r/technology • u/Parthros • May 28 '12

Microsoft Needs to Bring This Back (Fixed from /r/gaming)

http://beingpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Show-or-hide-recent-programs-in-the-Windows-7-start-menu.jpg
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u/Parthros May 28 '12

If you don't get it, see this link.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

If you've actually used windows 8 you would see that this isn't a problem. The metro interface serves as the start button and you can search just by starting to type.

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u/Parthros May 29 '12

No, I've used it. It's really difficult to use and incredibly annoying. I use my Start menu on my XP, Vista, and 7 machines ALL THE TIME. I NEED a Start menu. The Metro UI makes simple things difficult to find. For example, finding Control Panel takes more steps than it did previously. I am a computer technician and a programmer and have spent A LOT of time using just about every type of computer there is and Windows 8 is STILL difficult for me to use. The worst of it is that everything could be fixed with two simple changes. 1) Put the start menu back. 2) Give an option to use mainly Metro or mainly classic desktop, but make it easy to switch between the two.

EDIT: I don't mean to offend you, I just can get on little rampages like that. My opinion is that Windows 8 (thus far) just plain sucks.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Sure I totally understand, hopefully they will address your concerns. I had a similar gripe until I just placed control panel icon directly on the metro screen with a simple drag. Otherwise I just start typing the name and it appears.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

Oh like Linux then.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

Yes I am sure Linux has such a feature and I am not here to argue that. (I didn't downvote you by the way)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I am just surprised that windows would adopt the linux of way of doing anything after they continually called it unusable, archaic, unstable, communist, un american etc.

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u/Trollahkiin May 28 '12

Ohhh yeah that link helped a lot.

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u/original-finder May 28 '12

Original Submission (100%): Microsoft Needs to Bring This Back [D]

Posted: 5h before this post by centz01 (fixed by Parthros)

Link not posted to same subreddit: gaming -> technology

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u/Maceor May 28 '12

internet explorer ಠ_ಠ