Pretty much every problem you describe here is a result of; A: you not being enough of a power user to know Win+R commands like control, ncpa.cpl, devmgmt.msc e

Pretty much every problem you describe here is a result of; A: you not being enough of a power user to know Win+R commands like control, ncpa.cpl, devmgmt.msc etc.. and B: you refusing to learn a new way to do things. While I also had similar frustration the first 2 days I used the operating system by the third day I realized that the things that were frustrating me most were tasks that required a round about shortcut to get to in Win7 but have been supplanted by a far easier method in Win8. Coupled with Office 2013, the improvements in usability and speed far outweigh any subjective issues stemming from which corner you need to move your mouse to in order to accomplish things, which btw for shutting down and entering the control panel is the bottom right.(Yes, even in desktop mode)