It's the end of the first phase of support for Windows 7, as Microsoft's self-imposed deadline to offer mainstream support for the OS ends on Tuesday, January 13. However, the company has pledged to continue to offer extended support for Windows 7 for another five years, until January 14, 2020.
So what does this mean for the over 50 percent of PC users worldwide who have Windows 7 installed? Not a lot, actually. The end of mainstream support for the OS means that Microsoft won't be making any more changes to Windows 7 in terms of its design or features. It also won't provide complementary phone or online support anymore. However, Windows 7 will continue to get security patches and users can still access paid online and phone support for another five years with its extended support schedule.
Last year, Microsoft ended all official support for Windows XP, but the OS, which launched in 2001, is still used by a large fraction of PC users. PCs with Windows 8 and 8.1 have so far not claimed a large amount of market share. Microsoft clearly would like for Windows 10, due to launch in the fall of 2015, to be more successful. Indeed, it seems likely that many Windows 7 users will bypass Windows 8 and 8.1 entirely and move onto Windows 10.
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Windows 7 mainstream support ends Tuesday, patches continue until 2020
You've publish nice post at good topic, But I just want to say that' Microsoft can extend its products support date anytime, As you can see a bried introduction of Microsoft Support extending possibilities for its product & services.
The Last Sentence Made The Whole Sense. :)
Still have an HP Mini with Windows 7 Starter from 2009. Heck yeah!
Someone ring the bells for XP :p
Lol @people saying windows 8/8.1 is bad for gaming.
complimentary*
Good thing I stopped using Windows 7 since 2012. Wow. That's about less than three years ago from now. :/
I can't remember the last time I used windows 7 :/
if the alpha is any indication windows 10 will be the next big one. I think the new start menu in 10 combines the best of 8.1 and 7.
I really really hope that Windows 10 will be that awesome as Microsoft is saying. Otherwise it will end very badly to MSFT
I don't know what you'd classify as "awesome" but, for me, Win10 looks like a winner so far. The Metro shell is essentially gone and the best part of Win8, the revamped Desktop/Core, is even better. It's a shame that all the fantastic Desktop/Core work in Win8 was ruined by the idiotic Metro shell.
Will Win10 be too late to save MSFT? I don't know. Win8 alienated a lot of users and they may have moved on.
So did Vista, but Microsoft bounced right back with 7. Your average consumer really won't hold a grudge against a company for one sub par product. As long as Windows 10 is good, people will use it.
It's a far different world than when Vista was released. MSFT is facing serious competitors on all fronts today and users have many more acceptable alternatives/choices.
Name one acceptable alterantive. There exists no other OS that can run the number of applications that Windows does.
So this means windows 7 will get directx 12 or not?
Not
I miss windows 7's aero glass effects.Is there any app to use aero glass effects in windows 8.1 or 10.
http://www.howtogeek.com/128819/aero-isnt-gone-in-windows-8-6-aero-features-you-can-still-use/
http://microsoft-news.com/aero-glass-theme-will-be-coming-to-windows-10-as-well/
This is what sets MS apart from other companies. They are a true software firm as they will continue to offer support for aging / old software unlike Apple who simply say "It's out of date, you can't upgrade it, so buy some new hardware"... like my wife had to do with an iPad!!!
Apple has never been a company focused on software, so that's only natural. Microsoft and Apple are very different companies despite what many people think.
Wanna bet that Windows 7 will last beyond 2020? Unless Windows 10 is given for free, companies will keep W7 installed and force Microsoft to extend support just like with XP.
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Windows 8.1 is great, but on my HTPC I have Windows 7, since it came with WMC. I plan on keeping this setup for many years... I hope that it won't be an issue to keep using it beyond 2020. I'm not even sure that Microsoft will keep offering the excellent (with one exception) WMC anymore with Windows 10, sadly.
8.1 has wmc, check it out!
Bye, Win 7! But I'm using Windows 8.1 Pro.
