Apparently they do, as its lack is the most popular complaint users have againts Windows 8.People use the Start menu?
Apparently they do, as its lack is the most popular complaint users have againts Windows 8.People use the Start menu?
Thought it was the button which brings you to the menu which pissed many people off? Meh I could be wrong.Apparently they do, as its lack is the most popular complaint users have againts Windows 8.
They can shove it up their ass; I'm not getting windows 8 as dx 11 is working fine for me don't need 11.1. Win7 and dx 11 work just fine and will still be supported for ages anyway so no loss to me.
Unless someone can convince me or explain to me how Windows 8 is better than 7, I refuse to get it.
It has DirectX 11.1.Unless someone can convince me or explain to me how Windows 8 is better than 7, I refuse to get it.
You'll excuse me if I prefer being able to run 2 completely resizable program windows side by side (as I am actually doing right now) rather than being forced to use 1 application at a time with the option of having one of them in a miniature, feature reduced form.I fail to understand the animosity towards a system that's simply better than 7.
(I removed ones I had no issues with)It has DirectX 11.1.
Has a Refresh function which is basically a reinstall without having to actually reinstall the OS itself.
It has File History which allows you to keep backups of files in certain folders and restore them to older versions.
Centralized search.
It has DirectX 11.1.
It boots much faster.
It can sync accounts between PCs.
Better support for multiple monitors.
Better file transfer box that can pause and resume.
Better Task Manager.
Has a Refresh function which is basically a reinstall without having to actually reinstall the OS itself.
Features some sort of built in RAID-like mechanism for external storage.
Improved checkdisk.
It has File History which allows you to keep backups of files in certain folders and restore them to older versions.
Takes less system resources.
Improved hardware acceleration for graphics.
Better printer discovery.
You can put it on and run it from a USB stick.
Centralized search.
The new Mail app is pretty nice.
I don't like Windows 8 because there's no support for my graphics card....and? What's wrong in that?
Microsoft made it clear that they are going to phase out old-style Windows in favour of the new style - Windows 8 is *better* at a variety of tasks and if you're so sacred of Metro, you can always use a third-party start menu. I fail to understand the animosity towards a system that's simply better than 7.
Knowing life, the system files will be "ported" anyways - Windows 7 and 8 are for the most part compatible with each other and it should not pose a problem for hobbysts.
I thought it was more to do with a lot of very notable developers and studios coming out against the platform stating how closed it is. I'll just repost these quotes from Croteam:
I don't know much about Windows 8 to know if it's just developers overreacting but a lot of the negative comments I've read have mentioned all of this and very few are pissed because it means eventually you'll have to buy W8 to run the latest software. Those who hate the tiled design just say "meh, I'll switch to desktop mode".
actually I have a normal pc and W8 works fineW8 was made with tablets in mind so you see why is not so good in normal PC
Unless someone can convince me or explain to me how Windows 8 is better than 7, I refuse to get it.
You'll excuse me if I prefer being able to run 2 completely resizable program windows side by side (as I am actually doing right now) rather than being forced to use 1 application at a time with the option of having one of them in a miniature, feature reduced form.
The workflow issues are not due to the system differences themselves - you still have a massive desktop full of icons and a search bar - you literally have the same features, you just "click less" than if you were to use the Start Menu.I see Metro as a step back in terms of workflow and convenience. Its great for tablets, don't get me wrong, and including it on the PC version to add cross compatibility is brilliant but for full scale computing its just not as convenient. I wouldn't say that Windows 8's system is "better" more...different. The rest of the OS is great, features added, kernel streamlining etc. but I'm never that sure when I use Metro.
As for using the start menu? I use the start menu all the time to search for programs or documents I don't want pinned to my desktop or taskbar.
I was really just listing the changes that I could personally find on short notice - I'm pretty sure there's a myriad of other improvements. I'm not using some of those features myself, however "they're there", so why not list them?I dare say your little list could do with a bit of pruning Foxi4- several of those are not exactly true selling points as much as minor tweaks and things I might raise an eyebrow for.
8. W7 does have TRIM support, it is a bit odd in some implementations but straight sata SSD (which is no small percentage of them) should be good.
10. Really? I could be cute and say the old cardfile, most older versions shipped with something resembling outlook express.
12. By all means add it but when MS tries muscling in on a type of service. Granted they are somewhat better than the embrace, extent and extinguish model of yesteryear. Most of the similar providers have explorer extensions and FTP has long been possible too.
15. http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/620/..._mount_images_iso_files_without_burning_them/ Granted it does technically make it an addon/hidden option but I doubt an argument to truly dismiss it could be made.
16. I am unsure whether to refer to 12, some of the old windows catalog stuff or similar such things.
3 and 7 might have a bit of dissonance as well.
The rest are pretty interesting improvements, whether they are worth it so much is something we probably have to debate (does 1 really matter when standby/hibernate exists?).
Edit- @KooPako XP was technically released back in 2001. I like XP as much or more than most but that is a pretty good run and I can not think of any of the LTS builds of linux distros that quite match that right now.