I broke my half of our Windows 8 review into two smaller parts when I realized that sheer frustration with the Windows 8 Desktop ... large icons) in Explorer): And the same folder in Metro ...

One of the more annoying behaviors in Windows 8 and 8.1 is that all of your files are set to open in native Metro-style apps. For instance, if you're working on the desktop and view a picture or ...

Right-click its icon and choose the Pin to Start option. Though Microsoft is touting the Metro UI with Windows 8, the desktop is still alive and well. With a little bit of work you can customize ...

We've been looking forward to Windows 8's Consumer Preview for months ... We'll discuss some of the features of Metro and Desktop (aka Classic) separately, but our overall focus will be on ...

Metro apps will eventually appear on the desktop in their own windows. What we don't know is when that will happen. It might be in a Windows 8 update that's right around the corner, or a year or ...

By default, Windows 8 runs traditional Windows apps on the desktop, and Windows Store (formerly “Metro UI”) apps in full-screen mode from the new start screen. After installing ModernMix ...

Indeed, in Windows 8 Metro apps ... But all these so-called desktop experiences are frustrating (if also unnecessary) on a tablet. Most of the icons are just too small to successfully operate ...

Quick -- pick the right TightVNC icon! One of the downsides to Windows 8's ... Windows 8 made significant changes to font rendering in both Metro and Desktop mode. I first noticed it in Notepad ...

Windows 8 packages Internet Explorer 10 in two different flavors--Metro and desktop ... Open the desktop version of IE10. Click on the Tools icon at the top right of the browser and then select ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The new Windows 8 operating system ... play nicely in Metro, which means you'll need to resort to the traditional desktop environment for ...

App icons, a notification bar ... They put it on the PC desktop in Windows 8. The developer preview of Windows 8 has the Metro UI as the default interface. You can access the desktop, but when ...