Windows 8.1 seems to have been adopted more by gamers than mainstream users... Steam subscribers by OS W8/8.1 30% W7 57%
Gud riddiance winders sven
I'm not exactly experienced with all of this, but it seems Windows 7 has never received updates beyond maintenance? Feature updates in operating systems seems to be something that has started recently with mobile devices and spread to Windows 8 (I don't know either way with OSX).
They did add features with Service Pack 1, buy I don't know what else. For XP, a lot was changed between release and SP3.
XP evolved a lot by the time SP3 launched, but I agree with you on the topic of 7. Windows 8 is where Microsoft really seemed to begin branding major updates towards regular consumers. Because honestly, your average Joe XP user would have never known, or cared, which version of XP they were running. It seems to me as though many consumer understand the differences between Windows 8 and 8.1, not just the tech savvy.
8, even 8.1, just seems to take more steps to perform simple tasks if you are using a regular desktop or laptop; no touch screen. Jumping between desktop and apps for example. Having multiple windows open in the desktop is simply more efficient than switching between a pair of open apps side by side and those other apps in the background. I also get quite the blur with many apps in full screen. Text and photos should look the same or better, not worse, in the newer portion of the OS.
1. There is no blur, that is because you have scaling issues. Set your PC straight.
2. Switching apps? U kidding right? Do you even use Windows bro'?
I'm no power user, still use 7 at work, 8.1 at home since day one. I've tried making display changes and had IT coworkers take a look but the blur won't go away. Managing calendar and email is much more efficient in the desktop with Outlook than using Calendar and Mail in metro /modern. Add the constant network problems with IE in metro but no issue in desktop. Windows says the hardware is fine, network adapter is fine, a Dell XPS with i7 that was made for Win7.
Still use Windows 7 at home and work. Personally no matter what they do or have done, I think Windows 8.1 sucks with a keybord and mouse. I can STILL do things so much faster in Windows 7. It's not that I dont know 8.1, I know it very well, this is still how I feel.
On a tabet, ok, I will agree that 8.1 is more user friendly with touch screen but, add a keyboard for primary use, and that goes down. And for the record, I have 7, 8.1 and 10 on a tripple boot(XP on a VM for some applications that I need) on my primary desktop at home, I almost never use 8.1...
Yes, we have a lot of 8.1 lovers here and nothing wrong with that but, the numbers dont lie, 8.1 is not a major success in anyway, infact in global numbers, it's a failure. Windows 7 is on over 50% of the desktops, and I bet that would be followed by XP....
At least there is hope, WIndows 10 looks like it will fit the best of both worlds and as long as they can fix application compatablity (something I have problems with on older apps), I will be moving totaly to 10. It looks like the best of 7 and 8.1, something I feel that should of been done in the first place.
No I think you don't know how to use Windows 8.1. It's commands are no different than 7, and it is a more efficient OS. It may just be that you don't know 7 to it's fullest extent either.
Mouse clicks to shut down on Windows 7 = 2. On Windows 8 = 3 (plus one weird hover over a corner of the screen). On Windows 8.1 = 3 (they removed the weird hovering).
Mouse clicks to get to Windows Update on Windows 7 = 3. On Windows 8/8.1 I don't even know. I end up going to Search and typing in Windows Update.
Win 8/8.1 is not more efficient than Win 7 for at least these two basic tasks. Please provide 2 examples to support your claim.
Right click on the start menu gives you many good shortcuts. Right click on the action center (looks like a flag, on the right side) select windows update. (also goes for win7)
Thanks! Will try.
To get to Windows Update it is 3 mouse clicks on Windows 8.1, as you right click on start button and then click system and click Windows Update on bottom left.
For shutting down in Windows 8.1 it's literally close to the same thing as in Windows 7, except you just have to move your mouse a little more after right clicking the start button (still the same amount of mouse clicks though).
For someone that has been using Windows for 20 years I never even considered right-clicking the Start button, which of course does not exist in Win 8. Anyway, thanks for the tips! This will make my life less painful on WS12R2.
