Laptop computer
I'm thinking about getting a laptop computer. I'm on my 2nd desk top computer. It has Windows XP operating system. The new laptops have Windows 8 operating system. How difficult to learn is Windows 8....
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Clay L wrote:
Regarding Win 8:
You can configure the desktop to look and behave pretty much like Win 7 in the "Classic Mode' which is much like Win XP. The only inconvenience is having the start up going to the Metro screen instead of the desktop and once in the desktop having to hit the Windows key to get into the metro screen and then activate "All Apps" to run a program.
A key reason for using Classic Shell is that you don't have to start up with the Metro screen. I don't encounter Metro unless I choose to which is never. I agree with you that cluttering your screen with tiles makes for a messy screen; a list is neat and simple.
BTW one thing that hasn't been mentioned in this thread are the useless Live Tiles that come with Win 8. Why do I want a news tile for which I can't tailor the news feed? Why do I want a "pictures" tile that randomly displays any of the thousands of pictures I have on my HDD? Those I "hid" almost immediately.
