Agreed...The UI and Metro start menu is pretty terrible but the underlying OS is pretty solid.
If Win 10 fixes the former and makes the OS usable and intuitive to home users as well as business users, Microsoft will find success again.
“If Win 10 fixes the former and makes the OS usable and intuitive to home users as well as business users, Microsoft will find success again.”
I think they also need to step away from that Microsoft account business or at least make it more clearly optional, but otherwise I agree that the underlying OS is stable. Despite the complaining about Microsoft, they are market leaders for various reasons and hopefully they will straighten the mess out.
What is there that Classic Shell will not enable?
Also, since like W/8, WTP does not provide a Quick Launch tool bar, and which I like, I created one. Just right click on the Task Bar and go to Toolbars>New Toolbar and paste C:\Users\TypeYourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch (except that TypeYourUserName must be replaced with be you user name).
I also create a shortcut in the Send to folder to the Send to folder and place it within it, and then I can send shortcuts to any program or folder I want, like the Quick Launch tool bar. The Send to folder location is C:\Users\TypeYourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo.
Your Start menu is here: C:\Users\TypeYourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs More tips in linked pages in above posts.