Windows 8 Applications Directory- Most Comprehensive Listing of Windows 8.x Applications

EyeOnWindows.com ^ | December 25, 2013 | Staff

[JDoutrider]

I’ve gotten used to the Win8 format... not bad after adjusting to it.

The one glitch it has is it switching back from a site I’ve opened in a new window right back to the site I opened it from... PITA!

It may be an ad blocker doing this, but I have my doubts.

[rarestia]

How about cryptolocker

If you want privacy, I would recommend against any Windows OS from 8 onward. With their takeover of the UEFI BIOS, you have no way of securing your base PC against anything that Microsoft deems "safe."

[adorno]

Got one of those on the floor here running Win98SE for the stuff MS trashed with all the useless "upgrades" that no one asked for

By "no one", I suppose you mean YOU and those in the minority who can't seem to, or don't want to, keep up with the times?

I too have a Windows XP still sitting on the floor in my wife's home office. I don't use it although it still works perfectly well, but, it's still a dinosaur, comparatively, on the hardware and software side. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Windows 8/8.1, and I've upgraded my 3 other computers to it (a desktop and 2 laptops). And, the upgrades are absolute musts, after one gets used to them. Ain't nothing wrong with progress.

[Woodman]

Windows 8 is backward compatible, this is just a listing of Windows 8 specific applications. Not at all like Apple where you need to run Windows programs in a virtual machine.

[Vinnie]

I got my first look at Win 8 last night.
My granddaughter got a Toshiba laptop for Christmas and I was trying to determine whether it had an anti-virus before she connected online.
She had, and eventually I was able to find Norton’s pre-installed.

But I’m not sure Win 8 is running correctly.
It keep jumping to screens, jumping back to previous screen..
I suppose it can eventually be mastered but, it’s most frustrating mess I think I’ve ever seen.

Before I saw Nortons I managed to get to AVG and download (I thought) the program.
When I went to find it, ‘Download’ folder shows ‘empty’.

I’m gonna see if I can turn on Classic or some other option.

All I can say is... Thank goodness I have Macs.

[Vinnie]

Oh, I’d read that 8.1 solves many frustrations w/ Win 8 so I tried to download it.
I’d get to the 8.1 download screen, hit ‘download now’ and it throws me to the Windows store screen. All the screen has is games, etc.
So I manage to get back to the ‘Download now’ screen. There’s a small line that says something like. ‘If you don’t see the 8.1 program click here’.
If I just touch the mouse it throws me back the the ‘Main’ screen with the blocks.
ARRRRGH !!!
Finally just walked away from that thing.

Snow Leopard, where are you when I need you.

[Skooz]

Thanks for posting. Reluctantly purchased new laptop with Win 8 and was pleasantly impressed. Runs well no problems!

Ditto.

My laptop with Win 7 died last month and I bought a new one with Win 8. Currently running 8.1 and I like it very much.

[mountainlion]

Yeah, it's called a 12-year old Pentium PC.

I got one that is faster than my current “fast” computer.

[adorno]

I got one that is faster than my current “fast” computer.

Very doubtful!

However, and if true, you should stop buying junk, or stop overloading your PC.

[GeronL]

I think I might need a second PC for games. I don’t play them right now, but World of Tanks and stuff like that keep calling out to me.

My nephew wants to play games like DC Universe and Marvel Heroes... these are all huge downloads.

[mountainlion]

However, and if true, you should stop buying junk, or stop overloading your PC.

They are both HP and although the older one is advertised slower it did something much faster than windows 8. It seems windows 8 processes everything twice looking for virus or something.

[Organic Panic]

I frequently hear from the “get with the times” people. They are the ones that don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of machinery and equipment that aren’t supported on the new OS. I would be happy to upgrade to win8 if you want to buy me a new CMM and a couple new CNCs.

[usconservative]

Google Classic Shell.

[usconservative]

I would be happy to upgrade to win8 if you want to buy me a new CMM and a couple new CNCs.

You have the same dilemma my uncle who owns a large machine shop has, so I'll tell you what I told him:

Find a local computer expert who's familiar with virtualization technologies such as Hyper-V and VMWare.

The systems that are running your CMM and CNC machines need to be backed up, and have a virtualized image of them created.

That virtualized image should be tested on newer hardware running Hyper-V, VMWare or VirtualBox from Oracle. Install the Virtual Machine Hypervisor, then the virtualized machine and start it up.

Connect it to your CNC machine and test.

It will likely be some time before the software that runs your CMM and CNC machines are updated/upgraded to Win7 or Win8 Compatability so your best course of action is to virtualize the Windows XP machines you have so you can keep running them trouble-free.

That's what I have my uncle doing, and his CNC machines all work with virtualized XP running under Windows 8 Pro.

[adorno]

They are both HP and although the older one is advertised slower it did something much faster than windows 8. It seems windows 8 processes everything twice looking for virus or something.

Yet, on the three PCs which I upgraded to Windows 8 (from Windows 7), I noticed that performance was improved, and I still run the same programs and applications as before.

I've had firewall and virus detection/removal software in my PCs for over 10 years, and each time I've upgraded to the newer Windows versions, performance didn't suffer at all, an in fact, performance was improved.

BTW, I'd rather have my PCs run a bit slower while hunting down and killing viruses, than to take the risk of a bit higher performance at the risk of then having to spend time cleaning my machines. There is nothing that the vast majority of consumers do that requires that their PCs run at peak performance. However, with Windows 8/8.1, performance was improved.

[adorno]

I frequently hear from the “get with the times” people. They are the ones that don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of machinery and equipment that aren’t supported on the new OS. I would be happy to upgrade to win8 if you want to buy me a new CMM and a couple new CNCs.

Getting with the times is something that all people and businesses, eventually have to do. However, my comments are/were mostly directed at the personal PC/Windows users; not the business side. But, like I said, eventually, even businesses will have to upgrade, though not necessarily with each new version of the OS.

So, you didn't need to exaggerate the situation in order to try to make my comments seem out of place. I was an IT manager and I understand the costs associated with business upgrades to new software and hardware. BTW, not all machines need to be upgraded at once, since not all applications need to work under a new/upgraded OS; they can be upgraded later (and slowly), as time and costs warrant.

[mountainlion]

It seems like more people sneak stuff onto your computer easier than they used to. Tool bars show up after upgrading some software. I used to be able to run 4 antivirus programs at once. AVG seems to shut down windows defender now. You have to give up on a quick sign on to check your email now days as everyone takes over to load their junk before you can get in.

[adorno]

It seems like more people sneak stuff onto your computer easier than they used to.

I learned the hard way to read the packages that I download before I install anything. While installing, I have to check and uncheck a bunch of items, to make sure nothing is getting sneaked in into my system, before I'm ready to let the software/application get installed. If I miss anything, I catch it later on, either within the browsers or through a once a week check of the installed programs on my system. I always uninstall anything I don't remember installing. I keep track of what I need and everything else I uninstall.

[mountainlion]

downloads.com is a good source of free programs. They have virus protection on their downloads. I always make sure that the free toolbar and such are unchecked.