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Thread ID: 126415 2012-08-26 00:47:00 Windows 8 vs. Windows 7 Performance zqwerty (97) PC World Chat
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1297058 2012-08-26 00:47:00 www.techspot.com zqwerty (97)
1297059 2012-08-26 01:53:00 I am using Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation on my laptop. The main thing that I do not like about Windows 8 is the lack of the start button with the old style menu. I can see me wiping Windows 8 off my laptop at the end of the free evaluation and replacing it with linux.

I downloaded the 8start Launcher but it does not appear to work with Windows 8 Evaluation as I would like it to. :groan:
Bobh (5192)
1297060 2012-08-26 03:25:00 Been using windows 8 RTM since it came out on Technet on a older Pc. While currently I wont be changing the main PC, Windows 8 is a lot faster than Windows 7 even on a lower spec PC,and not to bad to use the new "stat" menu once you learn how to use it.

In some ways its easier. I only have the main apps that I would use showing, and the others are there as well, by simply right clicking the start Page, they are all arranged very nicely.

Start up speed leaves windows 7 in the dust.

About the only things I have added to the defaults is a shutdown and restart button. Simple as , and tidy.
wainuitech (129)
1297061 2012-08-26 03:47:00 Once they iron out most of the bugs and sort out compatibility with directx and opengl (heard the RTM had issues) I'll give it a go on my laptop. Any speed increase is a good speed increase when your cpu is a e-350. icow (15313)
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