well you can go into "Desktop" mode which functions more or less like the current Windows with one major exception - that is when you click the start button you

well you can go into "Desktop" mode which functions more or less like the current Windows with one major exception - that is when you click the start button you don't get a pop-up menu, instead it takes you back to the metro launch page (full screen). It's very jarring for a windows user to lose your start menu. It feels like they want to keep pulling you out of desktop and back into the metro mode - which is basically a tablet design for using one app at a time (just like ipad, android, etc). For people who like lots of windows open at once it stinks!