Win 8.x questions

[Tiago]

Hi, after years of Win XP and Win 7 my new laptop came with 8.0
i already upgrade to 8.1, now:

1) how do i remove the fxxxxxx start screen with all the fxxxxx squares/tiles whatever ?
I want to remove that, but, be able to bring it back if necessary. Something like a "disable"

2) Is not that i can't live with start screen, but i hate to see so many shxxx on screen, news, travel, bla bla bla, i didn't ask for that #$%!#% !!!
If you go to desktop and you have the familiar icons style, is the start screen still in memory?

3) what a fxxxx is that sleep screen, or whatever is called in English, that thing that blocks screen when you don't do anything for 10 minutes. Man, i just want get control back with a mouse movement, not to put a password to unblock it. this is not a tablet...

thanks

[Harrison]

Install the utility Start8. I use it with Windows 8. It restores the start menu and gives you complete control over how it works. You can give full Windows 7 style control back. It also lets you boot directly to the desktop and only access the metro tiles when you want them.

http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

Well worth the small price.

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[J T]

3) what a fxxxx is that sleep screen, or whatever is called in English, that thing that blocks screen when you don't do anything for 10 minutes. Man, i just want get control back with a mouse movement, not to put a password to unblock it. this is not a tablet...

thanks

That's a 'Screensaver'. I'd have thought there would be an option to disable the password-unlock. I haven't actually used windows 8 though, so I couldn't tell you any more.

Harrison will probably tell you to buy a Mac next.

[Harrison]

:lol: You think JT? Not any time soon!!! ;)

Actually, I don't use Windows 8 at all my self (other than in a virtual machine for testing) but my wife has it on her laptop so I've had to fight it a few times to get it to do what I've wanted.

[Stephen Coates]

I've not used Windows 8.x myself, but I read this page the other day and it might be worth bearing in mind: http://toastytech.com/guis/win8sp1.html

[Tiago]

Thanks i will read the info.

[Kin Hell]

When 8.1 gets to desktop, move & hold mouse over bottom left corner of screen & left-click once. - Or, once @ tiled desktop, left-click the Desktop tile to go to original Desktop look. To make this default, right click desktop taskbar, select Navigation Tab & check the boxes saying:

"When I sign in or close all applications on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start"
"Show my desktop background on Start"

Job done. :thumbs:

[Harrison]

Did you know that even 8.0 had this start menu/button? It was just deactivated and all it needed was a flag changed in the registry. However isn't the 8.1 start menu still the cut down more basic menu, and not the fully featured one of 7? That's why I like using the Start8 utility because it restores all functionality of 7's, including the search/quick command box.

[Kin Hell]

Gah. I remember those Star-Cock programs back in the Win98SE dayz. :fool:

Never again. :shades:

Classic Shelll works ok for me.

[Harrison]

Their products did used to be evil system hogging piles of junk, but their current utilities are surprisingly good. I really wouldn't use Windows 8 without Start8. It isn't a system hog, launches and configured quickly, and is out of site and just works seamlessly in the background once installed.

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[Tiago]

Well i disable the logon screen, and change the boot so he goes strait to desktop to avoid that titles screen.

I don't have yet a start button, but i have one that with right click i can manage the main options. But to start a program, if i don't have an icon on desktop i have to go to tittles screen ... :mad: What i start to do is go to title screen, pick the application i want, right click it should to open the directory where it is, and then make a "send to desktop".

[Harrison]

Just install Start8 mate, so much easier as you don't even need to see the tiled metro start screen ever again if you don't wish to.

[Tiago]

I will try it !

[J T]

You know what, over the past 7 years or so of using Macs at work they have really grown on me.

I'm tempted to get one for Lady T.

[Harrison]

Macs are fine as a general generic home computer, for the internet, some email, word processing etc, but they are still just overpriced PCs with a custom OS.

The new Mac Pro is cool though, and amazingly small... but again really expensive for the spec.