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Originally Posted by treadlightly
Ditto. I don't have a Windows machine but I am tech support for my mom. I cringe every time she asks for help. Did you have to pay extra to go back to Windows 7?
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I got a new computer with Windows 8, and was not a fan (especially since you cannot find the K4PC books in the Windows 8 app). So I was always using the desktop. It is just like Windows 7. You can even get the control panel to look like Windows 7. When I got the 8.1 update, I could configure my computer to boot directly to my desktop. I use the task bar for my most used programs, and have Windows Explorer as the first shortcut. I honestly don't notice a difference, except I have touch control.
Just stay off the start screen. Great idea if you don't want to get anything done, but otherwise it is a pain. If you are downloading Office, download 2010. I downloaded 2013, because we got it for $10 through work, and there are no colors!!! Outlook is black and white. Very disappointing.