Windows 8 'Metro' Start Screen is Unavoidable
Microsoft has apparently done away with shortcuts to the traditional Windows desktop, leaving users with no choice but to use the formerly-known-as-Metro interface. full story
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If Windows Blue Brings Back The Start Button, What Then For Start8?
I have to admit that this rather amuses me. The way the two pieces turn up on the same day that is. Over in the WSJ Walt Mossberg gives us a run through of a couple of utilities to provide what many miss in Windows 8. You know, the ability to use it like Windows, with the Start button. He tells us about Start8 and Pokki, although there are many others out there too. The face...
forbes.com (9 days ago)
Three quick ways to ease your transition to Windows 8
Over the past few weeks I've had the opportunity to test-drive a couple Windows 8 laptops, and even though I've used the OS intermittently for months now, I still find it jarring every time the Metro interface (a.k.a. Start screen) appears. Indeed, for anyone brand new to Windows 8, anyone who's already familiar with an earlier version of Windows, that tile-based interface...
pcworld.com (26 days ago)
That boot to desktop feature for Windows 8.1 is apparently in testing
Microsoft's Windows Blue update is sure to bring a lot of changes to Windows 8, and chief among those could be a boot to desktop option and the return of the Windows Start menu.Windows Blue (now being referred to by some as Windows 8.1) could add these major features, Windows staples that Microsoft purposely left out of Windows 8 to make the OS more appealing to mobile and...
techradar.com (1 month ago)
Gadgetwise Blog: Tip of the Week: Customize the Windows 8 Start Screen
The look of Microsoft’s Windows 8 Start screen can be rearranged to match personal preferences.
nytimes.com (3 days ago)
The best and easiest ways to search for programs and files in Windows 8
Randy G. finds Windows 8's search tools a bit confusing. I offer some suggestions. Windows 8 may have the greatest learning curve of any Microsoft operating system. Fortunately, it generally offers at least two ways to do a particular chore. I'll give you search techniques for both the Modern Interface (also known as Metro, although I prefer calling it the flat, ugly...
pcworld.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
Blue rechristened as Windows 8.1, will be a free upgrade
It's a sad day for colour fans as Microsoft has announced that its Windows 8 update codenamed Blue will, very boringly, be called Windows 8.1. The news came by way of an announcement by Microsoft's chief financial officer for the Windows division, Tami Reller, during a conference call with J.P. Morgan, where plans for the upgraded operating system were discussed. Of course,...
techradar.com (3 days ago)
Review: Decor8 lets you customize the Windows 8 Start and lock screens
Windows 8 comes with an entirely new interface called Modern (formerly known as Metro), featuring generous swaths of color, flat icons, and large typography. You'll first meet Modern in the lock screen, immediately followed by the Start screen. You'll be visiting both quite often: The lock screen whenever you start using your computer, and the Start screen whenever you want...
pcworld.com (3 months and 2 days ago)
In Depth: Microsoft: emphasis on Start Screen shackled Windows 8
Not that bothered about Windows 8? You're not alone. To even the most disinterested observer, it's clear Microsoft has a lot work to do to get people enthused about its touch-centric efforts, and the forthcoming Windows 8.1 (Windows Blue) update is a big part of that. Global PC sales are in huge decline, and although Windows 8 isn't totally to blame and some retailers have a...
techradar.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
Microsoft not ruling out bringing Start button back to Windows
Microsoft has only been pushing Windows 8 since October of last year, but in that time, the company has already sold as many licenses for the new OS as it did for Windows 7. Though a respectable number, it doesn't mean Microsoft is done tinkering with Windows 8, as its adoption rate isn't exactly blowing down doors. Even though Windows 8 is all about the new Start screen,...
techradar.com (10 days ago)
Mossberg: How to Get the Start Menu in Windows 8
For those who dislike the new Windows 8 Start screen, Walt Mossberg has tested two third party plug-ins that bring the traditional Start menu back to the Windows 8 desktop.
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