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What if Microsoft relented and granted users who are lukewarm about Windows 8 two of their biggest requests: Allow those who want to boot straight to the desktop, and bring back the Start button with Windows Blue, a.k.a. Windows 8.1? Though supposedly not part of the original plan for Blue, these two UI options are looking more likely. What else do you want to see in Windows Blue?
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Looks like someone saw sense! I think the damage to the reputation of 8 has been done though.
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Get rid of Metro and re-brand it as Windows 7.1
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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I want to boot to the command line. Much of what I do doesn't require a GUI.
The last time I booted to the command line (98? XP?) the drivers (mouse, CD-ROM, etc.) wouldn't load so it was fairly useless -- I want the system to be usable when it boots to the command line.
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That setting should still be in the registry under
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
name: "Shell"
type: REG_SZ
value: explorer.exe. or whatever it is in windows 8. (just replace it with cmd.exe)
You might want to remove any/all icons from the notification area. But it doesn't hurt if you leave them.
It could be difficult to unmount usb devices though.
"It's true that hard work never killed anyone. But I figure, why take the chance." - Ronald Reagan
That's what machines are for.
Got a problem?
Sleep on it.
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In Windows 8, the "metro view" IS the start menu. It even says "START" in huge letters on the top left.
If you're in Metro and you start typing, it automatically initializes the search function, exactly like in Windows 7.
And there's no need for a start button on the screen, because you already have one on your keyboard. Since the "start menu" is a full screen application, it doesn't make sense to have a separate button in the interface.
I don't understand why that's so difficult to grasp. Windows 3.11 didn't have a start button either and it was the best Windows ever made.
*derp derp, therez no bootan*
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> "*derp derp, therez no bootan*"
Funny. But what does that mean?
"It's true that hard work never killed anyone. But I figure, why take the chance." - Ronald Reagan
That's what machines are for.
Got a problem?
Sleep on it.
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If this happens we may purchase windows 8 in our corporate environment (180+ Users).
Until then all new purchases will be Windows 7.
Microsoft I hope you see sense.
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