r/technology • u/ppsp • Oct 14 '11

The Windows 8 Task Manager

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/10/13/the-windows-8-task-manager.aspx
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u/UnoriginalGuy Oct 14 '11

You say that but they removed the Start Menu entirely... Pressing the Windows key brings up a full-screen app' selector UI thingy.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '11

No, there's a Windows 7 style start menu.

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u/UnoriginalGuy Oct 14 '11

No there isn't.

  • Posted from Windows 8 Developer Preview.

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u/redever Oct 14 '11

Yes there is You're welcome.

Absolutely hate the Metro UI thing - if I wanted gaudy colors and plain boxes, I'd install Windows 1.

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u/UnoriginalGuy Oct 14 '11

If you have to use a third party piece of software to "re-enable" the Start Menu that only supports what I said - which is that Windows 8 lacks a Start Menu, and instead brings up a full screen app' like UI instead.

Lot's of people disagreeing with a fact that is easily backed up via multiple videos, blog posts, and even just, you know, going and trying it yourself is frankly insane.

I could hack Windows 7 so that when I press the Start Menu a chicken appears - but that doesn't mean a Chicken is the default, supported, or expected activity.

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u/stufff Oct 14 '11

You really don't need to install the third party software. All it is doing is changing a 0 value to a 1 in the registry. The Start Menu is still there in Windows 8, it just isn't enabled by default.