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I think that is too intricate that UI. I like Windows 7, and if Windows 9 will be like seven, with the possibility by user to choice NO Metro UI (Modern UI) I will give a chance.
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So I guess I'm saying there's an option missing
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The trouble with people,
is that they want to hear only what they want to hear.
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Canny Brisk wrote: So I guess I'm saying there's an option missing
And that option would be "you're too afraid to make a choice". 
Jeremy Falcon
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Sometimes I'm afraid to, sometimes I'm not
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The trouble with people,
is that they want to hear only what they want to hear.
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By displaying only yes and no as options you have quite well documented your knowledge of gathering solid data.
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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"No fence-sitters."
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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I liked Windows 8.1 once i got my startwindow tiles configured in a way that made sense, after i figured out a way to categorize programs into sub-groups with a larger "dominate" program shortcut to the left, with smaller "related" program shortcuts on right. A week or four later i was happy with the arrangement [this task was about has hard as coming up with a good UI ffs... it could of used a way to move entire columns of icons btw].
And ultimately I pinned to taskbar all programs i use regularly [more so then i would in Windows 7 where i kept tools to the startmenu and general and only super-frequently used apps on taskbar] so i rarely visit the startwindow in 8.1.
I will say this... i don't search EVER for a program by typing, as I would often do in Windows 7 for programs I don't have pinned, BUT as i described, its a pita to get a usable startwindow.
modified 24-Jul-14 16:20pm.
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I log in, click on the desktop thingie on the start screen and have the exact same experience I had before.
One thing that frustrates me to NO end (and it started before Win8, so I can't lay the blame there) is the amount of "help" windows explorer tries to provide. I can't just click on a directory and have the listing pop up with a progress bar that takes sometimes several minutes to populate (unrelated to the number of directory entries.)
It's positively obnoxious. And no, I don't want video/audio previews or picture thumbnails. I want a "ls -l" like directory listing.
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... it is actually a really good OS.
I installed StartIsBack StartIsBack and i'm very happy with 8.1.
Also since i use a volume wheel on my keyboard and i hate the standard non-moveable volume OSD i installed volume².
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And i love the OS which doesn't require such things to be installed.. 
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Is there one OS that feels like home without any customization?
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Still using windows 7 so answering by yes or no is incomplete due to lack of user experience.
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There is no option who didn't use it still...
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personal i dont like.
I love the movility and performance for work with win 7
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My Dell system has Windows 8; 1.75GB and three hours later, it fails the upgrade with an esoteric driver message and spends another two hours rolling itself back. It's the first version of Windows (and I used every one from 2.0 through current) that I've regretted installing. It really makes me want a Mac.
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I loaded Windows 8.1 on my rig for the compatibility with server 2012, and remote management.
I hated the OS. It was strange to me.
But after about 5 months, I had it dialed in to my perfection, and I realized that I was completing programming jobs faster than ever. I use the stupid touch interface or metro for frequent programs or the ones that are hard to find, and the regular desktop for RSAT tools. Plus I pinned files folder, visual studio and outlook to the status bar.
I really like it now. Works great for me. I look back at Windows 7 now and it feels really old school.
Oh, the file copies and deletes are lightning fast.
no regrets.
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jkirkerx wrote: really like it now. Works great for me. I look back at Windows 7 now and it feels really old school.
Oh, the file copies and deletes are lightning fast.
Me too except not going through the hating it phase. I just figured it was new to me and I needed to get used to it.
Once you lose your pride the rest is easy.
I would agree with you but then we both would be wrong.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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I'm on-line therefore I am.
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That's more optimistic than me, I went from XP to Win 7 for 1 month, then Win 8.1 last December.
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I like the improvements and new technology Microsoft provided under the hood but it's the UI I'm unhappy with.
• I prefer Aero to the blockiness of the MS-DOS like window decoration.
• I extremely dislike the intentional and unintentional switching between Dekstop and Metro apps.
• The Start Screen is an interesting concept with live tiles but once application icons are thrown in to the mix it becomes a nightmarish hodgepodge of clutter.
• Inconsistency of settings where the location of some are still accessible through the classic Control Panel and others through Metro.
• Magic corners, swipes, and charms that seem to get in the way more than they help.
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Okay, so I sat on the fence until the bitter end. Yep, WinXP through the last update.
Had purchased my wife a MS Surface (WinRT. Yeah I know...) and it performed pretty well. While we were at the Microsoft Store, the rep said "You might try loading Windows 8 on your older machine. It has a really small footprint."
Well, I have a co-worker who is an ex-Microsoft employee and still has rights to the company store. I had him order me Windows 8 Professional. I shrunk my WinXP partition and loaded Windows 8 on a 200GB partition.
I was amazed. This machine has 2GB of RAM and yet it performs better than XP overall.
I normally keep up 3-4 applications at all times. It doesn't seem to have a problem with it.
Overall, I'm very pleased that I was able to bypass the hardware upgrade. The interface is different, but with the 8.1 update it drops me into a Windows7-like interface by default.
I own an iPad as well, so I'm used to the app interface.
I can do everything a Windows 7 user can plus some.
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... then Windows 8 came out.
I think it is faster and "lighter" than XP ever was.
It's like I have a brand new "old" machine.
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Windows 8.1 is great even from a perspective of a desktop user such as myself. What's even great thing about it is that IE is usable.
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moot means debatable, not 'mute' or anything like that.
think 'moot court' (if that helps).
f'get about it, no one realizes it.
or maybe you did...?
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Thanks. Learn something new every day. I always thought it meant "no longer worth debate".
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