IF you'd actually typed to search for Device Manager, you would've found... it's still named Device Manager.
Seriously, FReepers, if you haven't used Windows 8 because you don't like the UI, just say you haven't used it. There's absolutely no reason to lie about experiences with the OS. Your recollection of events, fabricated or otherwise, lend doubt to your experience, because Windows 8 is, by and large, exactly like Windows 7 excepting the very obvious change to the Start Menu.
You can still put icons on the desktop. You can still go to Control Panel and find 99% of the configuration tools needed for your system. You can still open event viewer, resource manager, performance monitor, and reliability monitor through Control Panel. Microsoft has been very good about keeping the back office support identical to previous versions to ensure newer versions of the OS can be supported by experienced users.
I swear every time dayglored posts a new article about Windows 10, at least 50% of the thread is dedicated to Microsoft bashers intent on griping about Windows 8 and even some about Windows 7. Get over it, guys and gals. At some point in the future, your version of Windows is going to be obsolete and, frankly, unsafe. If you don't want to buy into Microsoft's changes, either buy a Mac or learn Linux. Either way, Microsoft is not going to change their R&D cycles to accommodate people who aren't willing to make some basic changes to their habits in the name of new technology.
That being said, this new update cycle is a breath of fresh air. This tells me that Microsoft is changing their UI development cycle from static to dynamic. They're settling on the 10 kernel and tweaking as they go. This is exactly how Apple and Google function. Nadella is doing well as the head of the world's biggest OS developer.
+1!!!
It boggles the mind how “hard” windows 8 is for these people to the point where they will gladly scream that they will go and switch to Linux or OSX, where you will have to learn a completely 100% different OS. If they cant figure out the Start Screen, then what makes them think that they will be able to figure out how to burn an ISO for Linux? or configure drivers?
No wonder the left kicks our butts when it comes to utilizing new tech to further their political agenda. Our side is full of people that get off crowing about how utterly clueless they are, and how they keep using outdated OSs because they dont have the ability to learn anything new.
“I swear every time dayglored posts a new article about Windows 10, at least 50% of the thread is dedicated to Microsoft bashers intent on griping about Windows 8 and even some about Windows 7. “
And bragging about how they are still using a Pentium 4 running XP.
It is not wise to fit tour desktop experience to a 3-inch failed phone environment, then make that phone environment your primary world view across all platforms. Microsoft agrees with me and not you. Those who think your way are fired and gone from Microsoft. They went with Microsoft's profits. Have you heard that Microsoft is giving away Windows 10 for free? They have to do this to entice people back. By the way, Apple sales continue to do well and have been steadily growing. The PC market has dwindled because no one wants Windows 8 crud to have to put up with.
I used Device Manager as an example. No one should have to guess and type, when before, you could explore logically.
Now, you can be assaulted with full-time little video windows and have Microsoft, by default, know every keystroke you type in that ever-needed search area. This is a wonderful paradigm, right?
Microsoft did this only to jumpstart apps for its failed phone division (did you hear about the recent Nokia charge-off?). It failed for desktops AND phones (and pads really aren't doing well, either).
So, why are you defending what even Microsoft says is not defensible?