windows 8?!?!

[DarkWingedAngel]

who on here has windows 8? I just got a laptop and its got windows 8 on it im finding it really confusing mostly because my screen is touch so apparently it is supposed to make the windows 8 experience better, I don't get it at all, you don't even have a start menu its like a start page that really looks like an android system. help please?

[Mirage]

What do you want help with? A simple google search for anything you have questions about will bring up the answer.

[companioncube]

Ah, I really hate that windows 8 metro ui.

[Gymrat17]

I'm on Windows 8, it's okay but it's not great. Confusing at first. It's pretty fast though.

[Blueeyes]

Ah, I really hate that windows 8 metro ui.

Why? It takes a bit to get used to, but really innovative in a way. Microsoft did a good job with this. Although, the MS Surface tablet has ads in some of the pre-installed apps :eek:

[DarkWingedAngel]

im slowly getting used to it its just confusing as all hell.

[mustangboi]

i dontreally like it that much

[Rdsxbaseballfan]

i thought there was a way on there to go back to the original looking desktop along with the new interface

[Silicate Wielder]

I tried windows 8 at wallmart the other day I LOVE IT! Although I will install Ubuntu alongside it so I can do what win 8 won't let me do.

[Hypers]

I just got windows 8 today. I quite like the new UI, but some of the most basic functions are now very complex.

[Pipo]

http://www.lowbird.com/data/images/2012/08/puahate-windows-8-versus-aol-from-1996.jpg

I won't buy windows 8

[sparkles]

It's really bad. They tried too hard with the "metro" tile interface. It might work ok on a tablet but is horrible as a desktop user interface.

[PrimedPenguin]

I don't have it yet I heard they tried to hard to make it for mobile devices but I may be wrong. So ya Google is your best bet.

[lhatchy1]

I'm really not a fan of windows...windows 8 shows me why. I actually liked 7 :D

[Sogeking]

With tablets it works fine and it shouldn't take long the get used to but as a regular laptop/desktop OS, no way. It's just too radically different, I'm sticking with Windows 7. But sooner or later we'll all convert to these touch screen UIs

[Cognizant]

I personally love the UI, but my computer's having..err... difficulties with it getting to run.

[jaycee.broham]

Its gonna be hard to get used to, because we're all acostumed to 7. Its actually really cool as soon as u get the hang of it :D

[xXJust Jump ItXx]

Its SOOO confusing!!! I like Windows 7 alot more... Ill keep away from it.

[Greg1994]

My dad got me it for my desktop. Holy crap do I hate it. It's sooo confusing, even for me. I made the switch this summer to my macbook and I'll never go back, however, I wish I never switched from windows 7, much easier to use and windows 8 looks soooo bland and plain. No more rounded edges or glistening lights on status bars. idk windows 8 just looks so cheap, I'm an osx fan now..

[IVIodern]

So I have been using Windows 8 for about 3 days now, my overall evaluation is that its really good, fast and reliable.
One of the things I like is that it meters how much bandwidth you use - http://speedcap.net/sharing/1704/f599e46ad6f294949b366ad14909fff6.png

It took me a few hours to find the basics of it - i ended up going to youtube and looking up reviews and stuff and I found out things like
- You have to bring your mouse to the bottom left corner to bring up the metro menu
- Bring your mouse to the bottom left corner and bring it up the side (If you get me) to see what metro apps you have open
- Bring your mouse to the bottom right to see some options Including 1)Settings 2) Start (Metro menu) 3)And the search function

That's all from me!

[Beckblue]

Windows 8 is very nice, I like it a whole lot better than windows 7. I may primarily use mac, but I still like windows 8 a lot. It is very clean and nice.
I still think they should have left the physical start button on the desktop just as a way to access it.

[ninja747]

Windows 8 takes a while to get used to but once you find your way around it and get used to the new features its AWESOME :D

[Silicate Wielder]

I love the new windows 8 interface, you can also just ignore it and go into dekstop mode too. then use the metro as a start menu. but i'm going to stick with ubuntu for a while longer. :)

[Xandle]

I hate how it looks like their phones - Apple have it just right - there's continuity between iOS and OS X but they are made for different types of hardware - Windows 8 is clever if you have a tablet/computer in 1 but for just a computer seems silly as it's just the phone software but bigger.

[answers-101]

oh god ano! the start menu is like the x-box dashboard innit. it's horrible. if i were u id ditch it and get windows 7 - windows 8 just isnt worth the bother with the interface being so unusable.

[thisisben]

how different is it to windows 7 ?

[Irishperson15]

I agree, I'm usually really good with operating computers, but Windows 8 is another thing altogether. I think the layout of it is ok, but it is extremly hard to find any programs that you want to juse

[logangarcia]

I almost feel like it didn't take 3 years for them to make. It's not that much different from Windows 7, but, in the same regard, it is SO much more different. Things that used to take a few clicks now take a few more. I installed Windows 8 at school, bad idea, and was left with struggling through it the rest of the day. So frustrating.

I think the thing that gets me the most is when you hover over the bottom left where the Start should be, I box appears that says "Start" with the tiles. Um, JUST LEAVE IT THERE.