Idk about windows 8 but 8.1 was probably the best operating system I used. If you do not like that full screen start menu, you could use classic shell and it fixes the problem
Windows 8 was my childhood. My old Toshiba Satellite C850-B990 came with Windows 8 Home Single Language and I remembered being a huge fan of the design. Even though it looks more of like a OS for tablets. When you are on the "Desktop" mode, you can do all of your desktop apps. I didn't even hate the start menu because of how beautiful it was. It was more colorful and less bland compared to say windows 10. I only upgraded to Windows 10 in mid 2020 when I could finally format my family's laptop but dang I took a while in windows 8.
@newsuperbowserworld anything is fast if you have a good pc, but that's the problem, not everyone has a good pc. The real test is if it works fast on a low end pc
Man i missed windows 8 too, such a nostalgic ❤ i used it alot back then. Win 8.1 was a bit better than 8 with alot of bug fixed if i remember correctly
I grew up with the tail end of XP, but mainly 7 and 8. I loved 8 and 8.1. Windows 10 is alright (only one supported by Steam that i'll use), windows 11 is horrible.
@@tytanium654 i also started my journey with window xp around 2011 maybe then switched from xp to 7 and 8, the thing u say that window 11 is horrible is totally right man
Probably my favorite version of Windows over the years is Windows Vista. Windows Vista looks so elegant and everything is neatly organized. Like how I would like it if I'm doing office work.
I think it looks good at the time lol i even upgraded all of my laptops to windows 8 at the time. I like how i can install apps (which is not much but there are some useful apps for me like fb, messenger, viber) and yes i know there are desktop apps or a browser for that but i dont know. As a kid i felt like i owned a new gadget while using the same laptop when i upgraded my laptop to windows 8.
Windows 10 to Windows 8/8.1 was almost what Windows 7 was to Windows Vista. The this is Windows 10 isn't much better OS and with Windows 11 failing people switched to "perhaps we judged you harshly, Windows 10". I personally never switched to Windows 8. I had too much good time with Windows 7 and had to reluctantly upgrade to Windows 10. When I actually used Windows 8, I couldn't really find words to describe how horrible it was. Now thanks to Linux and MacOS I can. Windows 8 UI couldn't work because of Windows legacy stuff. Like say we install some programs and they create a bunch of folders with with even sub-folders in them. It was okay during Win95/XP times, but by Windows 7 it was tedious at best. At least the UI was designed around it. Not so much with all those giant icons. What it should've been is simple program icon to execute programs from start menu, if you don't like clutter desktop with program icons. This is where GNOME or MacOS UI made it easy to manage and navigate even back when Windows 8 was still in active development. The experience of install Windows programs can recreated using WINE and you will have a mess of folders and icons to manage. Even today Windows 11 is using similar idea, but it's still limited by remnants of older Windows releases, specifically Windows 95. As for portable devices I tried using Windows 8 and 8.1 with few different tablet devices and almost all of them had the similar problems. My main problem was the UI. It was too small to manage by comfortably. Windows 8.1 was a little easier for having start button at least, but in general if device doesn't have large screen or attachable touchpad or mouse, you will have troubles navigating small menus and even smaller icons. One thing I should point out is, that I didn't use tablets long enough to see if there was settings to enhance the experience.
Not to mention, I recall when Windows 8 was new, my laptop would constantly suffer from drivers (mostly audio) just randomly breaking, forcing me to sometimes unplug and plug the headset in, or even having to restart the drivers for it to work again. Once I upgraded to Windows 10, the problem is vanished. So on top of the UI being clunky and annoying for mouse and keyboard, I didn't like how buggy some drivers felt with it
That's the OEM's fault for not releasing proper drivers. This was cause of 95% of crashes in Vista too, except a few bugs here and there which are totally expected after the release of any new, heavily reworked OS. My HP laptop, came with Windows 8 and had all the proper drivers and worked beautifully.
false, Windows 8 and 8.1 are not beatiful OS they were trash and no wonder MS killed 8 and 8.1 and the only time 8 and 8.1 is beatiful is if you are using mobile/touchscreen devices cause after all 8 was originally design as a mobile OS.
