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Dinesh.V.Kumar3-Mar-14 18:50

Dinesh.V.Kumar

3-Mar-14 18:50

I just upgraded by Win 8 to 8.1 and so far so good.. though I need to actually work with it to understand it better... Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Rajesh R Subramanian3-Mar-14 19:20

Rajesh R Subramanian

3-Mar-14 19:20

I tried it for a couple of days too, but I couldn't get used to it.

However, I'm open to be convinced and it will be very nice if you could give some specific points on why and/or how exactly is it better when compared to Windows 7.

"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

Peter Adam3-Mar-14 20:11

Peter Adam

3-Mar-14 20:11

Press WinKey+X. Feel the love.

JimmyRopes3-Mar-14 20:33

3-Mar-14 20:33

My favorite new feature. Cool | :cool:

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MikeD 24-Mar-14 2:26

MikeD 2

4-Mar-14 2:26

how did I miss that! thank you

and to return the favour, create yourself a folder called

godmode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

and click into it, I have it set as a toolbar on my desktop taskbar

I forget where I got it from so I cannot give credit to the right person but worth passing on

JimmyRopes3-Mar-14 21:01

3-Mar-14 21:01

Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
I'm open to be convinced and it will be very nice if you could give some specific points on why and/or how exactly is it better when compared to Windows 7.

As Peter Adam pointed out

Peter Adam wrote:
Press WinKey+X. Feel the love.

That is by far my favorite new feature on Windows 8/8.1. I hope you will agree that is a very concise grouping of the things you use the most to administer your machine.

BTW you can right click in the lower left corner to display this menu also.

Two other features new to Windows 8 are breadcrumb trail in file explorer and active tiles on start page.

With breadcrumb trail you not only can go up one level but with one or at most two clicks (depending on path length) you can go to anywhere in the current path.

With active tiles you can see a lot of current information;calendar date,time,selected stock prices, todo list, current currency exchange rates (currently under development), news headlines, etc.

I can see where active tiles can provide a dashboard, of sorts, where a lot of information is available at a glance and then you can drill down into areas that catch your interest.

I used to look for the start button a lot at first until I got used to going to the start page (if on the desktop) and start typing the name of the program I want to run. After a few keystrokes it will appear in a drop down list where you can click to execute it. A lot faster than going through the all programs menu on the start button.

Now in Windows 8.1 where I have access to the start button I don't use it because the other way is usually much faster to get a program up and running.

Those are only a few of the things that come to mind. I'm sure there are others that I don't remember as new because I haven't used Windows 7 in a while and forget what it looked like.

I used to think that the Metro look (I know I am not supposed to refer to it that way but it is clear about what I am talking about) was kind of brash, but have grown accustom to it. As with anything else use it for a while and you will become accustom to it and forget the old way of doing things.

As Peter Adam said "feel the love". Big Grin | :-D

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JimmyRopes3-Mar-14 21:03

3-Mar-14 21:03

Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts[^] you may find helpful.

Another helpful hint is to put your desktop tile in the upper left position then you can get to the desktop bu pressing enter.

I know there a lot of other tricks that I do without thinking. It just takes getting used to the environment.

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modified 4-Mar-14 3:18am.

Greyze3-Mar-14 21:59

Greyze

3-Mar-14 21:59

I posted this in another thread recently, figured a copy/paste is alright;

Better performance
Access to the latest Dev kits for WP8, W8, DX11.2 etc.
Almost all the UI is vastly superior, such as windows explorer. No Aero for performance improvements, task manager etc.
More secure than 7
less intrusive windows updates
less spontaneous restarts (most updates and programs install don't need a PC restart anymore)
EasyMode restore PC if you broke it (while keeping all your data too)
runs ISOs and VHDs natively (that's right, you don't even need to use daemon tools)
Driver support is excellent, W8 supports pretty much any device you connect to it without installing native drivers (especially good for HP printers, which comes with bloated driver software, you can avoid entirely by just using the windows driver)
Plenty of excellent tools that just don't exist in 7: such as Drive Pooling and local Hyper-V virtual machines!

