Windows 8.1 Update 1 arriving on March 11
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Actually I take that back about taskbar. Makes it easier when in desktop to bring an app to the front.
All round looks like some nice tweaks, fairly simple stuff. But further refines win8, which is what is needed. Drastic changes will needed continued refinement for a long while, not that it ever stop being refined.
All round looks like some nice tweaks, fairly simple stuff. But further refines win8, which is what is needed. Drastic changes will needed continued refinement for a long while, not that it ever stop being refined.
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I like the look of those refinements. Will be interesting to see if anything else changes.
The apps hopefully.
Bing news and bing food need an overhaul.
Mail and weather I find are fine.
And Xbox movies needs a massive overhaul, that's the worst one, especially from a non technical view point.
I keep giving feedback, so its not that they don't know, and a lot lf stuff would be simple to implemented, there's some harder stuff as well though.
Bing news and bing food need an overhaul.
Mail and weather I find are fine.
And Xbox movies needs a massive overhaul, that's the worst one, especially from a non technical view point.
I keep giving feedback, so its not that they don't know, and a lot lf stuff would be simple to implemented, there's some harder stuff as well though.
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Possibe Aero theme to make a come back.
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So the RTM Escrow MSU's have leaked (10MBB & 500MB odd), I will be having a play on a test machine tomorrow.
Never saw the point of Aero. It was an unnecessary system hog to make the desktop look pretty.
They wont bring it back, it's always in beta builds but removed for final release.
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The things i would like to see in update 1.
Proper start menu returning.
Not having to use third party programs to get "proper" the start menu back.
Been able to create a "Local" user account
None of this must login to a Live mail account.
Of course you can get around this and create a local account but its just extra hassle.
Improved tabbing out,Killing apps.
In windows 7 if you were playing a game that involes running players accross a map you could press shift and tab out..your in game player would continue to run while you were tabbed out...not in windows 8.
Killing "Not responding programs" also is a bit on the iffy side,Sometimes it kills them..sometimes does nothing!
Other than that,I like windows 8..i have metro turned off and straight to desktop.
Proper start menu returning.
Not having to use third party programs to get "proper" the start menu back.
Been able to create a "Local" user account
None of this must login to a Live mail account.
Of course you can get around this and create a local account but its just extra hassle.
Improved tabbing out,Killing apps.
In windows 7 if you were playing a game that involes running players accross a map you could press shift and tab out..your in game player would continue to run while you were tabbed out...not in windows 8.
Killing "Not responding programs" also is a bit on the iffy side,Sometimes it kills them..sometimes does nothing!
Other than that,I like windows 8..i have metro turned off and straight to desktop.
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If you're setting up windows 8.1 with your internet connection plugged in it forces you to use an online account. You need to go one step back, unplug your cable, then go forward and it gives you option of local. Bloody annoying that is!
The things i would like to see in update 1.
Proper start menu returning.
Not having to use third party programs to get "proper" the start menu back.
Being* able to create a "Local" user account
None of this must login to a Live mail account.
Of course you can get around this and create a local account but its just extra hassle.
Improved tabbing out,Killing apps.
In windows 7 if you were playing a game that involes running players accross a map you could press shift and tab out..your in game player would continue to run while you were tabbed out...not in windows 8.
Killing "Not responding programs" also is a bit on the iffy side,Sometimes it kills them..sometimes does nothing!
Other than that,I like windows 8..i have metro turned off and straight to desktop.
There is no such thing as a proper start menu. They're also not going to bring back the legacy start menu, no chance.
The start screen has made many functional improvements over the legacy start menu, which was a mess really.
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Actually it has already been pretty strongly hinted that the Start Menu might be returning in Windows 9. And stop splitting hairs about the term "proper" he's using, unless you're thick you know what he means.
And how was the old Start Menu a mess? Click start, choose program from pin list. If it's not in the pin list either search or go through the folders. Done. Not hard was it?
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Ah, will look into that next time I install 8.1 somewhere, didn't know this! Thanks.
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I think everyone even the computer experienced or people that went from Win95 assume Create new account means creating an live/ms/hotmail account 
Its a classic curse
I will however create a local account if I move to win8 in future.
Its a classic curse
I will however create a local account if I move to win8 in future.