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I recall reading that you can type at the start screen to search. So you should still be able to use the same keypresses to search or launch an app.
by underwater 15y ago
I recall reading that you can type at the start screen to search. So you should still be able to use the same keypresses to search or launch an app.
- xpaulbettsx 15y agoThis is right - Win8 for power users is, "Hit Start button on keyboard, type what you want a-la QuickSilver"
- zyb09 15y agook that sounds good though
- eropple 15y ago...while the new Start-thingy takes over your entire screen. That, more than anything, is the deal-breaker for me.
- freehunter 15y agoAre you actively using other windows while in the process of launching a new one? It's not like the start screen stays there forever, or the window you were looking at goes away. There are a lot of nit-picking curmudgeons in this thread.
- JoelSutherland 15y agoYes. I'm reading the filename of a document in Gmail and typing it into search to quickly call it up.
- eropple 15y agoOften, yes. I might be watching a video and using muscle memory to go Start -> "gv" -> Enter to start up gvim for another window, for example. It's not nit-picking when the decision is a bad one.
- xpaulbettsx 15y agoI'd tend to agree, though I think it's far more painful if you're in a VM with bad video perf versus a native machine with a good video card.