Does Windows 8.1 have a desktop similar to windows 7

ImReadyD151 · Jun 19, 2014

I have heard good stuff about Windows 8.1, but I HATE the fact that from most of the pictures I see, the home screen looks like a my Xbox one dashboard. Call me old school, but I would like to keep it og with a Windows 7 type setup. Can you change it to this style?

Dogsnake · Jun 19, 2014

Yes you can select that with one click.

Icaraeus · Jun 19, 2014

Yes, there's an option to boot to the desktop. You don't need to use the Start Menu if you don't want to as you can pin the apps you want to your desktop background or taskbar.

canadianvice · Jun 19, 2014

Additionally, get either Start8 or ClassicShell.
That'll get you a start menu, combine that with turning off hot corners and boot to desktop, you'll never see the standard screen again.

Yoplait95 · Jun 19, 2014

Waiting until the supposedly free Win9 should prove rewarding as Microsoft if supposedly bringing back the start menu.

Dogsnake · Jun 19, 2014

Win8-8.1=Win9 betas. So nothing new here. MS puts out a new version of windows but takes two tries to get it right. Not bad considering things like cars where we get 3-4-5 model years before one comes out that does not burn up, crash or take to drive itself into a wall.

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