Agree, my husband bought me a new laptop last year, not even he likes windows 8, and around here, he’s the computer guy. Wish I had known how bad this pos would be. It is so not user friendly. We’ve tried downloading 8.1 with no success.
Your husband doesn’t sound like much of a computer person. I’ve been using Windows 8 and 8.1 since they came out, and I’ve had no problems at all. In fact, Windows 8/8.1 is a huge leap forward from Windows 7.
If you want Windows 7 desktop, Windows 8 has it, and if you want the new UI, it’s also there; but, no one who knows how to use a computer or PC, should have any problems with the latest Windows.