You can still click the Start Button in Windows 8.1 to get the context menu, including shut down options, and the difference is you can always access the Start button by hovering in the bottom left corner, no matter if you're in a full screen metro app or on the desktop.
To get to Windows Update in Windows 8.1 you require zero clicks...
1) Press the start button on your pc
2) Start typing "update" and hit enter when Windows Update appears at the top of the list
Thanks for the tip!
1. Right click windows icon then click shutdown that is on windows 8.1
2. Right click windows icon then click system then click update that is on again windows 8.1
1. Right click windows icon then click shutdown that is on windows 8.1
2. Right click windows icon then click system then click update that is on again windows 8.1
1. Right click windows icon then click shutdown that is on windows 8.1
2. Right click windows icon then click system then click update that is on again windows 8.1
3. But wait just 1 click on my shutdown key that is on windows 8.1.
Shutdown on Windows 8.1 is 2 clicks. Right click on the Windows button, hover over "Shut down or sign out" and click "shut down"
That's not even what I meant by efficiency, but it's nice that my comment was quickly supported by so many. I was referring to how the OS itself runs more efficient.
That I won't argue with. It is one reason why I have standardized on WS12R2.
You can set up your compiuter to shut down with the power button. No clicks.
Windows 10 will be the best Windows ever. I like 8.1, but I like 7 also. 10 will be the best of both.
... spare us the details of your thinking, please! Windows 7 and 8.1 with a mouse and a keyboard are the same. Why? Because the mouse pointer moves the same, the keyboard types the same letter. What you wrote there is pure crap.
What are you even saying? I said the commands are mostly the same, as are the keyboard shortcuts. Learn to use Windows before you claim my response is false.
How exactly 8.1 sucks with keyboard and mouse? Ridiculous opinion...
The Start Screen and full-screen 'metro' apps that are the defaults for all kinds of things.
They're terrible. They really are. Deal with it.
Even MS knows this and is giving us a Start Menu and windowed 'metro' apps. These two changes are really all that is needed to make Windows 10 great with a mouse and keyboard. But make no mistake, they are needed.
On my laptop with touch they are good (some apps suck, but that's not the OS's fault), but on my desktop with W8.1 they are rarely used. I think W10 will find a much better balance for different inputs methods.
windows 8 surpassed xp last year.
Could you please give a usage example of how this is true? I'm pretty sure there is a way in 8.1 to do exactly the same, if not faster, maybe we can help if you have not found it. (or I could be wrong)
Yeah, I agree that it's not as good with mouse and keyboard until you get used to it or tweak it. Right-clicking start or installing a third party application to get the start menu back is helpful to get it to be more inviting as a m+kb user.
As a Windows power user for 20+ years, I can get around much faster in 8.1 than any previous version of Windows. If you're not typing to access anything not pinned in both 7 and 8.1, then I question how well you really know either. This great feature has existed since Vista and is MUCH faster than the silly hunting through control panel or admin tools that I see so many do.
I pinned my most used apps on the taskbar, including control panel and task manager. For other apps I just type it. Never missed the old Start Menu.
when did they end it for Vista :D everywhere it's just XP and 7.. what about Vista??
Ending all support for XP and ending mainstream support for Windows 7 are two different things, Vista is somewhere in between those two events.
Vista support ended the same time as XP
Vista should have never been supported in the first place, it was a crap OS. Windows XP with a modern look but no performance improvements whatsoever.
In hindsight, Vista was critical in terms of getting a billion people (speculation) to alpha test Windows 7 technology. Once Windows 7 SP1 came out, the OS was mature enough for every Windows-enthusiastic user out there.
Agree. Never going back to win7
Bye, Windows 7. I don't like you. You're always crashing and slow.
And whenever I change you to look like Vista,
You crash some more
Scrolling was hard, and that was that
Aero flip 3D, you're coming with me.
I cannot remember the last time my computer crashed, I think it was back when I used ME. That might be a deeper issue than your OS.
