Windows 8

Not directly. You have to go to the uninstall/change/repair program part of the Control Panel options like you have to do for some programs in earlier versions of windows for desktop programs. Luckily the "Control Panel" part is right there. It takes 1 "Windows Symbol" button press & 2 mouse clicks or 3 mouse clicks, depending on your preferences, to get the uninstall/change/repair screen using Classic Shell [size=6](I looked again and apparently its not one word)[/h]. However this only works for desktop programs not Metro apps. To uninstall a Metro app, you have to be in Metro but it just takes a right click and uninstall. Also, you set up Classic Shell to completely skip Metro after logging in.

My pre-Windows 8 games have also run fine so far on it as well.

As my employer is a seller of MS products, I have obtained a full version of Windows 8 PRO (Microsoft Expert Zone Training) and have decided to try it out on my main PC. It's running better than I anticipated as my tests with the Beta and RC were on laptops and in Virtual Machines.

Since almost all my software and games are working I'll see how it goes.....
The only issues thus far include

1. Forced uninstall of Daemon-tools.
2. Re-installation of Sound and Graphics Drivers (The current ones worked but had minor issues).
3. Forced uninstall of VMware Workstation 9, re-installed OK.
4. Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 decided to update to 2013, the installation corrupted and a uninstall of 2012 with the CD and then fresh install of 2013 fixed the problem.

I read that in Japan, you can get Windows 8 with Madobe Yuu or Ai themes.
(Windows 8 Moe mascots)

This might be a bit early but does anyone know if these themes are available online somewhere? I've run around the internets for several hours with no luck,

I use the Madobe Nanami theme for 7 and I'd be cool to use these new ones with 8.

UPDATE: For those wondering, the Windows 7 Madobe Nanami theme works on Windows 8 perfectly from what I can see. (Using that until I can get my hands on Yuu or Ai)

Yeah, Microsoft took away native support for DVDs and Blu-Rays unless you download Windows Media Center for Windows 8 as a paid add-on. Fortunately they are running a promotion for the people who upgraded can download it for free until the end of the year: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/feature-packs

This is outrageous, and according to some talk on the internet, Microsoft is also lying about Blu-ray support in their media center. Piracy is a much better alternative than this idiotic BS that Microsoft is pulling.

You may have some other program already on your computer that can play DVD movies like MPC for example.

The only way I am able to watch blu-rays is by using dvdfab passkey. However I'm on Win 7. I've been using the trial version for a few months no problem. It gives you a "please buy" popup at the beginning but I haven't seen it since.

I did a quick google search and according to the discussion in this thread, blu-ray play-back codecs were apparently left out to keep costs down. You'll have to track down some codecs that will enable it.

Alright, I know this will make me sound like a ponce, but I don't care:

Ever since I got Windows 8, whenever I click on a page to advance, sometimes when I scroll over on the touchpad it will skip ahead (sometimes by a few pages, sometimes all the way to the end) Sometimes not at all! Anyone know a way I can just lock that feature?

(I can't even find control panel with this blasted thing).

If you want to find smg. in Windows 8, just press "Start", then start typing... e.g. "control panel" filter your search to settings, programs, files, etc. on the right.

How?

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I might sound lame by saying this, but why buy something that only has a few features different from Windows 7? I'm fine with my Windows 7 and perhaps won't buy something that has been made so rapidly. I'LL WAIT FOR BIG CHANGE like in 20 years or so when vehicles become legal to fly around :|

This is like asking the normal consumer with an iPhone 5, "Why did you buy the iPhone 5 when functionality wise, it's pretty much the same as a 4S?". The answer will be, "I wanted the newest stuff". It is human nature to want more than what you have now, even if the change is small. And I'm sorry, Windows 8 is not a big change? You probably have never used it.

The obvious change is the Modern UI, while power users can choose programs to get rid of it, normal users will probably just deal with it. There is no longer any Aero. They've now given us syncing capabilities, and Storage Spaces, a redesigned Task Manager, improved startups/shutdowns, more performance friendly to budget hardmore, and the addition of Ribbon UI onto Windows Explorer. I feel thats plenty of change already. Maybe not all good change, but change regardless.

Performance wise, Windows 8 shits on Windows 7. I like Windows 8 because of the fast Start-up and Shutdown times, less RAM usage, less disk usage, and a faster OS with all the same bells and whistles as Windows 7. Personally I like the new start menu. It seems a lot smoother and quicker than the old start button and menu.

I got used to Windows 8 within 2 weeks of using it. I am at the point were I will be using Windows 7, and I will try to do things I can only do in Windows 8.

Windows 8 is far more mobile and tablet friendly than Windows 7 was. I actually enjoy how the new menus are setup, I've already had similar experiences with the Gnome DE though that implemented a menu style similar to this quite a few years ago. After getting used to it I would say that it's made my day-to-day use more efficient. Probably not enough to warrant the price tag, but I didn't pay for it so~

things like steam games and third party stuff the only games left are the ones made by windows them selves

I don't know what you've been smoking, Steam and other desktop games work fine. Unless MS decides to get rid of the desktop altogether, desktop applications will be here to stay. (Remember to turn off Smart Screen though, its really damn annoying).

perf wise? the only reason it has a fast start up is actually instead of shutting it down, they put it into a deep sleep. so it doesn't actually clean out memory. and as for the less RAM and disk usage, you could apply that patch to win 7 tho itd take like 3 days at 5mbps to patch it.

I assure you Windows 8 fully shuts down your system when you shut it down. Flushing all the data in the RAM and Cache back to the Hard Disks just like in another other version of Windows.

They made the process of powering off your computer slightly more complicated in Windows 8, as noted in this tutorial. The default action associated with the "power off" button is hibernate/sleep which is probably what brought this user to believe such a thing. I have no idea why they decided to put it "In. The. Settings. Menu." because "Shutting down a PC is not a setting."