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<blockquote data-quote="xyzzy" data-source="post: 463242" data-attributes="member: 40343"><p>I do IT and software development for a living so I need a real computer not one that does a bad impression of a pad or a phone.</p><p></p><p>I run Windows 8.1 but have purchased a number of cheap utilities from Stardock</p><p></p><p>Start8 - Gives you back a fully functioning Windows 7 style start bar (see below) and allows you to boot directly to the desktop totally avoiding the Metro screen</p><p>ModernMix - Allows those new Metro style apps to run in a window and not full screen</p><p>WindowBlinds8 - Gives you back the Windows 7 Aero graphics UI rather than the Windows 8 windows flat and ugly style that looks so like the style you use to have in Windows 3.1 in the early 90's!</p><p>WindowsFX5 - Again addsmore neat features to the UI experience</p><p></p><p>Once I installed them Windows 8 & 8.1 are as usable as W7 and XP were in fact I'd say it is faster than Windows 7.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]2860[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xyzzy, post: 463242, member: 40343"] I do IT and software development for a living so I need a real computer not one that does a bad impression of a pad or a phone. I run Windows 8.1 but have purchased a number of cheap utilities from Stardock Start8 - Gives you back a fully functioning Windows 7 style start bar (see below) and allows you to boot directly to the desktop totally avoiding the Metro screen ModernMix - Allows those new Metro style apps to run in a window and not full screen WindowBlinds8 - Gives you back the Windows 7 Aero graphics UI rather than the Windows 8 windows flat and ugly style that looks so like the style you use to have in Windows 3.1 in the early 90's! WindowsFX5 - Again addsmore neat features to the UI experience Once I installed them Windows 8 & 8.1 are as usable as W7 and XP were in fact I'd say it is faster than Windows 7. [ATTACH=full]2860[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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