Eh, it was slow
Agreed. Windows 7 has been super stable for me, more so than all other previous versions of Windows. Also, Win 7 hasn't been slow on my PC so the OP should look at the hardware he's running Win 7 on.
I have seen slowdowns occur in Windows 7 when the graphics card is too old, unsupported or runs an outdated graphics DLL driver. Also, I really recommend 4 GB RAM in Windows 7 for a regular Office PC with shared graphics rather than dedicated. It is better to use dedicated of course, but it's difficult to add it in "post" if you are to run it on a laptop.
If you are a gamer with lots of web browser tabs constantly running in the background, I recommend 8 GB.
So you're blaming Windows for outdated hardware?
Never was a fan of aero or the flip 3d thing, but 7 was always rock solid on every machine I used it on - 2 work desktops, 2 home desktops and a laptop.
Everyone run different hardware configurations along with different software configurations. Chances are, you have used proper hardware to run the OS on: enough RAM, good enough CPU, very fast harddrive (this one being critical!) and a good, dedicated graphics card with either AMD or nvidia circuits. Built-in Intel GPU computers seldom experience top speeds in Windows 7. Windows 8.1 is more lightweight in its nature so I think it won't be as noticable there.
So what, since sp 1 they didn't change anything
They change internet explorer.
Now, you stuck on version 11 for good.
Can't wait for windows phone 10
Correction windows mobile 10
Correction again: Windows 10 for phones.
Wait, I thought it was Windows 10 Mobile Phone for Cellular Devices. It's not?
Time to upgrade to Windows 10.
I guess windows 10 will be my next upgrade...in 2020.. XD
One you leave 7 to 8.1, you'llnever go back
Except for the many that did...
Those are the many that are resistant to change, not matter how much more efficient the OS is.
It's not so black and white, users are resistant to change. We're resistant to a counter intuitive OS.
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Counter intuitive? I spent 15 whole minutes learning what was different between windows 7 and Windows 8. Idk, maybe because I'm a more efficient user of 7 I had no problem.
+1 (or +925 or whatever). Any person that is minimally fluent with an older version of Windows can get the grasp of Windows 8 in 15 minutes. That was at least the case with three not very young, not very technical persons who I helped upgrading their computers.
What's counter intuitive? The metro side works pretty much the same as any mobile os and the desktop side works exactly the same as windows 7. The only difficulty was the hidden elements. Those take a few minutes to learn and 8.1 made many of those hidden elements visible. The notification center on any mobile os is hidden as well. You have to know that you have to swipe down to get to it. People didn't have a problem with this on Android and IOS yet threw a fit when Microsoft introduced a left swipe or mouse on corners on Windows. There are plenty of hidden elements in windows (contextual right click anyone) and everyone learned how to use that. I don't get people's issues with win8.
This. @Axmantim
I bought surface RT. I didn't like missing start menu too. So I was using windows 7 on my pc. But after a month using RT, I realised that windows 8 is much better than 7. Its lighter, faster and have better performance. Cloud integration, settings sync, internet sync etc is best thing that came to windows 8.
Same here. After using it on my tablet, I had to have it on the desktop.
And do not forget the tens of millions of business machines using Windows 7. While it is relatively easy for individual users to make the switch, it is far more complicated for a business, especially those running a Windows domain. As well, most buinesses are not using touchscreen devices, nor do they have any use for apps to accomplish their day-to-day activities, thus, there hasn't been a very compelling reason to spend the money and invest the time and headaches to upgrade.
I would know. I've been a corporate IT Manager for 8 years.
The funny thing is that technically, most businesses could have continued to run on XP indefinitely. Since the OS is just a platform on which other programs run, it has less improtance. And don't think MS doesn't realise this. The OS as a whole is becoming a commodity, and can be a largely agnostic part of the environment in many cases. they are having to innovate and give us some reason to actually care about the OS again. So long as most businesses can create spreadsheets, type up letters and memos, handle email, use the web, and are able to run Quickbooks/Sage/etc, they are good to go. And XP did that just fine. As does 7. In general, harware upgrades have shown to be more beneficial to business, by providing increased speed and capacity, than have OS/Office upgrades. My company has annual sales in the 20-25 million range. Were it not for companies "sunsetting" their older products, there's nothing we do that couldn't be handled by XP and Office 2003.
