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    News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Smaller and larger ‘metro’ tiles to arrive and a 50/50 snap view is implemented.
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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    From what we have seen so far there are quite a few significant changes, improvements even, especially to the UI and customisation options.
    Is this a Windows8 Service Pack or something more? And have they done anything to address the usability concerns that even the Windows8 loyalists have come up with?

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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    I have a copy of win 8 sat on my desk waiting for me to take the plunge... been there for months.

    Just really don't have the urge to take the plunge into something i'm still uncertain about.

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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Is there a start menu? Otherwise my Win8 shall remain in the drawer as well.

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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Soluto FTW

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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Quote Originally Posted by GI_Biochip View Post
    Is there a start menu? Otherwise my Win8 shall remain in the drawer as well.
    If that is your only worry, add one with powershell or get Start8 or similar. There are far more significant things to love/hate about win8 than the lack of a start menu.

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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Quote Originally Posted by Tpyo View Post
    If that is your only worry, add one with powershell or get Start8 or similar. There are far more significant things to love/hate about win8 than the lack of a start menu.
    There are other things, but IMO start menu is on a level footing as them. Very much personal opinion though, some people dont mind working round it and getting used to not having it, i have no desire to do so.

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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Wouldn't surprise me if this turned into DLC.

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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Do they have a folder option for tiles yet ?
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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    These changes are good news, but it's pretty basic stuff so far. Still hoping for at least one or two genuine surpises from Blue... and no, I don't mean the re-introduction of the Start button! I personally took all of 5 minutes to adjust to not having it - but then I never used it all that much to begin with.
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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Looks good, liking the 50/50 window split and the tile updates. That's all good for the tablet, I rolled back to Win7 on the PC since one of the windows updates bricks the install... :\ Really would like this to be a comprehensive SP1 not just the glossy marketing BS.

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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Finally there is actually changes in the works , I liked the idea of side by side but they failed so hard that you could only occupy 1/4 of the screen or nothing at all! And tiles need more customisation, Microsoft has listened to me rofl.

    I love Windows 8, theres a few niggles but its better than Windows 7 and this start menu is better than the old one on the basis that I like a "app" launcher than a tiny little 6 program shortlist. I still hope Windows 9 switches alot of dev work onto the PC side of it though, would make it even better.
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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Quote Originally Posted by Hicks12 View Post
    Finally there is actually changes in the works , I liked the idea of side by side but they failed so hard that you could only occupy 1/4 of the screen or nothing at all! And tiles need more customisation, Microsoft has listened to me rofl.

    I love Windows 8, theres a few niggles but its better than Windows 7 and this start menu is better than the old one on the basis that I like a "app" launcher than a tiny little 6 program shortlist. I still hope Windows 9 switches alot of dev work onto the PC side of it though, would make it even better.
    It would be nice if they could make the metro 'scale' and utilise the side by side feature so that the new system could satisfy both traditional people (like me) who don't like to be taken away from their desktop completely and everyone else who like the new system.

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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    Quote Originally Posted by Tpyo View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by GI_Biochip View Post
    Is there a start menu? Otherwise my Win8 shall remain in the drawer as well.
    If that is your only worry, add one with powershell or get Start8 or similar. There are far more significant things to love/hate about win8 than the lack of a start menu.
    Just what I want to do, pay for something that doesn't cost a thing prior to Windows 8.

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    Yup thats true biscuit, if they did that I would assume 99% over windows users will love the latest windows .
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    Re: News - Windows Blue leak reveals several UI tweaks

    I would buy Windows 8 or Windows Blue if there was simply an option when installing it that lets you either decide whether or not you even want the Metro interface installed.

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