Microsoft: Windows 8 Can Boot Up Too Quickly

[JMcEntegart]

Microsoft revealed that the next iteration of Windows will boot too quickly to register keystrokes such as F2 or F8.

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[Guest]

Looks like garbage to me. Windows 7 is the next Windows XP.

 

[Goldengoose]

Is that 7 seconds with or without an SSD?

 

[killerclick]

Don't care. I almost never turn off or reboot my computer, but I do use multiple screens and the Start Menu. I guess I'm one of those dinosaurs who's too afraid of change to ditch my PC and get a tablet instead.

 

[thrasher32]

Me to MS: whatever

 

[Regor245]

[citation][nom]Jerda[/nom]Looks like garbage to me. Windows 7 is the next Windows XP.[/citation]

So Windows 8 is the next Vista?

 

[SteelCity1981]

i've always hit f8 as soon as my pc boots to the bios info screen so i really haven't had an issue of needing a lot of time to hit f8.

 

[willard]

[citation][nom]Goldengoose[/nom]Is that 7 seconds with or without an SSD?[/citation]
My POS netbook cold booted, including POST, in around 12 seconds. No SSD, just an el-cheapo 5400 RPM drive.

Windows 8 boots insanely fast. Comes out of hibernation and becomes usable in less than a second with an SSD on my desktop. My monitors are slower than that.

 

[GangstaChamp21]

I don't care. I almost never turn it off.

 

[shafe88]

[citation][nom]Regor245[/nom]So Windows 8 is the next Vista?[/citation] Windows 8 is not the new vista and never will be. I bet 9 out of 10 people would choose VistaSP2 over Win8 any day just for the start button/menu alone.

 

[kaisellgren]

I do wonder why most people do not turn their computers off. It seriously degrades the lifespan of your computer (especially the PSU). It also uses some power, unless we are using sleep/hibernate. I understand if we talk about servers though.

 

[dauntekong]

Windows 3.1 = ehhh it's a start
Windows 95 = getting better
Windows 98 = Good
Windows ME = Bad
Windows XP = Good
Windows Vista = Bad
Windows 7 = Good
Windows 8 = Bad
Wait for the next Windows = Good I hope

That's Microsoft's line of product.

 

[godfather666]

I don't understand all the negative comments. Metro sucks, yes. But a 7 second boot time is awesome.

 

[afrobacon]

As someone who shuts down his PC on a regular basis (why waste energy when your not using it?) I can say the 8 second boot time makes up for the inconvenience of the start screen. Fix the search function and I wouldn't be tempted to go back to 7.

 

[rb420]

[citation][nom]killerclick[/nom]Don't care. I almost never turn off or reboot my computer, but I do use multiple screens and the Start Menu. I guess I'm one of those dinosaurs who's too afraid of change to ditch my PC and get a tablet instead.[/citation]

Don't let that make you feel like a dinosaur. I'm under 30 and feel the same way!

 

[afrobacon]

As someone who shuts down his PC on a regular basis (why waste energy when your not using it?) I can say the 8 second boot time makes up for the inconvenience of the start screen. Fix the search function and I wouldn't be tempted to go back to 7.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

So... I don't get it, how the hell are they going to bypass F2/F8/etc.? That's BIOS, after all, not part of the OS!

 

[nebun]

people need to learn how to relax...so what if a computer takes 7 or 45 seconds to boot...slow down and drink a cup of tea...you will feel better

 

[Guest]

@ jerda

if your going base your os decision on looks i suggest osx, otherwise just stick with 7 if your don't like improved boot times, better file copy/delete implementation, better networking stack, improved task manger, better wifi management, improved multi display support, easier system maintenance, superior thread scheduler....

Sigh, Metro is only the UI implemention, now of you want to whine about the changes they made under the hood then i can understand, but to bitch and whine and boycott an os purely on its UI does not make sense to me

 

[XmortisX]

"Boots to fast" is always GOOD thing

 

[silvermember]

[citation][nom]nebun[/nom]people need to learn how to relax...so what if a computer takes 7 or 45 seconds to boot...slow down and drink a cup of tea...you will feel better[/citation]
What if you don't drink coffee because it's disgusting or has no effect on you (i m both).

But more importantly, maybe I want to do something real quick and waiting for 45 secs might be a little too long for my liking.

 

[belardo]

Works for me.
Even with Windows7, I've missed the F8 window with todays hardwar, especially with an SSD. Having a real menu or a command to do so on restart is fine.

There are times I needed to do an F8 and forget (multi-tasking). A good example is Windows7 stupid issue of corrupt icons in the Start Menu that can only be fixed by going into safe mode, then reboot normally. (This is very retarded).

 

[jackbling]

if you work in IT, then you will understand the frustration of coaxing someone into the advanced startup menu

 

[killerclick]

[citation][nom]kaisellgren[/nom]I do wonder why most people do not turn their computers off. It seriously degrades the lifespan of your computer (especially the PSU). It also uses some power, unless we are using sleep/hibernate. I understand if we talk about servers though.[/citation]

Boot times are too long. Frankly, 7 seconds would also be too long. And sleep mode is low power. Also, I get to upgrade long before wear and tear becomes an issue. Yeah, and I hear other people download torrents all the time.

 

[jurassic512]

[citation][nom]silvermember[/nom]What if you don't drink coffee because it's disgusting or has no effect on you (i m both). But more importantly, maybe I want to do something real quick and waiting for 45 secs might be a little too long for my liking.[/citation]


He said TEA!