i mean it looked cool, but to me it was really not functional, for example, how idiotic is it that you dont even have a taskbar at the bottom, and have to either alt+tab, or go all the way to the right corner just to click the windows button. Also it was very annoying that they basically were trying to force you to use all of their shit apps, like windows store, windows explorer, and a whole lot bunch of other maps where you had to log in at the start. All of these apps were shown in the tiles, so they were really trying to force us into using their stuff
@@ukaszczyzak8971 I am actually starting to get why people couldn't use it because they couldn't figure it out. Just like how you open the start menu on the desktop, by moving your mouse bottom left corner? That is how you open the start screen in Metro apps too! I loved 8.0, and that is coming from someone who knew all the controls and did not have a touchscreen device.
It was much more aesthetics focused and touch screen focused but it was not easy to switch to. It was already reaching a time when a lot of UI elements were slowly getting part of human intuition. Seeing an image of floppy disk being a save icon is a classic example. A week ago, I moved from windows 11 to a Mac. I was expecting a lot of confusions from the very beginning since it's a completely different OS but nope, it was a very smooth transition. It was soo smooth and soo intuitive that I started feeling like Windows 10&11 are still kinda lacking 😅. Obviously there are things like apps not closing unless you do some things or the maximize button just making the app full screen, but it's still super intuitive and has a lot of consistencies with Android and Linux that I was kinda used to. And I think windows is also moving to that direction... Start menu in the middle, control panel in a corner and easy multitasking on this Desktop that is like notice board where we work with different apps. There is a lot of intuition associated with it. Yes mac doesn't have a start menu but the application menu layout is still pretty solid and when multitasking, those apps are in the taskbar, just like windows. (Or the recent apps in android 😮) Basically what I'm trying to say is, there is a design language among tech products that's getting increasingly more standardised because of yhe familiarities. Changing your design language soo drastically into an unfamiliar territory is just never gonna work. You can no longer just make a new UI design and actually revolutionize the industry EVEN IF the design is objectively more efficient and cooler looking.
This was the last version where the desktop was actually the desktop, the start screen and tablet elements were still separated unlike 10 and 11 which are horribly combined
Well I like it. Just hover the right corners, click search, and just look up the name of the file and launch it. It's the fastest way to listen to music stored in your hard dr... I mean NVMe SSD. Windows 8 did come with NVMe and USB 3 right away unlike Windows 7: Not to mention Secure Boot, near immediate AM4 support, DX11.1, Turing Nvenc being based off DX11.1. Yeah, this just a repackaging of the Windows 7 we should've gotten. Windows 7 should've already had these things.
I love Windows 8 series Operating System by Microsoft. People are ignorant who do not know how to use it. And give the excuse that it is a bad operating system.
After growing up with Windows Xp, 8 was actually the first version and I quickly got used to it, I tend to use active corners on other systems nowadays and I probably learned it thanks to Charms bar, it took me a while to forget about it when I switched to Win7 after like 5 years of using 8/8.1
@@-coal tldr: I wanted to try other version of windows that I haven't really had a chance to use. The following is a way too long unnecessary story but I can't shut up cause I'm too tired at the moment. Windows 8 just kinda broke on me and didn't load outside of the safe mode and I had no idea what caused it, so not having access to my only pc and only having a stick with ZorinOS which I just heard about and wanted to test out in liveUSB mode, for a couple of months I was using that system but the fact that it was getting slow and unstable as the session time grows I wanted to go back to windows, I've tried installing Windows 10 and it just got stuck at around 80% every time I tried it. I didn't have much choice already but I decided to go with 7 since I have never really used it anywhere before, I had a good time with it, it's not that different from 8 as well, missed some metro apps but liked how system was even easier to visually customize it, after some time trying out different looks ended up with just a clean modern looking design without anything overloading it, loved gadgets as well. Eventually I also had a problem with 7, Nvidia graphics bugged out after update and basically I lost ability to play most games with just integrated HD4000 graphics. For about a year I once again switched to the ZorinOS but as a dualboot system so I had access to windows of I need it, eventually I found a way to solve the driver problem by using 3rd party app of a sort, but at this point windows 10 got the big update with light theme and stuff and I tried installing it once again which finally succeeded and I've been using that for 2 years before getting a new laptop with Windows 11 this year.