Seriously, Local Hyper-V is a godlike for virtual machines and I think its terrible that hardly anyone even knows about it!

Rage3-Mar-14 21:40

Rage

3-Mar-14 21:40

JimmyRopes wrote:
Try Windows 8.1 if you can.

Installed it last week -> I did not see the slightest change. Appart maybe from that start button which sends me to the tile screen, which I did anyway using the windows key. So I am still looking for modifications Confused | :confused:

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JimmyRopes3-Mar-14 22:53

3-Mar-14 22:53

When I bought my machine it was set up to boot to desktop. I use 2 monitors.
On the primary monitor the windows logo sends me to the start menu.
On the second monitor the logo sends me to the start screen.

Try left clicking in the lower left corner (mouse pointer off the screen) and see if that brings up the start button menu.

BTW right click in that corner (also windows key + x) and see the administrative menu. It is very nice.

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Rage3-Mar-14 23:05

Rage

3-Mar-14 23:05

JimmyRopes wrote:
left clicking in the lower left corner (

This triggers the start screen, so no added value compared to hitting the windows key. This is also the single visible change between 8.0 and 8.1.

JimmyRopes wrote:
right click in that corner (also windows key + x) and see the administrative menu.

Yeah, I have been using that for a long time now ( check Scott Hanselmann'S video, lots of useful tricks).

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I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
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JimmyRopes4-Mar-14 2:13

4-Mar-14 2:13

Don't know what to say about the start menu except even though I have access to it in Windows 8.1 I never use it because I had learned to do without it in Windows 8.

Rage wrote:
Scott Hanselmann'S video, lots of useful tricks

Yes Scot's tutorials are very good. I think if more people watched them they wouldn't find Windows 8.1 so intimidating.

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Michael Martin3-Mar-14 16:14

3-Mar-14 16:14

_Maxxx_ wrote:
I really like Windows 8. It has made me more productive at work, and is more intuitive to use that earlier versions of Windows, or Max OS or Android or Ios.

I always knew you were a bit faarrrkkkked in the head but not completely off your trolley. You must fit in beautifully up there with the banana benders.

Michael Martin
Australia

"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

_Maxxx_3-Mar-14 16:26

_Maxxx_

3-Mar-14 16:26

Michael Martin wrote:
I always knew you were a bit faarrrkkkked in the head but not completely off your trolley.

I think you must be drunk, sir!

Are you seriously telling me you don't love windows 8?

Michael Martin3-Mar-14 18:14

3-Mar-14 18:14

_Maxxx_ wrote:
I think you must be drunk, sir!

Are you seriously telling me you don't love windows 8?

I'd rather suck a dog off than use Windows 8 on a regular basis.

Rajesh R Subramanian3-Mar-14 19:11

Rajesh R Subramanian

3-Mar-14 19:11

Now there's an image that I'd have to wipe off my mind. Frown | :-(

"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

Mark H23-Mar-14 20:56

Mark H2

3-Mar-14 20:56

Got any particular breed in mind?

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grralph14-Mar-14 0:11

grralph1

4-Mar-14 0:11

Struth

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_Maxxx_4-Mar-14 1:10

_Maxxx_

4-Mar-14 1:10

Yes, well, erm, wouldn't we all?

Do I take it, sir, that the joke icon meant my sarcasm sailed over your head like a drop-bear on a bungie?

Michael Martin4-Mar-14 1:28

4-Mar-14 1:28

_Maxxx_ wrote:
Do I take it, sir, that the joke icon meant my sarcasm sailed over your head like a drop-bear on a bungie?

You are clearing deranged. Windows 8 and Joke don't belong in the same universe let alone one belong in the other.

_Maxxx_4-Mar-14 1:34

_Maxxx_

4-Mar-14 1:34

I thought they were the same thing?

Michael Martin4-Mar-14 1:49