Thread: Windows 8 Metro - Not for Power Users
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Old 02-20-2014, 01:35 PM   #7
WT Sharpe
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
That's because they are legacy style desktop apps, not modern apps.

When you say "selected from Metro" you mean Selected from "Start Screen". Which is just a launcher. Both modern and legacy apps have start tiles, since the start screen basically replaces the start menu.
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Originally Posted by CRussel View Post
Yes, simply think of the Tiles start screen as the old Start menu and you're in good shape. Plus with 8.1 we got a useful menu for a right click on the start button, and the option to start in Desktop mode without any additional third-party apps.
Ah! Well, then; I'm not too fond of the new apps. They seem very limited in comparison to what I do on the desktop.
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