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Win 8.1 Redux!
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Post 1 made on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at 16:41
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It seems that consumers voting with their wallets, and large OEM's like HP insisting on the ability to sell new PC's with Win 7, has finally resulted in Microsoft reconsidering their product choices.

Microsoft will next week be offering some changes that bring back some of the more Win 7 like features, that make for better use with a mouse.

The real news, is that a second update planned in the near future, will bring back a... Start button and menu! Yes, it will actually not just dump you back into "the interface formerly known as Metro", but actually give you a Start button and a start menu, which incorporates some live tiles.

It's been a painful journey, but Microsoft is finally getting it right. Here's a link to a decent article, with some good pictures of what some of the changes look like. [Link: arstechnica.com]

I've been using Win 8.1 on one PC, but just couldn't bring myself to use it on the machine I use the most. This will likely change my mind, as I've found plenty of other things Win 8.1 just does better... and it just seems much faster overall.
Post 2 made on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at 17:47
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I LOVE windows 8. i can do things much faster in that then i can in a win7 machine. And i do really enjoy the live tiles. But I had an easier transition then most people, i think this update will finally change alot of peoples opinion of win 8
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Post 3 made on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at 18:00
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On April 2, 2014 at 17:47, 3PedalMINI said...
I LOVE windows 8. i can do things much faster in that then i can in a win7 machine.

Like create new products in D-tools or program remotes?

I kidding :)-
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Post 4 made on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at 18:12
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If i lived in a world where i only needed to use 1 application at a time..or only two or 3 then maybe Windows 8 would seem cool...but when you have 4 applications open while team-viewed into a remote PC that is running another 3 applications while trying to open spread sheets and diagrams that will help troubleshoot an old project while uploading firmware to a new project in the middle of your user interface redesign while trying to keep your time logged and respond to emails and what the hell just happened to the wifi and dammit is the printer off or do i need to reinstall the driver...my iPad is almost dead but my phone only has 5% so i have to make a choice between talking to the technician or remotely controlling the system from the iPad...and it isn't even 10AM yet...

Windows 7 for me for now. Glad they brought back the start button.
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Post 5 made on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at 18:40
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I am using 8.1 and am happy with it. I use the Live Tiles as a quick launch bar so to speak. It is a PITA to get certain things to "pin to start menu", but once you get them there, I find it ok to use. I like a clean desktop. Otherwise a classic desktop full of icons would be fine.

Other than the minor UI changes, I did not have any difficulty adapting to 8 coming from XP. It does multi-tasking just fine IMHO. The taskbar behaves just like it did in XP if you tell it to. :)

Last edited by Audiophiliac on April 3, 2014 00:36.
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Post 6 made on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at 23:55
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Glad to see Im not the lone wolf on really like W8.

Whats the problem? Just takes a little getting used to. And if you cant find it, just SEARCH. swipe from right and its right there.

Agreed on task bar. Always takes me a while to "re-figure" it out lol. Minor.
Post 7 made on Thursday April 3, 2014 at 00:26
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On April 2, 2014 at 18:40, Audiophiliac said...
I like a clean desktop.

Einstein says: “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”

And check out [Link: medium.com]
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Post 8 made on Thursday April 3, 2014 at 00:39
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On April 2, 2014 at 23:55, Ranger Home said...
Whats the problem? Just takes a little getting used to. And if you cant find it, just SEARCH. swipe from right and its right there.

"Swipe from right" - that right there says you have a touchscreen. W8 was designed for use with touchscreens, and is thus perfectly fine with them.

As someone who has only used W8 on laptops, I'm curious about something - how would I "swipe from right" using only a mouse on a multi-monitor setup, where my primary display is the left screen? Would I have to mouse all the way over to the secondary RIGHT screen to find the invisible menu corners?
Post 9 made on Thursday April 3, 2014 at 08:51
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Correct Daniel. Touchscreen. w8 is MUCH less productive without it. But it does work with just a mouse.

Yes, you would mouse to right screen, the hidden menu pops up. I assume in a multi screen, you would have to do it just the way you described.

Even without w8, I see the value in a touchscreen. Just makes things easy when you have the option of no mouse. I have a four screen set up (w7) and it would be freaking GREAT if they were ALL touch screen. Finding your mouse cursor in a multiscreen set up in sometime a PITA! LOL.
Post 10 made on Thursday April 3, 2014 at 09:23
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You can scroll to the bottom right corner of any monitor and the charm will come up. You don't have to scroll all the way to the right monitor
Post 11 made on Thursday April 3, 2014 at 11:26
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On April 3, 2014 at 09:23, ggarza270 said...
You can scroll to the bottom right corner of any monitor and the charm will come up. You don't have to scroll all the way to the right monitor

THis is correct. I use dual monitors with my Win8 at home and each monitor has the same functions in all 4 corners.
Post 12 made on Thursday April 3, 2014 at 12:11
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On April 3, 2014 at 09:23, ggarza270 said...
You can scroll to the bottom right corner of any monitor and the charm will come up. You don't have to scroll all the way to the right monitor

Good to know! Someday I make upgrade my multi monitor to w8. I really like it. Not sure I want to deal with no touchscreen just yet!

Also, notice how hard it is to find JUST a touchscreen monitor? Watch, those will become a bigger item. All in one PCS are easy to find touch, single monitor only, not so much.


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