See post 10.
It is annoying, Windows 8. Some witty freeper once called it a Fisher-Price start screen. However, you can google plenty of things to help redesign it. “Windows 8 start screen” can be altered to the classic start; Stardock can help you make it resemble an Apple, with an object dock, or change the start screen background to something that doesn’t look so psychedelic. There’s so many creative people out there, and most of the improvements are freebies.
I still don’t like Windows 8 but it isn’t as bad as it was. s so many creative people out there, and most of the improvements are freebies.
Also, you have to spend some time at it, but in many of the commonly used programs, the default settings can be customized to your liking, it just takes a long time to find out what can be changed and how to do it.
Sometimes I just added old versions of programs; for example, Wordpad. It’s like a pair of old slippers, I don’t want the new ones with the bells, spurs, headlamps and bunny ears, I want what’s comfortable!
I use notepad *txt all the time for quickie no frills keeping (filing away) notes memos etc! I use it with Windoze 7 and will use it with Win 8 too.