The first truly compelling reason MS has provided for many buisinesses to upgrade their actual MS products will be Windows 10, if it lives up to the hype. Having a consistant user experience across devices would actually be a benefit to end users, and stands to greatly simplifiy the lives of IT guys like me. Having an OS that functions much the same way on the desktop/laptop, tablet, and phone is something I look forward to.
The OS has always been a commodity. But someone has to pay for the support and continued development. Business are part of that, but a large chunk also comes from OEM installs on retail PCs.
XP does not run WinRT at its heart, and for securities sake we will end up one day with Store only apps whether people like it or not. If you don't get that, then you shouldn't be an IT manager.
My Win 8 machines have been on AD and the domain since they arrived. It is easy, Win 8 was just at the wrong time in terms of lifecycle. MS have never been good at "timing" their OS release in tune with the biorythym of enterprise refresh. Most companies have only just finished removing XP due to no security patches, and were part way through 7 rollouts so continued. This isn't an indictment of Windows 8.x its just too early. Most of us will just bypass 8 and go to 10, not because 8 is bad - it will just "be time" to do as the next refresh.
Windows 10's big deal isn't about a consistant user experience, I don't think it will be indenditcal on all devices anway (XBox or Phone may well not look like tablet or desktop) but we will see later this month.
The real deal (the bit you miss) is the * 1 APP * across all platforms, and thats the WinRT under the hood, and is why your XP was never going to be fit for purpose.
Not just for WinRT, but also for tablet and mobile. Our business are crying out for moblising apps, tablet apps. MS are struggling in this area, and so WinRT and Universal apps are the big deal here. Sure XP could run the old stuff the old way forever, and if a few emails and spreadsheets are ok for your tiny business, great, but I can assure you most medium to large businesses want mobile working, and field tools with apps and tablets that need touch, pen or voice and have decent battery life in the field. XP was terrible for that, which is why we switched to iPads. We are hoping for the sake of cost to switch back to commodity pricing and Windows in the future if MS get the 3rd party ISV support. The dev platform is amazing.
Most of what you have said has no real bearing on the points I made.
I never said there wasn't an issue with who pays for continued support. I simply said that from a technical and capability standpoint, many many businesses could have continued operating on XP (which is why many only made the switch when they were absolutely forced to do so). That fact and how MS makes money on an aging product are two seperate issues. I don't begrudge MS the right to make money. I'm just saying that many don't actually NEED something new from MS. Most businesses aren't doing anything more in Office 2007/2010 than they were in Office XP/2003. And 2013 has been such a clusterfrak in general....
And what does your statement about XP not running RT "at it's heart" have to do with the price of rice in China? I know the different between XP, 7, 8RT, 8, 8.1,etc. And at any rate, many businesses do not need "apps" for their core business functions. We run one of the largest fireplace and garage door distribution centers in the country without the need for apps. And you'd be hard pressed to get highly involved and complex programs distilled down to apps. Quickbooks, Sage, Fishbowl, AS400, full Office features, etc, are too involved to try to replace with app versions. As well, many businesses rely, at least in part on custom designed/programmed software that interfaces with various other software in possible combinations that are exponential and there's no way to account for that with apps.
I also never said the interfaces will be "identical". I said the "user experience" would be consistant. Different thought there.
But, if we are to consider app usage, that is exactly what I meant when I said that Windows 10 is the first truly compelling OS change MS has made, because it will, in fact, allow the same apps to be used on all or most devices. There are businesses that can leverage apps. IF the apps they need exist, and IF they feel teh ROI is worth it. Some will. Many will not. So... What part of that do you think I don't understand? I have mobile devices. I'm all for a consitant experience and not having to jump through a bunch of hoops when changing devices. The point is that Windows 10 stands to be the first OS to actually make some strides in eliminating those hoops. There's nothing in that point lost on me.
