Lenas
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Since we don't have a thread here yet.
To start off:How to disable Metro completely in Win8for the haters
To start off:How to disable Metro completely in Win8for the haters
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Recently I've found the mail app to be kind of buggy. Works fine until you start trying to download older emails from gmail then the thing refuses to sync properly. Not really sure of a fix.
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What's broken about it? I use it all the time. Other than Match being shit, which it is on every platform, it seems fine to me.
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Wow, that comes with a couple of caveats that kinda suck, doesn't it? No win+x? No Metro programs at all?
I mean, I'm not a fan of Metro, but it is what it is -- the next generation of an operating system. Some things will suck. People need to get over it already and move on.
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Grabbed an OEM for 80 bucks. Took less than a half hour to install. Thus far I love it. Tad quicker than Win7. Bootup is fast as shit.
I grabbed start8 for 5 bucks off Stardock. Makes everything much easier.
No driver issues. Even Creative has a Win8 set out.
9/10 thus far for me. The no start button took a point away.
I grabbed start8 for 5 bucks off Stardock. Makes everything much easier.
No driver issues. Even Creative has a Win8 set out.
9/10 thus far for me. The no start button took a point away.
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I thought this would bother me a great deal, but after a short while, I got used to the idea of just typing the first few characters of whatever I wanted to run and doing it that way. I use win-R most of the time anyway, so it's not like it's all that different anyway.
The one thing that does make me cranky is the annoyance of adding things to the Start Screen, although I might just be doing it wrong.
Windows 8 OEM full version, $70 with promo code. Good till the 17th.
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I did the easy upgrade from a fairly fresh install of Win 7 to Win 8 Pro. Very painless, installed from desktop in about 15 minutes, and only had to update one driver. I am liking so far, not sure what all the Win 8 hate was all about, its like popular bandwagon to jump on. I know some people are resisted to change, my old man of a boss, try his best to make his desktop look like Win 95 for some reason.
Personally my problem with win 8 is metro/desktop. I want to use metro, but in doing so I can't use the desktop/window the metro apps. It seems it'd be amazing on a tablet, but if I'm spending most of my time on the desktop I may as well just use 7.
Which I weird I usually love new oses/desktop environments(even Ubuntu Unity) despite others hating them. Was fine with vista too, 8 just is a pain for me to use. :/ Given time I'm sure I'll adjust but atm... :/
Which I weird I usually love new oses/desktop environments(even Ubuntu Unity) despite others hating them. Was fine with vista too, 8 just is a pain for me to use. :/ Given time I'm sure I'll adjust but atm... :/
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If you want to see the Metro apps at the same time as the desktop/non-Metro apps, you can always use them split-screen if you have a widescreen monitor. Move your mouse to the top left corner, find the app you want to snap, right-click and snap to either side. You can drag the separator between Metro/non-Metro to enlarge either the desktop or the Metro app to have either take up the majority of the screen that way.
It's not perfect, but it might be kind-of what you want... who knows. It also depends on whether the Metro app can display when it's in Snap mode.
It's not perfect, but it might be kind-of what you want... who knows. It also depends on whether the Metro app can display when it's in Snap mode.
Zodiac
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I don't understand this - windows 7 did the same thing if you hadn't disabled caching.
Lenas
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It's a lot easier if you start using Metro apps only and stop using the desktop "just because". You have to commit. That said, I know that obviously there are some apps that have no equivalent in the store as of right now. They'll come, though.
Then you don't really understand how the Windows 8 search works. Here's a start:http://www.guidingtech.com/13458/win...rch-make-most/
Yeah that's the problem, most of the stuff I do requires apps that don't have metro equivalents and likely never will. Windows 8 honestly makes me feel like the next version will be spectacular. But this current one makes me want to use MacOSX or Linux more.
From the start screen, right click. Click on "All Apps" in the lower right corner. Right click on any app, pin to start option on the bottom of screen. Or if using touch/gestures - swipe up from bottom of screen, all apps, quick down swipe on whatever app you want to pin, and pin at the bottom of screen.
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Ah thanks, wasn't aware of the added functionality to search inside metro apps. I was thinking he was talking about typing program/file names like notepad, calc or whatever which win 7 does.
I think the problem for most people is how large of a change it is in normal day to day usage. Especially if they opt for using metro purely.