Settings to set the default prograns for your videos, PDFs and such

• Details pane is on the right side (instead of the bottom) and you CAN'T change it --Always use the Desktop. I rarely use that start screen

• Want to use Mail or Calendar? You HAVE to have a "Microsoft account." Won't work without it --Install Outlook or another Mail client

• No Start menu (without using an add-on) --Move mouse cursor to lower left corner of the screen. Right-click when the Start tip appears, and the start menu will appear in list mode.

To me, Win 8 is solid.

I love it so far, and I rarely if ever use the Start Screen.

I've installed Office and use Outlook for my emails. Everything else is configured just as I need it.

Adobe for PDFs
VLC Media Player for videos

I'm loving it

I ended up doing all of this, but it took me like a day to get it all running right.

Why do I need to use Start8? Why not have the option of having a Start menu?

Honestly if they just made an edition for tablets and phones, and one for laptops and desktops, that would have been much better. Like one poster said, they hardly ever use the Start screen.

I see if you swipe from the left, if you have something running on the Start screen it will switch to it, but it won't switch between open Windows on the desktop, anyone have a fix for that?

 

[kinglickk]

As a power user I love windows 8. There was a stiff learning curve. But after that it's way better than win7.

way better how? You can't say something is better without a point for point comparisons.

 

[Mafamaticks]

Shit is Windows 7 with a fancy front end running on top of it. That's it.

If you have a tablet or a desktop with a touchscreen, I can see why you'd want to have Windows 8. Even then, it's still kinda corny.

I like the Metro UI, but there aren't a lot of useful apps that take advantage of it yet. I spend most of my time on the desktop, running desktop apps. It's kinda gimmicky honestly.