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> The Start screen itself was designed to look simplistic, but using it was anything but. Microsoft shipped the first version with the built-in apps pinned by d

by bisby 11y ago

> The Start screen itself was designed to look simplistic, but using it was anything but. Microsoft shipped the first version with the built-in apps pinned by default, but no quick access to search or shutdown options I never had issues because the standard procedure for me is "hit windows key" "start typing" and it behaved the exact same in windows 8. If you were on the start screen, you could start typing to search, which is easy, and the QUICKEST access you could ask for, but unintuitive for normal users to start typing with no prompt. Ctrl-Alt-Delete logouts/shutdowns is what I feel like theyve always wanted people to do (for security reasons? no idea). But then again, how often do I shutdown my computer. If something needs me to reboot, theres almost always a prompt. I imagine that classifies me as a power user. Not minding to do things the "right" way and not needing prompts to guide me along. I haven't used windows 10 yet, but I get the vibe that everyone loves it again, because they made the start menu not fullscreen and added some simple prompts to gain access to the functionality that was already there.

WorldMaker 11y ago
«I haven't used windows 10 yet, but I get the vibe that everyone loves it again, because they made the start menu not fullscreen and added some simple prompts to gain access to the functionality that was already there.» They made fullscreen-ing the Start Menu an option (as post 8/8.1, some of us now prefer the fullscreen even on a desktop; with well chosen Live Tiles it becomes a better version of something like Mac OS X's "widget expose", IMNSHO). Also, I think the biggest UX deal that makes Win 10 seem so much superior to non-Power Users is that they moved the search bar from the bottom of Start Menu onto the taskbar itself. (In hindsight, this seems like something that should have happened sooner, and was why people would install some of the nastier adware out there just to get a search box on the taskbar...) Ever since Vista added it, most average users and many Power Users still haven't seemed to pick up on the press the Windows key and start typing thing (which I too have used since Vista), so prominently showing the search box is a big deal in Windows 10.

by bisby 11y ago

WorldMaker 11y ago

«I haven't used windows 10 yet, but I get the vibe that everyone loves it again, because they made the start menu not fullscreen and added some simple prompts to gain access to the functionality that was already there.» They made fullscreen-ing the Start Menu an option (as post 8/8.1, some of us now prefer the fullscreen even on a desktop; with well chosen Live Tiles it becomes a better version of something like Mac OS X's "widget expose", IMNSHO). Also, I think the biggest UX deal that makes Win 10 seem so much superior to non-Power Users is that they moved the search bar from the bottom of Start Menu onto the taskbar itself. (In hindsight, this seems like something that should have happened sooner, and was why people would install some of the nastier adware out there just to get a search box on the taskbar...) Ever since Vista added it, most average users and many Power Users still haven't seemed to pick up on the press the Windows key and start typing thing (which I too have used since Vista), so prominently showing the search box is a big deal in Windows 10.