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Telecaster · 25 Oct 2015 at 22:37

So I'm feeling bit dumb and behind the times, I still use Windows like I did when I was on W95, I just pin regularly used programs and files to the desktop and use them from there.

I don't use any of the apps or start menu stuff, I don't even know what any of it does or how it all works, should I be learning this stuff or doesn't it matter? Am I missing out on loads of cool little things that make life a shed load easier or is it all just fluff?

I've probably only ever used 1% of the potential of any OS, my routine is basically sign in, open browser, visit a few bookmarks and read some stuff and then switch it off. I feel like I'm not utilizing what I have, what should I be doing?

ED209 · 29 Oct 2015 at 17:10

i do the same thing, my PC is for gaming and only.

i turn it on, visit the usual websites or look up issues, play some games and then it goes off.

to be honest your not missing much.

Uther · 29 Oct 2015 at 18:10

ED209 said:
i do the same thing, my PC is for gaming and only.

i turn it on, visit the usual websites or look up issues, play some games and then it goes off.

to be honest your not missing much.

Same for me. I have a chromebook for day to day browsing etc.

Telecaster · 1 Nov 2015 at 17:16

Phew, I thought I was being some sort of progress denier!

I see all these tips and tricks and things windows can do and I feel like a right dummy in that I just switch it on and browse a few websites haha.

Confused · 3 Nov 2015 at 14:49

I use my PC like you do, a few apps or web browse, mostly pinned to desktop or task bar

When I needed to use something else, the Start Menu was only ever up on screen for a maximum of 12 seconds at a time whilst I found the new application I wanted to open. Less time when Vista came around and introduced the "type the name of what you want to open" feature, as my hands are almost always on or near the keyboard, and it's quicker than using the mouse!

So, when 8 came along and introduced the full screen start menu, I really didn't see what the huge fuss was about! Yes, it's slightly different, but so was the Vista start menu compared to XP (albeit, the Vista one was more useful than the XP one due to the aforementioned "type to search" feature).

I keep up to date 1) because I need to know how to use the latest OS, 2) because I like to have the latest OS, and 3) because it's the one that will have the most support and bug/security fixes applied.

Rroff · 3 Nov 2015 at 14:57

I've moved away a bit from having stuff on the desktop - my most frequently used programs are pinned to the task bar - utility programs like calculator and command prompt are pinned to the start menu (though I still have a bad habit of typing regedit into the run prompt :S should pin that on the start menu as well).