Windows 8 - Some of the new Features

[Tom]

Easy buddy... Power settings are in their same place as it always is in the Control Panel... its not hidden.  I was just giving a hypothetical example.  In fact everything that is in Windows 7 Control Panel is in Windows 8's for the most part.

I was just talking about the power off/reboot/log-off functions. They had a chance to make it make more sense. Instead they kept it buried like it was in earlier versions.

[Melbosa]

Its not.  Its the same mouse clicks and same mouse movement, just to the right instead of the left.

[Melbosa]

Its not.  Its the same mouse clicks and same mouse movement, just to the right instead of the left.

Sorry I should clarify... it is the same mouse clicks and movement as Windows 7, just only on the right side of the screen not the left.

[Melbosa]

Here are two things I absolutely hate about Windows 8:

• The New Messenger
• The New Mail Client (not Outlook 2013 - but the replacement for Windows Essentials Mail Client)

They are almost unusable and very un-intuitive if you have been using the previous Microsoft products they replace.  I actually miss my old MSN Messenger from Windows 7....

[Melbosa]

And here is a feature I just found.  Windows 8 has an ISO Mounting tool built right in.... FINALLY!!!! Took @%&#ing long enough M$!

[Melbosa]

OOoooo another new feature I found today that I like... having the ability to roll back drivers to any edition installed on the system - without having to keep the original installation location around!  SWEET - saved my bacon with a Mouse Driver issue today.

[Tom]

Its not.  Its the same mouse clicks and same mouse movement, just to the right instead of the left.

Sorry I should clarify... it is the same mouse clicks and movement as Windows 7, just only on the right side of the screen not the left.

I was just saying that they could have made it better.

[Lazybones]

Sorry I should clarify... it is the same mouse clicks and movement as Windows 7, just only on the right side of the screen not the left.

It is less intuitive in 8, and takes nearly twice the clicks...
Windows 8
1. Start
2. Put you your mouse in one of the right hand corners
3. Settings
4. Power Symbol
5. Shut down.

Windows 7
1. Start
2. Shutdown
3. Confirm shutdown dialog OK

[Darren Dirt]

After learning how cheap it would be to upgrade and that a nearly feature complete version of Hyper-V is included I grabbed it and have updated my home system.

never heard of Hyper-V.

http://www.zdnet.com/debate/hyper-v-or-vmware/10086932/

now I have.

Certainly is nice to see it included.

[Mr. Analog]

That's the conflicting thing with 8, lots of cool new under-the-hood type things wrapped in a puzzle box.

[Melbosa]

Sorry I should clarify... it is the same mouse clicks and movement as Windows 7, just only on the right side of the screen not the left.

It is less intuitive in 8, and takes nearly twice the clicks...
Windows 8
1. Start
2. Put you your mouse in one of the right hand corners
3. Settings
4. Power Symbol
5. Shut down.

Windows 7
1. Start
2. Shutdown
3. Confirm shutdown dialog OK

Hehe your making to complicated. You don't have to go to the Start Tab in Windows 8 to shutdown.  Can be done from any screen that isn't a game.

And Do a restart in Windows 7?  Its one more click than Windows 8.

So its more like this:

Windows 8
1. Put you your mouse in one of the right hand corners
2. Click Settings
3. Click Power Symbol
4. Click Shut down.

Windows 7
1. Put your mouse in the bottom left corner.
2. Click Start
3. Click Shutdown
4. Click Confirm Shutdown

Same clicks.  Sorry same amount of clicks, same mouse movements.

[Lazybones]

Windows 8
1. Put you your mouse in one of the right hand corners
2. Click Settings
3. Click Power Symbol
4. Click Shut down.

Windows 7
1. Put your mouse in the bottom left corner.
2. Click Start
3. Click Shutdown
4. Click Confirm Shutdown

Same clicks.  Sorry same amount of clicks, same mouse movements.

Thanks, the "charm" bar is throwing me for a loop... I hate waiting for the hot corners even though they are fairly fast.