Windows 10: View Poll Results: Do you want the Charms Bar back?

I liked the Charms Bar far better than this thing they have now.
I like the Settings Menu better (from Windows 8/8.1) much better.

I believe their ultimate goal is to remove the Control Panel (from Windows 7) and replace it with this settings function, which I believe to far worse and not allowing near the control as before.

There is so little I like about Windows 10, thank goodness, I always have my Windows 7, 8,8.1 who needs 10?

 

Depends on the system being used

On a Desktop don't mind either way but would prefer it back
On a Tablet I would like it back as currently its a pain to use

I might change my mine with later builds, but so far touch/tablet interface is just a poorly though out desktop mode, charms was one of the best things in win 8 for tablets

 

For me at least I just found it both useless and something that got in my way. If MS were to bring it back I would want the capability to turn it off.

Jeff

 

This is what they should have done at the start, IMO

an option for

Do you want Charms Bar, Yes/No
Do you want horrible menu at top left of App, Yes/No

or have it based on Continuum

Charms if using Tablet mode, Menu in app if using non Tablet mode

 

This is what they should have done at the start, IMO

an option for

Do you want Charms Bar, Yes/No
Do you want horrible menu at top left of App, Yes/No And they should have the capability to do that for more than just that. Options is what I want with this new OS and not a one size fits all OS.

Jeff

 

I don't see why the charms bar would be anywhere but on a touch screen device then you can swipe/ swipe until you get dizzy *Tongue
Otherwise No for a desktop but then again an option as prior versions is that outlandish No.
Scattering setting never helped anyone find anything categories have always been considered the long way around the block to find stuff.
If the start menu search or cortana search can't work off keywords for local folders/ files and windows in general than the real problem is not a charms bar it's the search function which works flawlessly in 7 *Wink

 

Never used it and as a multi monitor user I found it got in the way while dragging items between the monitors. I hope they fix that in Windows 10, it still has a slight issue but as long as you drag fast between them your ok.

 

Freedom is the way to go !

*Thumbs

 

"Give me liberty! Or give me death!" *Wink

 

Yes, I voted for it, it's very handy.

 

Rather than say I like the Charms bar or I don't like it, I decided to see how much of it is redundant.

To start, we have five areas; Search, Start, Share, Devices, and Settings.

What the Charms bar has going for it is that these five items are all in one place. That said, it's invasive because it pops out when you least expect it, are trying to activate something else, and in general, it's just annoying; if you want the silly thing, you have to fish for it.

Search: Just left click on the Start icon and start typing what you want to find. That's still intact from Windows 8.

Share: Again, left click on the Start icon and type Share. Up pop several Share actions; just choose which one you want to use.

Start: Unless you've added a Windows 7 type start app, left clicking the Start Button brings up a hybrid (between Win 7 & 8) menu. Right click the Start Button and you get a whole bunch of different actions you may want to take. This was very much a surprise to me in Windows 8.1 and has been carried forward to Windows 10. For me, this is a vast improvement over past OSes.

Devices: Once more, left click the Start icon and start typing Devices. Everything connected to or hanging off your computer will show up. As well, you can Add a device from here plus a few more things.

Settings: One more time; left click the Start icon and start to type settings. What you see is probably not the final UI, but is interesting all the same. Looks to me like everything Settings is there.

I might add that "auto-complete" is alive and well in Windows 10, as you don't really have to bother finishing most of the words, since auto-complete does it for you, giving choices along the way.

One more plus is that Search no longer seems to give you a few gazillion hits from the Internet.

For me, the Charms bar was never needed and in fact is a hindrance. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

The Charms bar was different from the stuff you find in the start menu because the items in the Charms bar was contextual based on the activity you were currently doing.

For instance, if you opened settings and were in the start page, it gave you settings for the start page. If you opened devices it gave you only the devices you could use with the start page. So no, this was not "redundant".

I agree that it was annoying that it would pop up when you didn't want it, particularly when on the desktop and trying to close windows or minimize them. That could have been fixed, however.

The biggest problem with stuff in the start menu is that it more or less depends on having a keyboard...

 

My sentiments exactly! It always seems to pop up when I don't want it, especially when using the scroll bar on the right side of the screen.

 

And then you have to remember that Windows 10 is for tablets also

How easy are the things you mention with a touch screen only?

Desktop, I agree that its not needed, but nice to have for some, for touch devices it's totally different, it's a very easy/quick way to access things

 

I was just getting used to the charms *Tongue