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Windows 8.1 is here, and the Start button is back among many other improvements
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article published on 30 May, 2013
After days of leaks, Microsoft has officially unveiled Windows 8.1, the first major update for its unpopular Windows 8 operating system.
Says the software giant: "Windows 8.1 will advance the bold vision set forward with Windows 8 to deliver the next generation of PCs, tablets, and a range of industry devices, and the experiences customers -- both consumers and businesses alike -- need ... [ read the full article ]
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31. May 2013 @ 04:09 |
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Who da thunk it??
:P
People forget how crappy XP was until SP2.
Its a lot easier being righteous than right.
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zxe
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31. May 2013 @ 05:28 |
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I read that the start button will not act like the old start button, but point you to the metro menu,hence it was a fudge. Next you can get it to boot to desktop..that would have been all of 5 minutes programing time to do. At with free app that put the start button up and lets you get to the desktop, they could have used that code
The rest is all waffle. If they would only have had two options on build, 1. build with tiles and touch, 2 build for mouse and desktop.
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31. May 2013 @ 09:13 |
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Hopefully none of these new improvements will screw with classic shell. I wonder will they make it so you can turn the god damn charms bar off. It still pops up whenever the hell it wants to and not when you approach the right corners. Anywhere from the center of the screen to the right it can pop up on you. Annoying as hell.
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megadunderhead
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31. May 2013 @ 11:44 |
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Actually there is no start menu from what i have read here in washington state where microsoft is located the start menu will not be returned to the windows 8 system so this update is worthless still i want the classic start menu none of this metro ui garbage
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31. May 2013 @ 15:03 |
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Lipstick on a pig
Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
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2. June 2013 @ 15:23 |
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Originally posted by ThePastor:
Lipstick on a pig
Right behind you Pastor, right behind you.
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2. June 2013 @ 17:18 |
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not near enough lipstick in the world to disguise this pig.lol
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8. June 2013 @ 15:28 |
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A start button is back, but not the Start Menu from Win7 with all its functions. Basically nothing has changed here and MS is just insulting its customers with this ruse.
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8. June 2013 @ 15:44 |
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How come they didn't change the name the way they did with Vista?
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six60six
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8. June 2013 @ 19:17 |
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i've been using start8. it boots to desktop and adds a start button/menu. you can even make a custom start button. best $4.99 i've spent in awhile.
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ScrewBot
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8. June 2013 @ 20:27 |
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But those responsible must pay.
Will the marketing-designers of Win 8.0 be publicly crucified?
Only then will we know that Microsoft is serious.
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8. June 2013 @ 20:28 |
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I don't get it with Classic shell users, why? Just stay with XP if you don't want the new feel of an OS. Now with that said Windows 8 is crap and unless they brought back more control with the new Start button it won't really matter. Plus I can always add Stardock gadgets to make it work like Windows 7 & Mac feel. Of course it's tons of screwing around to just get back to a Windows 7 feel but if it was forced on me that's what I do.
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pmshah
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9. June 2013 @ 03:09 |
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I don';t know why people are complaining about this. Since I do a lot of testing to familiarize myself with the OS I have Win 8 starting up with Win 7 style desktop, start menu, system tray and what have you.
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blaize
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9. June 2013 @ 06:21 |
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Just use classic start menu, boots to desktop and offers the classic start menu all for free.
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Nosredneh
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9. June 2013 @ 11:50 |
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Ok, Now the plot thickens. Sure Windows 8 had a few new things but it mostly was like scrambled eggs with the yoke lift out and pig fat substituted. You had to slide to far to get to were you wished and falling down at the end of the slide caused even more confusion. Maybe 8.1 will returned some user friendly features.
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9. June 2013 @ 21:08 |
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Originally posted by six60six:
i've been using start8. it boots to desktop and adds a start button/menu. you can even make a custom start button. best $4.99 i've spent in awhile.
Do you recommend it over Classic Shell... why?
Its a lot easier being righteous than right.
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Nosredneh
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5. July 2013 @ 14:00 |
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It isn't just the start button but why buy an OS and have to pay $4.99 just to add one feature when many more feature are missing and wanted.
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