I would like to start off by saying that I never tested a prerelease version of MS Windows that I absolutely hated with in the first 5 minutes of playing with it, until now that is. However they may end up fixing the problems that I have with it if they get enough complaints. Anyway other than the new Metro UI “which I do not like at all, and will not be discussing except for a small rant” there are a few nice added features and Explorer UI changes.
As for added features there is now native ISO mounting integration which is accessible via the new Windows Explorer ribbon. Microsoft is also including Hyper-V their enterprise virtualization solution. One big surprise I notest is that Microsoft has merged Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials and is built it in to Windows 8, labeled as just Windows Defender.
And now for my Metro UI Rant. First off Microsoft says its touch centric and not touch first, however in my experience I have found that to be incorrect, in fact when metro is enabled it is vary difficult to operate with a standard keyboard and mouse. just to shutdown you have to click your user tile then logoff, after logoff you can then swipe up the lock screen and shutdown “as you see a lot more steps then just start shutdown”. In order to use the classic start menu you must enable it and disable the Metro UI, otherwise the start button just takes you to the Metro Start Screen, If you disable the Metro UI it also removes the Explorer ribbon and reverts back to Windows 7 Explorer style. I have been unable to find out how to close a Metro style application using a keyboard and mouse.
More to come later, including screen shots…
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