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you can't, all you can do is login and launch the desktop app to avoid it
Minor clarification: The desktop isn't an app. It's still the desktop. Metro is just an new take on the start menu.
this time I am seriously thinking on going and buying an Imac.
that is really silly. you can still use Win7.
this time I am seriously thinking on going and buying an Imac.
Until It becomes winXp?
Until It becomes winXp?
First, you're wrong for not liking Metro. It's glorious and anyone to ignorant to see that does not deserve the use a computer.
this time I am seriously thinking on going and buying an Imac.
Until It becomes winXp?
I would appreciate it if I could go directly to the desktop after login without pressing any keys or buttons. If Metro offers any kind of "go to this app/tile immediately upon login" option, that would be great.
I would appreciate it if I could go directly to the desktop after login without pressing any keys or buttons. If Metro offers any kind of "go to this app/tile immediately upon login" option, that would be great.
You know, people really make WAY more out of this supposed "going to the desktop" issue than is really an issue. What's the first the first thing that you normally do when using your computer? For most people it's probably launching a web browser. So switch IE 10 to start in desktop mode instead of Metro and the voila, you just launched a program and you're on the desktop. whatever being on the desktop means. You could put whatever program you normally start up with at the front of the Start Menu, Chrome of FF if you don't like IE, again for most people it's going to be a web browser or maybe something like Outlook.
This whole going to the desktop is probably is biggest non-issue issue that's being raised in the Windows 8 debate. People don't go to the desktop, they go to applications.
Microsoft has said they will support Windows 7 through 2020, its not going anywhere soon.
Is there an app for disabling metro in the newest version of win8 (consumer preview)?
I see nothing in "8" that isn't already is in "7"....... except for the metro thing, which is just an annoyance.
..and I think MS is being retarded..
no, really?
ive being a coder for 10 years developing software/gui for whatever (oracle/firebird) database.. i know how stuff should be written, in (not only) my opinion those MS monkeys are HINDERING EVOLUTION like a buncha retarded autistic little children imposing their crap way of being on humankind, like the club of the rejects thinking theyre cool, ugly people doing ugly things, crap people producing crap... with the level of hardware we have for cheap these days, this shit (microsoft) has to go, i dont care how, i have a few friends who work admin for at least 10.000 machines and they say server 2008 is bad for them as 7 is for me... so i think like, spray the development team with a gun, plain murder everybody, or give 10 milion dollars each, doesnt matter how, this shit HAS TO GO because i doubt any replacement can be that silly, childish, ugly and dumb... nothing can.
While it won't disable metro completely, the following registry entry will give you a traditional start menu system, which can be quite handy:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Change RPEnabled to 0
Created a fresh install of Windows 8 Developer Preview just to double-check:No, it won't.
edit: Crap, Consumer Preview, not Developers Preview. I don't have a copy of that. I assume that they disabled the ability to hack the registry like that?
First, you're wrong for not liking Metro. It's glorious and anyone to ignorant to see that does not deserve the use a computer.
Now since I'm one of the ignorant people, what I do to avoid metro is add ViStart, which adds a Start Menu. It's not fully functional (no right-click) but it still does a decent job. I like it because it replaces Metro when you press the Win key.
To get rid of Metro, there are work arounds/applications that will automatically take you to the desktop. I have trouble getting them to work though. What I've done is right-click and uninstall all Metro apps, then unpin the remaining ones. All that is left is the desktop icon. Just click that after logging in.
say what?
Metro is not something that is desktop friendly expecially on NON TOUCH HARDWARE. It just adds another step to getting to the desktop
I do like the picture that rolls up to show you the login screen and the big clock on that screen.
I am not sure on the heavy intergration of MS Live account to the PC though. this could become a SERIOUS issue if Live ever gets breached (and don't you DARE say it won't happen) as that could compromise your PC like never before.
And what do you need to get to your desktop so badly for? To get to a shortcut? Can't you just add the shortcut to the metro GUI and get rid of that extra step you are so worried about?
why do they need to add an extra step?
I know of the MS butt burglers in here eat this crap like candy but still it is not needed and if you have actually used Win 8, you would know that the dekstop is already a link in the metro ui......and that once you are there it is nothing like a Win 7 dektop
why do they need to add an extra step?
I know of the MS butt burglers in here eat this crap like candy but still it is not needed and if you have actually used Win 8, you would know that the dekstop is already a link in the metro ui......and that once you are there it is nothing like a Win 7 dektop