9 tips to know when migrating to Win 8 or later

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9 tips to know when migrating to Win 8 or later

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This CNET article lists 9 tips for migration to Win 8.
They are obvious and simple tips, but invaluable if you need them and are new to the interface.
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Reading that article caused my Windows 7 computer to crash - forcing me to buy one with Windows 8.1 :grin:
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I would have felt better if you said my post was a timely one as you computer crashed and these tips were just what you needed. :shy:
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In addition to the 9 tips above.... here is tip 10.

How to reconfigure the Start Screen in Windows 8.1
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Surely the main tip is to wait for Windows 9?
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Why? Windows 8.1 works well.
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Windows 9 is not going to be radically different to Windows 8(.1). But for those who are set on having a start menu and choose to bypass the shortcomings of Win 8, Win 9 might be worth waiting for. Release date is calculated at approx. last 3rd of 2015.
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I find that I don't really miss the Start menu. Once I reorganized the Start screen and made it look the way I want, it works just as well as the Start menu.
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HansV wrote:Why? Windows 8.1 works well.
So does Windows 7.
M/S is starting to feel like Apple. A new "version" every six months or so, which makes the older "version" seem so outdated! ( read sell another expensive unit. ) I can just see myself, standing in line at midnight, waiting for the Apple store to open to get one of the FIRST newest models. Yeah, sure! :evilgrin: :flee:
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If you have Windows 7 at the moment, and your computer is working fine, there is no need to upgrade to Windows 8. Windows 7 will serve you well for several years.

On the other hand, if you need a new computer (as I did last week), there is no reason to avoid Windows 8.1 at all costs, as some (many?) people suggest. It has a very bad reputation, but that's undeserved. Sure, some things could have been handled better. But that was true of Windows 98, Windows XP and Window 7 too.
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HansV wrote:On the other hand, if you need a new computer (as I did last week), there is no reason to avoid Windows 8.1 at all costs, as some (many?) people suggest. It has a very bad reputation, but that's undeserved. Sure, some things could have been handled better. But that was true of Windows 98, Windows XP and Window 7 too.
Becoming quite the promoter now....

When Win8 became available at my workplace, I jumped straight in and upgraded. I was not fussed with all the hype. After a few days, and after learning the hotkeys to get me to the various useful areas (since I was locked out at that stage via policy from editing my tiles), I was up and away. I never looked back...the OS handled fine and since I changed the setting to boot into my desktop I really felt little difference when compared with Win7. I must admit that I did have a small apps launcher that I triggered with ALT+Spacebar to get me lightning access to my regular apps. With this and my taskbar pinned with the MS Apps...I have zero need for the old start menu.

BTW: Ask yourself this question....how much DO you use the start menu in Win7? When I was still on Win7, the only time I went to the start button was to shut down my PC.
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