Does the interface have a classic (Windows 7) mode?
It sort of has a classic desktop, but it’s very clunky to navigate.
According to another FReeper it’s not what you’d expect:
Q:
“But are you saying that even after switching to the conventional desktop that conventional laptops and desktops are not usable with W8?”
A:
“Correct. No Start Menu on conventional desktop, running the mouse into various corners and sides of the screen cause various popout menus to appear, and some of those hiddend and fateful mouse positions and various other activities can cause the conventional desktop to be repeatedly replaced with the useless Metro UI.”
This very machine has Windows 8. I plan to remove it this next weekend and go back to Win 7 pro.
Essentially, to the user, Win 8 on a notebook or desktop is Win 7 with a fancy start screen you put away (by clicking on “desktop”) as fast as you can, and then the UI is remarkably like Win7.
However.
They took away the start button in the lower left and kinda sorta put it in the lower right, but you have to hover your mouse just right to find it.
Multi-monitor systems work oddly, and the screens don’t go where you expect them too.
A number of Win 7 programs DO NOT work well in Win 8, despite MS promises to the contrary.
“MY COMPUTER” is gone as a default.
Control Panel is redesigned to the point of being stoopid.
Win 8 REALLY wants you to be on line AT ALL TIMES. And logged into an email ID and your LIVE ID too.
It’s not any faster, is harder to use (learning curve), does NOT boot any faster [ MS LIES ] and my CPU runs hotter.
I see NO reason to keep it. NONE.
Why would I want a MS tablet when I have WONDERFUL iOS and Android choices?