Pro tips to alleviate some of the gripes I see here: Shift-click a pinned icon to start a new instance. Use the Windows key on your keyboard. Start typing to

Pro tips to alleviate some of the gripes I see here: Shift-click a pinned icon to start a new instance. Use the Windows key on your keyboard. Start typing to find an app. Press the Windows key again to toggle back to whatever was just open. Winkey+F to find files instead of apps. Winkey+D for desktop, always. Winkey+L to login/lock screen, where you can shut down. Get rid of the mandatory password/pin by not signing in to your Windows Live account. Better yet, never sign into it in the first place. Don't use Metro IE, Mail or Messages if you want to use desktop apps for those. If you want to use mostly desktop, don't try to mix in Metro apps.