Former Microsoft employee launches 'Fixing Windows 8' blog

The whole metro UI thing is annoying. It was cool at first because it seemed simple and elegant but now its just a headache. To many things moving around and its to complicated. This applies to xbox live and windows phone too.

ahh windows 8! it's like the tock of intel

Its too bad Microsoft doesn't go the Linux route and just support different shells right out of the box. They could even have a logo program for the Stardocks of the world while the hackers could be happy with their fifty-eight users worldwide. As long as a Windows program ran on ANY "certified desktop", everyone could be happy. Of course, the most popular desktop probably be one that looks almost identical to XP, followed closely by a Mac-alike, but Microsoft would be smiling because it would move their product. Too bad their obsessed with copying the control freaks at Apple.

So, basically..you're saying that is sucks, which we already know, but don't take your world for it - find out how bad it sucks for yourself! Ooo-kaaay. Well, FYI the majority of us disparaging the POS that is Windows 8 <b>have</b> tried it for ourselves. The ones who haven't are probably Mac and Linux evangelists anyway. Oh, and that nonsense about XP's "insecure code" needs to be put to pasture. Slap a good security package on XP and its as safe as Windows 7 any day..because everyone disables UAC.

Well... ignorance runs amuck here...
No one said you had to get this, however it will need a quick tutorial for the people who aren't power users.

And I love how it isn't even the final version and people are hating on it already.....

Why are they trying to do an OS GUI for both platforms when intrinsically, the input methods are so different?

When should i go mow your lawn?

i would love windows 8 with older UI it simply just runs smooth.

Are you sure here, I think you've got your facts blown way out of per portion! Might I bring up a seldom talked about fact! Why is it at this very moment in time there are more Windows XP computers operating out there, than Windows Vista and Windows 7 put together? Why is it that most people who do choose to operate a Windows Vista or Windows 7 machine, why do most of those people make sure they have themselves a good copy of Windows XP on "stand by"? Why is it, and I'm talking right now, this moment, this date, that many computer hardware and software review companies say that "Windows XP is the most popular Microsoft Operating System, now and probably of all time!"

So please, don't come here and tell me or any other TechSpot member who choose to use Windows XP that it isn't going to last, like it's going to go away someday soon. I hate to break the bad news to you, but by the time Microsoft put's XP on the shelf for good, so much time will have gone by that support for Vista will have been long gone first. And what's this about XP putting other computers at risk? Where the heck have you been, what rock have you been hiding out under? XP a risk? You just go ahead and tell that to many Fortune 500 companies that use XP as their server backbone. Why don't you go ahead and tell that to the whole state of California, who's school districts choose to use Windows XP in about 70% of their classrooms, with the remaining 30% going to Apple products.

And about having to test drive an O.S. before coming in here and supposedly talking badly about it, if you read my original post in here, I said nothing bad at all, there was no bucket talking of any O.S. from me! Plus if that was pointed in my direction, who cares, so what if I don't want to test or use Windows 7 or Windows 8, I'll even say so what to my Widows XP, were are all entitled to use what we want to use, even if that Operating System originally released back on August 24, 2001.

"If it works, it works", regardless of the O.S.

@Mathew
Pretty much spot on, we have been sharing our experiences with W8CP in another thread, and generally I think all of us (being power users) is able to find ways to live with it.

Personally I am damn pleased that Start button has disappeared, and I can simply type whatever I want to run, saves times and lots of clicks. So this simple one reason is compelling enough for me. However, it would be nice if MS adds a way to group these tiles, which may result in reducing clutter as well as need to continuously scroll right & left.

On the video, it does prove one thing, normal everyday user may end up spending some time to learn how to navigate his/her way around the new UI, but again, it shouldn't be that difficult.

Microsoft's philosophy of "One size fits all" (other then registry entries) is going to bite them hard if they chase both the desktop and mobile segments with this horrible mashup of traditional desktop and Metro interface.

It's not hard to put in code to detect the device capabilities (desktop monitor | phone display, mouse | touch sensor) and present the best UI for the device, with an option to swap at any time. Those with notebooks that can convert to tablet should expect exactly this kind of functionality, seamless switch between the familiar old desktop with start button, and Metro.

But they won't, because Ballmer is too stubborn.

The website "fixingwindows8.com" doesn't seem to exist. It displays a blank page. And the URL for the specific blog post by Bibik serves up a 404.

Hahahahaha, that last comment was GOLD!

I've never dealt with anything but Windows and this new Metro UI is a strong compelling reason to try other OS's. I have no intentions of giving this Metro interface a trial run. I find it a disgrace to my computer literacy skills. I'm not a kid, I didn't wake up yesterday to use a computer for the first time, I don't have a touch screen, why is Microsoft trying to treat me as such.

Such an OS might have a chance once touch screens are more wide spread. For now building an OS around such hardware is doomed to failure. Sure there are reason to have Metro interface and there is also reasons not to have this interface. I for one am not ready for this drastic change. I would love to support this new OS but if it doesn't support both touch screen and non-touch screen, my support will stay with Windows 7.

Microsoft should design windows 8 in such a way that users can change the setting to either completely desktop environment or metro environment and also still add feature from desktop environment to metro and vice versa

I'm an average user ad had a hard time navigating. I got pretty disgusted with how long it was taking me to find stuff so i thought, sod this, but then I couldn't find "shut down". What a crap interface. Totally not windows-user-friendly. No doubt an 8 yr old will love it.

Yep, it's crap, reminds me of the Vista debacle, or some of the Office "updates". How can MS get things so wrong ?

The last 10 seconds sums up my experience a few years ago. I was a hardcore PC user, i built them, used 3D modelling programs on them and never considered changing. Then when i wanted a new P, vista came out and thats when I had to make one of 3 choices:

1. stick with a 10 year old OS that works relatively well but looks dated and ****.
2. Use Vista which looks a bit less **** but is riddled with bugs and simply doesnt work.
3. Move to Mac OSX Leopard which is modern, looks amazing, has great usability, is super stable and has zero maintanence issues

Guess which choice I made?!

I dont see any point in windows 8 at all, exept for tablet use.

Why do i need fancy pastel blocks when i can just right click any app and send it to desktop as a shortcut?

Why get rid of the start menu when it lists every program on your pc in an easy to find list, And if you dont like looking through the list, just type the name of the program in the start menu bar and hey presto!

Why hide settings and shut down options in over complicated hidden menus?

Windows vista was ripped to pieces due to people trying to install it on machines that did not have the cahones to run it. On a good pc it runs perfectly.

Windows xp is still great, but lack of dx11 somewhat limits it if you are a gamer like me.

Stick with windows 7 or vista if you have the pc to handle it.