I have a Surface tablet, as does my boss. I run 8 on my personal work desktop, although everyone else uses 7. My wife has a Dell Venue 8 Pro that I upgrade to Windows 8.1 Professional. I run a 7TB Windows 7 HTPC and media server at home, along with a desktop each for my wife and I, a laptop for each of us, a netbook in the guest bedroom, IP security cameras (as well as On-site DVR), a Synology NAS, and a PC I use just for working on other peoples' computers so I can protect my main ones. I'm quite familiar with Windows 8, although again, by itslef it does not offer a compelling reason to make the switch from 7 across the board. And, I still have some programs I rely on that do not play well with 8/8.1. I gain nothing in making a wholesale change at our offices, except to, at least for some time, confuse my end users and create additional headaches for me with an ROI that is quite negative.
I handle IT for all three companies my boss owns. I have 11 servers, over 60 desktops, about a dozen laptops, a couple dozen smartphones, an on-site 3CX VoIP PBX with about 45 Cisco desk phones, and a couple dozen printers under my belt. I also handle all of the company's heavy number crunching and data compilation, keep our system databases clean and organized, helped design our prorietary order entry software, handle all of the design, artwork, and production of the company's marketing materials, and spearhead our inventory control processes. And I do all of that as a "one man shop". I make 6 figures doing what I do and keep things running very well thank you. I also do consulting for small businesses on the side and have two landscaping companies, a plumbing conbractor, a small home builder, and a vet clinic that I do work for.
So, if you want to disagree with me, right or wrong, and debate issues, that's fine. But as far as your extremely insulting comment about "you shouldn't be an IT manager"... Your opinions of my abilities and what I should be doing for a living are about as valid as Forrest Gump talking about astrophysics, Jack. So hold back on the personal insults when you engage people in conversation, will ya?
Excluding the default themes (which I fixed by installing AeroGlass for Win8.1) I hate nothing in 8.1.
For others, like gamers, they may not find 8/8.1 very compatible for gaming purpose. Just my opinion.
I dont know what you're trying to say. My windows 8 machine is for gaming and I've never had a compatibility issue.
Lucky you, that you had no issues running the tried-yet games. But, asking the same question to some pro-gamers will result otherwise. Heck, just digging a bit more into the internet forums shall tell you the answer. They often end up running the games in compatibility mode all the time.
That sounds like an issue with the game programmers, not Microsoft. I've never had any issues running games on Windows 8.1 that I didn't already have running them on XP/7.
Gaming on win8.1 is much more comfortable than on win7
I can pretty much run COD-BO-2 without a graphic card in Windows 7 and not in Windows 8.1..!! Now don't you start teaching me about compatibility adjustments and all..Am saying that based on my experience only..!! Windows 8.1 just lacks in gaming otherwise I like it's UI much more than next to nothing Windows 7..!!
Agreed. Actually, Windows 8.x runs less background services than Windows 7, according to which there should be a boost in gaming performance when compared. And there is. But compatibility is a different thing. It still can't run many games by itself unless compatibly settings are applied or some additional dll files are downloaded and fixed.
In my case, I couldn't run Tomb Raider 2013 until I used compatibly mode and applied Windows 7 settings.
Well its obvious that today's games designed for newer windows may not run legacy windows games, that's why they should run on compatibility mode.
However as a gamer I feel some improvements in performance for games in modern windows builds.
Indeed, I hate to repeat myself while admitting there's significant performance boost when gaming in 8.1 (if it works in the first place!) as compared to its predecessors, the fact that Tomb Raider 2013, Far Cry 4 and many other games (which ain't really old) still throws compatibility or other related errors unless you forcibly run them in an old OS settings, counts against the OS itself.
P.S: You may want to scroll down a few more comments to learn about other problems 8.1 users face.