@@-coal I once had a moment when Windows 8 just crashed on me and wouldn't launch at all, after sitting on ZorinOS for a couple of months I decided to switch to Windows 7 scince I never actually got to try it and I heard a ton of good things about it, loved the nice look, the gadgets, and how easy it was to customise everything just with themes, didn't switch to Windows 10 because at the time my laptop would always get stuck at around 80% through the installation process every single time
Despite the fact that many people do not like Windows 8. And I also repeated after them that it is bad. But when I tried to install it... Wow, I just loved this new interface. Even without the touch screen, I liked to control it. In general, the live tiles and interface of Windows 8, 8.1, fullscreen mode in Windows 10 are just my love. And I'm sorry that all this is not in Windows 11.
At that time, I upgraded my laptop from Windows 7 to the newly released Windows 8. Unfortunately, most of the drivers and software that worked well on Windows 7 crashed on Windows 8. It was a difficult period due to the lack of resources on forums and communities which I cannot find enough solutions to fix those drivers and softwares. However, Microsoft later enhanced Windows 8 and released Windows 8.1, which supported drivers and software from Windows 7. Sadly, by then, many users, including myself, were already dissatisfied with Windows 8 and had decided to revert to Windows 7. My opinion, Windows 8 and 8.1 were great, but those OS came out too fast. Microsoft made the similar mistake as Windows Vista.
It is possible to move between each Metro apps and the desktop by moving the cursor to the upper left corner, but I have never seen anyone using this for some reason...
*Fun fact:* There is actually an earlier version of Microsoft Store named Windows Marketplace, which was released in 2004. It really didn't come with Windows itself unlike Microsoft Store, as you would access it via a web browser instead. But in terms of functionality, it pretty much did the same thing as Microsoft Store does nowadays (like downloading apps, utilities, games and stuff). It got fully discontinued around 2012, eventually evolving into Microsoft Store integrated in Windows 8.
Well, I actually have tried Windows 8 in 2021, on my Core 2 Duo Desktop with GeForce 210 GPU. Though, this machine is kinda potato but able to run Windows 8 just fine and maybe Smooth
What I did is purchase a real copy on Windows 8.1... Terribly expensive now as it's basically a collectors item. I used ImgBurn to rip the ISO, make a text file of the activation code and just sell it of while I use Rufus to format a USB to GPT/UEFI. That was my big problem with disc installations, DVDs are MBR by default negating the ability to access passed 2.2TB of storage capacity when I have a 4TB drive just waiting to be used. Not to mention my Sandisk Extreme V2 is also 4TB. I needed GPT on this explicitly for that purpose.
Windows 8 and 10 are just like Windows Vista and 7. How yoy said in a previous video, "Windows Vista had to exist for Windows 7 to run.", and I'll say "Windows 8 had to exist si Windows 10 can run.".
I did the exact same thing a year ago but instead of installing 8 I installed 8.1 and I was very surprised to see how smooth it is from what I remember.
Just to clarify - I do think that Windows 8 during its release was insanely stupid in terms of navigation, but with "service pack" 8.1 they actually found the sweet spot between maintaining both good desktop and touchscreen experience. The main problem was that there was no apps for metro UI, so it became useless over time. My biggest dream back in the day was to use metro UI with only a controller (after all it was very similar to xbox UI) and to have a steam written for metro UI. This would be perfect solution when plugging laptop or desktop to TV. There was a lot of potential in that system and that's why I admire it so much.
As a kid, it took me several minutes to understand how to go to desktop when I got my first Windows 8 laptop. I almost thought there was no desktop in this OS.
In contrast to Windows 7, Windows 8 was soooo fast. But yes, the interface was kind of weird. Especially in the early days of Windows 8, it felt as if the desktop was its own app and no longer the main Windows screen. Luckily, that changed with Windows 8.1, like many other things, and it became an "okay" operating system. But I was happy when I finally had a normal interface again with Windows 10.
