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Thread ID: 133285 2013-05-30 20:41:00 First Look At Windows 8.1 Trev (427) PC World Chat
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1344222 2013-05-30 20:41:00 Here. (blogs.windows.com)
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Trev (427)
1344223 2013-05-30 21:06:00 Win8 is to OSs as Lego is to aviation. R2x1 (4628)
1344224 2013-05-30 21:48:00 The two things that I think SHOULD be an option.

You have a choice of either booting directly to a desktop, or the current start menu - and same with start Button / Menus. let the user decide.
wainuitech (129)
1344225 2013-05-30 21:57:00 there are options that you can do that, although i believe you have to pay for them

remember watching something about it in a teksyndicate video on YT
GameJunkie (72)
1344226 2013-05-30 22:23:00 I can't wait to try it :D


The two things that I think SHOULD be an option.

You have a choice of either booting directly to a desktop, or the current start menu - and same with start Button / Menus. let the user decide.

Windows 8.1 will let you boot into any app, including the desktop (and even the All Apps screen).
pcuser42 (130)
1344227 2013-05-30 22:26:00 Why can't they employ R2 D2, he must have all the answers, they would save themselves a fortune. Cicero (40)
1344228 2013-05-30 23:49:00 They let Teenagers design the Win8 interface, with their teenage obsession with their phones & tablets.
Those young wippersnappers dont care what us old timer PC users want.
:thumbs:
1101 (13337)
1344229 2013-05-30 23:55:00 They let Teenagers design the Win8 interface, with their teenage obsession with their phones & tablets.
Those young wippersnappers dont care what us old timer PC users want.
:thumbs:

...so the boot to desktop option shouldn't be there then? :confused:
pcuser42 (130)
1344230 2013-05-31 00:22:00 I actually really like Win8, and I can't wait for 8.1 - Honest opinion. The Error Guy (14052)
1344231 2013-05-31 00:33:00 Looks like it will be a good improvement for those who don't currently like Windows 8, looking forward to the 50/50 split. LukeM (17091)
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