Windows 10: Well, after playing around for about 20 minutes...

You can't make it exacly like Windows 7, but you can right click your taskbar>properties>Start Menu>Custimze>remove/add what you want as entries. First thing I did was add "Control Panel" to it because PC Settings is useless ._.'

 

I would bet anything that classic shell and all those apps will be much more customizable

 

Classic Shell is boss, but are you REALLY going from Windows 8 Classic Shell>Win 10 Classic Shell =)? You woulden't be able to tell the 2 OSES apart!

 

I would assume that windows 10 classic shell will have live tiles in the start menu which i don't think they can do in windows 8 can they?

 

Haha, are you implying that people updated to Windows 10 just to see Classic Shell 10 *Smile?

Side bar seems neat, since you can dragdrop anything you want there.

 

I certainly hope that's not how final version of Windows 10 will look like. I'm not a fan of these small upgrades, such as Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and 8.1.1 or whatever and then having people call it 'the new OS'. Remember the good ol' times when changing OS felt great, everything looked different, including Windows installation? I want those times back more than anything. I don't want to spend a ton of cash on a new OS just to get new themes and functions I don't need.

 

Well WIn7>Win10 upgrade is only $30 so prices went down at least.

Also, didn't 95/98/98SE/ME/2000 all look similar?

 

No just sayin I assume classic shell for windows 10 will be better than windows 8 and better than what microsoft offers.

 

I like it better than its predecessor. I should of created a local account like my other 8.1 machines. No biggie, its a VM install.

 

Hi there

I've also posted on the Virtualisation section - but will add here as some people don't read the virtualisation section.

Using a WINDOWS HOST (8.1 x-64) I've been unable to install VMWARE TOOLS using VMware workstation 10.0.3 so as a VM I can't get decent video or sensible mouse motion.

On a LINUX Host it's OK ?????!!!

Cheers
jimbo

 

LOL. Keep your wallet closed and watch this space.. I have been fumbling with it for a day now.

I am beginning to think this is a question of "the quickness of the (programmers) hand decieves the eye"

Two major complaints (which I did not support) were the absence of a start menu and windowing. These two problems have been addressed in windows X.
Apart from that? I am looking at Windows 8, Update 3. (Or should we call it October update - lol again)

 

Yeah, even MS knows that everything after 7 could've been Service Packs, which is why Win8 had a $15 upgrade and Win10 will have a $30 one.

I even heard a rumor that it'll be a free upgrade for Win8 users. Doubt it, but that would be kinda neat I guess.

 

I must be fair. According to alleged statements, it has a way to go. But, assessment on its present performance, the MS obligation would be to offer it free as a Windows 8 update 3 to those who have purchase Windows 8 original.

 

Agreed.


But it won't happen *Sad.

 

I cant wait for someone to figure out how to remove the search and desktop buttons from the taskbar, other than that though I think it is fantastic so far. New window transitions make the whole OS feel really snappy and being able to scroll windows in the background is great.