I remember these days standing in Best Buy looking to buy a laptop today, seeing all of the new Windows 8 junk, I just laughed and walked away with a new Windows 7 pro laptop. I just refused to use windows 8 such a let down by Microsoft.
It was smooth and i feel better than windows 7 but just some people didn't liked the change and same happened with the windows 11. People doesn't like change even if it's better.
I own Windows 8.1 and I don't regret it. It comes with a Retail key which works on most Windows versions. One of the reasons I'm still subscribed to surfshark is because of this gentleman. Another reason is because the VPN is great.
I love how this video was meant to throw loads of hate on windows 8 and most comments are positive. Windows 8 and 8.1 were the most attractive, fun and fast OS by Microsoft. People complaining about using it, just refused to spend 15 to 30 minutes consciously getting used to the new interface, that's all. I loved that MS era
Uh.. Wasn't there also supposedly a *major* security exploit in the early releases that made it hyper vulnerable to malware attacks as well? It's weird because I distinctly remember the warnings everywhere and even Microsoft's push to get people to update from Windows 8 to 8.1 due to the urgency of the safety issues... Like, it wasn't uncommon for people to warn others to immediately update from 8 to 8.1 as quickly as possible before their devices got hacked.... yet I can't find anything about it online now? If you look at the security updates for Windows 8 in 2016, there were A LOT of them and most were labeled as "important" on Microsoft's site, so maybe that where the idea came from... but if that's the case then shouldn't Windows 7 be feared too?
Being a computer technician for over 20 years. I assure you Windows 8.1 is one of the best OS Microsoft can offer till date. This is just a mass hysteria. Due to a random famous guy's lack of knowledge on how to use it, people were led to believe it was bad. Despite being a superior Operating system, Windows 8.1 is taking a beating. Software developers and hardware manufacturers are forcing us to abandon Windows 8.1, which is not fair. If software and OS updates are not halted, Windows 8.1 is sufficient for eternity, no need 10, 11 or 12 etc. at all. I can achieve 1 to 3 second start up or boot up to desktop only in 8.1. Tips: Just install Startisback to bring get back classic start menu.
The most thing I hate about Windows 8.0 is that the start button is removed. When you're new using Windows 8.0: *"WHERE TF IS THE START BUTTON?!?!?!?!!?!?!??! SHOW ME IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"*
It took me about 5 minutes to get used to Windows 8.1 and it is still my favourite OS till date. If only it had a lock screen like Windows 10, the clipboard and the new file explorer and notepad from Windows 11, I would still use it today. Workarounds are not really great
I remember using windows 8 on my school computers(first tym using a computer) and my god I fell in love with computers from that day. I don't know man it just feels nostalgic.. This video unlocked so many good memories..
Hey surfshark! I know this video is 3 months old but you don't actually need a windows 8 tab to use windows on tablets just plug an android tab to windows via spacedesk (connect pc with tablet via USB cable) and use it as a windows tablet! I actually use windows 10 on my android tab and touch gestures actually work! And virtual keyboard of windows also pops up automatically!hope this helps and waiting for next video of windows 8 or 8.1!
I honestly thought that Windows ME was the most hated version of Windows. I remember it was an exiting version of Windows released in September of 2000.
That interface was perfect for big touchscreens. I hope someone can copy the metro UI and adapt it to android. It would give android tablets another level that even iPadOS doesn't have.
Idk about everyone, but i really loved windows 8.1. I liked how wvwrything was like either you have windows 7 or you have a tablet. I still use a little bit of this system on my old pc, unactivated.
Windows 8 looks beautiful... In tablets.
I had Microsoft Surface with Windows 8.1
*On
NO.
I still use 8.1 on my non touch screen laptop and I love it❤ I even have sideloaded apps
@@roki2009kk thank you for being the 0.001% of people that love windows 8
Windows 8.1 was the best OS ever made except for the fact that many people didn’t actually know how to use it
I agree. I’d use it if it was supported still.
It was annoying especially for us developers
Fr. My fav windows ever.
Majority of people just went straight from 7 to 10, especially since 7 was still somewhat recent when 8 came out.
