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Windows 8 Consumer Preview cracked 1 million downloads shortly after launching last Wednesday and I'm sure many of you have tried it already. Whether you went with a dual-boot, upgrade, clean install or virtual machine, if you're coming from Windows 7 you'll notice significant changes immediately, while others may not be as obvious.
Inevitably, with change comes good and bad -- at least until you learn some tricks that get you back up to speed. I know I've been hitting my head against the wall when things don't behave the way they used to. The Start menu's absence is a perfect example of a radical change. Indeed, the duality of the OS may bring some trouble, but as skeptical as I was, I must admit Microsoft has done a pretty good job of easing many of my concerns.
File copy dialogs, the task manager and search look better and work faster, and that adds up for an improved experience. Without further ado, here's a shortlist of Windows 8 shortcuts and useful quick tricks I've gathered thus far.
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The best Trick - Don't install it win h8 instead save yourself the time and stick with xp or 7, unless you like keeping up with the same ppl who thought vista was terrific there is nothing to gain.
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hi friends m not able to select the things in desktop view like whether, pinball, people etc...and cant even open "more pc settings" in windows 8 consumer preview....any 1help me out with this.....
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Is it possible to change the "move cursor to right corner" setting to "move cursor to right side"?
What I mean is that it's annoying to move the mouse to the corner, and it would be much more simpler to just drag it to the side.
Does any of that setting(s) exist in Windows 8?
/ Joel
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avoidz said:
Is it possible to change the "move cursor to right corner" setting to "move cursor to right side"?What I mean is that it's annoying to move the mouse to the corner, and it would be much more simpler to just drag it to the side.
Does any of that setting(s) exist in Windows 8?
/ Joel
Yeah, it's a fiddly maneuver with a mouse and the hot spot seems to be tiny, like a few pixels. The touch command Windows Key+C to open the "Charms" (ironic name) is easier. But why is it made to be so awkward on a desktop with mouse control?
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fivish said:
Like the above mentioned, I have been getting slower and slower with my normal tasks since XP. I was forced into Win7 with DirectX changes and will no but be forced into Win8.If you are faster at everyday tasks like finding files and starting odd programs in Metro, please post how and why that is. Note that making shortcuts and editing the registry to effect the speed are showing a blatant failure of Win 8.
MS must split the OS from the GUI so users can decide on the interface.
XP is still on 40% of PCs and its very easy to understand and use.
W7 is less user friendly and W8 sucks. Metro is for children. Adults want XP!
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