8 was a shock- I was one of the ones that trotted off to buy a new laptop...blissfully unaware. I didn't have a clue that W8 would differ from any previous OS. No manual, no tutorial I didn't even know how to shut-down the computer. I thought people were kidding when they said I wouldn't' be able to play a disc on my brand-new laptop's BlueRay player with W8. The formerly free games had ads. The OS had ads. But it was sink or swim-- at that time W7 was long gone.
Whilst trouble-shooting the recurrent disconnection from the Internet with Microsoft a few months back, the tech said "...you aren't trying to access Internet Explorer from the Tile Screen, right..?! Don't do that-- that's JUST AN APP"...
I did everything from the desktop screen and ignored those pre-school, remedial tiles completely....and you know what...? It was ok. I grumbled like everyone else but I found myself right-clicking on corners and pulling the hand down, upper-mid-screen, when using my back-up laptop running W7, believe it or not.
Upgrading to 8.1 in October was horrifying. Nothing was compatible and I 'recovered' back to pre-installed W8, swiftly. 8.1 was glitchy, buggy and plagued. Fast forward 6 months- last night- 8.1 update is supposed to fix what ails 8/ 8.1. Let's see-- I no longer have volume nor security system icons. Kaspersky AV isn't compatible, nor is Windows Defender. Tool-bars and/ or add-ons are also incompatible. Error pop-ups and white screen of nothingness... My mouse isn't being recognised. Looks like the bugs and glitches with 8.1 haven't been resolved (at least for me). I'll be 'recovering' back to pre-installed W8 this weekend because 8.1 (and its creepy update) are far worse than 8 ever was!
Windows 8 is dreamy compared to 8.1 or 8.1 update. Everything I was forced to grow accustomed to in the last year+ has been altered (and not for the better). I get why most commenters are still cranky about missing W7 (I loved it, too). 8's lame colour blocks/ tiles are annoying. Microsoft tried the irritating, floating 'charms' with Vista (but at least they could be moved and/ or locked-in-place back then). Restarting the computer thrice-daily due to its disconnection from the Internet is such a waste of time and I'm so sick of checking for updates, I could scream... but I'll live with it because at least I know my way around W8, now. The changes Microsoft has made with the original 8.1 upgrade and 8.1 upgrade’s 1st update are more hindrance than help. I’ll wander through another full-throttle, back-to-factory-settings/ Windows 8 recovery and STAY THERE.
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8 was a shock- I was one of the ones that trotted off to buy a new laptop...blissfully unaware. I didn't have a clue that W8 would differ from any previous OS. No manual, no tutorial I didn't even know how to shut-down the computer. I thought people were kidding when they said I wouldn't' be able to play a disc on my brand-new laptop's BlueRay player with W8. The formerly free games had ads. The OS had ads. But it was sink or swim-- at that time W7 was long gone. Whilst trouble-shooting the recurrent disconnection from the Internet with Microsoft a few months back, the tech said "...you aren't trying to access Internet Explorer from the Tile Screen, right..?! Don't do that-- that's JUST AN APP"... I did everything from the desktop screen and ignored those pre-school, remedial tiles completely. ...and you know what...? It was ok. I grumbled like everyone else but I found myself right-clicking on corners and pulling the hand down, upper-mid-screen, when using my back-up laptop running W7, believe it or not.
Upgrading to 8.1 in October was horrifying. Nothing was compatible and I 'recovered' back to pre-installed W8, swiftly. 8.1 was glitchy, buggy and plagued. Fast forward 6 months- last night- 8.1 update is supposed to fix what ails 8/ 8.1. Let's see-- I no longer have volume nor security system icons. Kaspersky AV isn't compatible, nor is Windows Defender. Tool-bars and/ or add-ons are also incompatible. Error pop-ups and white screen of nothingness... My mouse isn't being recognised. Looks like the bugs and glitches with 8.1 haven't been resolved (at least for me). I'll be 'recovering' back to pre-installed W8 this weekend because 8.1 (and its creepy update) are far worse than 8 ever was!
Windows 8 is dreamy compared to 8.1 or 8.1 update. Everything I was forced to grow accustomed to in the last year+ has been altered (and not for the better). I get why most commenters are still cranky about missing W7 (I loved it, too). 8's lame colour blocks/ tiles are annoying. Microsoft tried the irritating, floating 'charms' with Vista (but at least they could be moved and/ or locked-in-place back then). Restarting the computer thrice-daily due to its disconnection from the Internet is such a waste of time and I'm so sick of checking for updates, I could scream... but I'll live with it because at least I know my way around W8, now. The changes Microsoft has made with the original 8.1 upgrade and 8.1 upgrade’s 1st update are more hindrance than help. I’ll wander through another full-throttle, back-to-factory-settings/ Windows 8 recovery and STAY THERE.