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I've been using Windows 8 and I'm pretty happy with it, but the first thing I did when I installed it was install Start 8 and configured the system to login dir

I've been using Windows 8 and I'm pretty happy with it, but the first thing I did when I installed it was install Start 8 and configured the system to login directly to the desktop, and hide all the "metro" apps from the start menu and disabled all the stupid charm stuff. (Which is pretty simple, it took about 15 minutes, although granted it took some third party software). I haven't even seen metro in months. Once you do that, it's basically a faster version of windows 7. I think the improvements to the core os and the desktop are worth the upgrade, but jesus, metro is stupid on anything but a tablet.

epsylon 13y ago
Is it really faster than Windows 7? I haven't found any serious benchmarks on the subject.
- overgard 13y ago
  Here's one: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406668,00.asp http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406668,00.asp (Scroll down a bit for the numbers) The boot time is definitely faster. I think removing aeroglass also helped a bit with energy consumption and window rendering speed, although I have to admit I miss it. They also updated a few small things that aren't a big deal but are kind of nice (the file copy dialog is WAY better).