Windows 10: Hmm... Overall I think Win8(.1 update 1) is better than Win10.

I see why you like it, I get that. I'm on the other side of the fence is all. I want a Start Screen, not a Start Menu. To me, its a step backwards from Windows 8.1. I was happy to see the start menu go, and now its resurrected.

 

What I wanted to see from the start.. well.. the begining was to have an option to chose between the two(Start Screen/Menu). Now that would have been perfect but MS chose otherwise.

 

That would work for me, and a lot of other people.

 

I like options.. but I don't work at or have any say at MS.

 

I would also like to have the choice to use either the start menu or the W8 style start screen. It was available in the the earliest W10 Builds and I wish they would have left it. *Sad

 

I would think the Windows 8.1 style Start Menu/All Apps menu would be a lot easier to use on a tablet. Especially if your not using a stylus and have knobby fingers. *Wink

 

But isn't it still there, but in a slightly changed environment?

I loved the Windows 8/8.1 start screen. I experimented by installing all my software in Windows 10 and pinning to the start screen. Still got the text screen on the side, but, basically, the icon screen is now intact.

 

The inclusion of a Start Menu, Search Bar, Metro Apps on the Desktop and not to switch to a separate screen for the Start Screen and Metro Apps already makes Windows 10 better than Windows 8.1 for me even though I haven't tried it just yet.

Now add features like Virtual Desktop, Notification Center (which replaces Charms bar essentially), manual Tablet Mode and a more unified look/theme of the OS...I think Windows 10 if anything is an improvement to Windows 8.1 especially for laptop/desktop users.

As for the things Windows 10 does not do as good or seen as annoyances vs Windows 8.1, I think Microsoft is looking into fix these things before the release to RTM, if not; a major update in the form of Windows 10.1 next year to fix such annoyances is a very real possibility.

Furthermore the annoyances in Windows 8.1 that have been removed/fix in Windows 10 such as the charms bar, apps switcher, top edge desktop split (basically all edge related stuff use for laptop/desktop users) outweighs any minor annoyances with Windows 10 which can still be fixed with future minor/major OS updates, whereas Windows 8.1 as I see it is EOL for any major updates in future (only security and minor bug fixes).

 

I agree that MS took effort to make it more usable for desktop users, but for me they have taken it too far, they have done what they always do, instead of improving on what was there, they do a complete U-turn on how things work

I understand the approach of desktop users as this is the majority of people using windows, but if win 10 is supposed to be a universal os that runs on all form factors then it needs to work well on all these devices

time will tell how this works out, but as I say, I don't have any major issues with 10 on desktop, I will just use it the same as I do 8.1 when on the desktop

 

Prefer the immersive Internet Explorer.

 

*Ditto

 

*Ditto

 

What is interesting is that we all have likes and dislikes when it comes to the menu. Microsoft cannot please each of us they simply have to go the way of the masses. Now I know someone is going to say this is not what the masses want they want this or that. The problem with that is no one really knows what the masses want other than Microsoft who gets the feedback from the insider program. . . *Smile

 

Windows 10 has moved some items from the Control Panel to settings. I don't see a reason for that other than for smart phones and tablets maybe. I think it will confuse a lot of people. Why they changed "personalize" on the desktop doesn't make any sense. Microsoft will hear complaints galore when people try to customize Windows 10 for the first time. For example, you have to know to click on themes and then desktop icon settings to make changes. I think Microsoft has added extra steps that didn't need to be there. They took something simple and complicated it.

 

Last I heard eventually everything will move to settings and there will be no control panel.