But the same thing happened between XP and windows 7. Some software won't run when you upgrade an OS. This even happens with IOS, except what usually happens is that the game is updated to the latest OS and won't run on the older version which is a problem with people with older IOS devices that will experience significant performance issues if they upgrade. I personally have found less issues with the upgrade from 7 to 8 since the kernel is pretty much the same.
The core of win 8 is very similar to windows 7. I have yet to run into a program that runs on 7 that doesn't run on 8. Even windows 7 drivers generally work when I couldn't find a windows 8 driver. The forum I looked at seemed to indicate that the gpu drivers are the issue and uninstalling and reinstalling them will allow a game to load for the games they mentioned.
I only kept 8.1 in the pc where I needed the cloud integration for Word. All others went back to Windows 7 and will only be updated to Windows 10 one I check out the final version on the W8.1 PC.
No, not everyone likes Windows 8. Sorry.
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I'm not surprised that you're one of those people. I don't think you count since you always have something to complain about regarding Microsoft....as for me windows 8.1 is far superior to win 7 in many ways if you can bring yourself to look past the metro UI and negative comments on win 8. Try comparing the speed at which win 8 runs with win 7 on similar hardware. Just like he said, once you go 8 you never go back(though the rule doesn't apply to all)
I guess you skipped the part where I wrote that I do use W8.1. But then again you had to so you could write your little futile speech.
No I don't like W8. No I don't think, apart from the deeper integration with OneDrive, that it's better than W7. Yes the design in far worse than W7, but that's not even my major complaint about it.
Also, noticing that things aren't prefect is just a sign that you have a functioning brain. I guess you don't like functioning brains. No surprised there.
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Except the only design change is the replacement of the start menu with the start screen and the addition of the charms menu. The desktop is the same as windows 7 and the only thing you might dislike is the few seconds you have to enter the start screen to launch an app. Things are never perfect for everybody but I have yet to see a logical explanation about what is wrong with windows 8. I get some people don't like metro tiles and a full screen start menu, but I find it is a minor thing when it comes to the functionality of the OS.
Don't like Windows 8.1 due to it's poor performance while gaming..!!
The problems 8.1 gives us gamers isn't worth the performance gain when it works
As a gamer I've had zero problems with Windows 8.1. And when you have a problem, just right click the game, troubleshoot compatibility and run it in Windows 7 mode or whatever and there's no problem.
I did roll back to seven from 8.1 only because I can't play counter strike 1.6. It is one game I cannot live my weekend without. Hahha
Thats because win8 has included .net framework 4 but cs 1.6 uses .net framework 3.5 . The win7 has 3.5 included. You just need to download 3.5 in win8 and you will have no problems.
Have 4.5 but still problems in multiplayer games in Windows 8.1..Everything's deck updated+Nice and stable bandwidth+Original games and softwares- Any blocking by Antiviruses....Still problems in it but not in Windows 7..!! Why..?
Do realize, though, that installing .NET 3.5 (in Windows 7 at least) means you will get prompted for more security patch downloads from Windows Update. That itself is not a problem, but some might find it annoying perhaps, until you are 100 % patched.
What problems are you having? As a PC gamer, I've never had an issue related to Windows 8.
Most game issues is because devs never update their games for the newest os
As a gamer myself with both 7&8.1, I am almost indifferent. I just don't want the start key to interrupt and freak my computer out if I accidentally press it. Win8.1's winDefender is a thing of beauty.
I can't speak for many manufacturers, I admit to being a Logitech fanboi, they have switches that kill the win key.
Good to know, thanks.
Agreed
True. Windows 7 is rubbish and runs like a pig compared to Windows 8.1. Even my games on steam run much better on 8.1 than they did on 7.
Yeah true
I have 300 games on steam and I quite honestly say I have not had a problem at all, 8.1 is a touch interface! However for desktop, I love it too and see no issues! Windows 8.1 seems faster in games, more efficient in placing of items and to get to!