Very true
Idk about windows 8 but 8.1 was probably the best operating system I used. If you do not like that full screen start menu, you could use classic shell and it fixes the problem
i know it was my favourite os
underrated comment
The smoothest Windows i have ever used till date
8.0 was a disaster…but I honestly love and miss Windows 8.1. Specifically the Embedded version and Server 2012 R2
Windows 8 was my childhood. My old Toshiba Satellite C850-B990 came with Windows 8 Home Single Language and I remembered being a huge fan of the design. Even though it looks more of like a OS for tablets. When you are on the "Desktop" mode, you can do all of your desktop apps. I didn't even hate the start menu because of how beautiful it was. It was more colorful and less bland compared to say windows 10. I only upgraded to Windows 10 in mid 2020 when I could finally format my family's laptop but dang I took a while in windows 8.
same and now running Windows 11 in 2022 on my 10 year old acer aspire that originally run Windows 8
If you enjoyed it, it means it isn't that bad as we see in internet
😊same
Exactly! That years were also my childhood❤
I know my childhood when I think about it, is a version like Windows 3.1 released in 1992.
I love Windows 8, it's just so fluid and fast not unlike Windows 11.
Window 11 is also very fast. You just have a bad pc.
@newsuperbowserworld anything is fast if you have a good pc, but that's the problem, not everyone has a good pc. The real test is if it works fast on a low end pc
@@newsuperbowserworldWindows 8 worked just fine even on low end netbooks. Win11 cannot.
That's literally what I missed about Win 8
Man i missed windows 8 too, such a nostalgic ❤ i used it alot back then. Win 8.1 was a bit better than 8 with alot of bug fixed if i remember correctly
Windows 8.1 was my favorite other than windows 7.
i am also using this operating system man its great
@@onemanga-it’s so stable and smooth
I grew up with the tail end of XP, but mainly 7 and 8. I loved 8 and 8.1. Windows 10 is alright (only one supported by Steam that i'll use), windows 11 is horrible.
@@tytanium654 i also started my journey with window xp around 2011 maybe then switched from xp to 7 and 8, the thing u say that window 11 is horrible is totally right man
Probably my favorite version of Windows over the years is Windows Vista. Windows Vista looks so elegant and everything is neatly organized. Like how I would like it if I'm doing office work.
Am I the only one who thinks It is good and looks cool. It needs some improvements and It is so much better for tablets.
Yes and yes
It looks so soft comparing to the classic and nostalgic windows 7, if only they did the navigation well it would have been a loved version.
Window 8.1 was the answer.
Not just you I still miss it
I think it looks good at the time lol i even upgraded all of my laptops to windows 8 at the time. I like how i can install apps (which is not much but there are some useful apps for me like fb, messenger, viber) and yes i know there are desktop apps or a browser for that but i dont know.
As a kid i felt like i owned a new gadget while using the same laptop when i upgraded my laptop to windows 8.
Window 8 isnt that bad why? Because it doesnt eat all my laptop performance like 11
use windows 10 or windows 7
windows 8.1 is actually good but still underrated, 8.0 is the hated one
Windows 10 to Windows 8/8.1 was almost what Windows 7 was to Windows Vista. The this is Windows 10 isn't much better OS and with Windows 11 failing people switched to "perhaps we judged you harshly, Windows 10".
I personally never switched to Windows 8. I had too much good time with Windows 7 and had to reluctantly upgrade to Windows 10. When I actually used Windows 8, I couldn't really find words to describe how horrible it was. Now thanks to Linux and MacOS I can.
Windows 8 UI couldn't work because of Windows legacy stuff. Like say we install some programs and they create a bunch of folders with with even sub-folders in them. It was okay during Win95/XP times, but by Windows 7 it was tedious at best. At least the UI was designed around it. Not so much with all those giant icons. What it should've been is simple program icon to execute programs from start menu, if you don't like clutter desktop with program icons. This is where GNOME or MacOS UI made it easy to manage and navigate even back when Windows 8 was still in active development. The experience of install Windows programs can recreated using WINE and you will have a mess of folders and icons to manage. Even today Windows 11 is using similar idea, but it's still limited by remnants of older Windows releases, specifically Windows 95.
As for portable devices I tried using Windows 8 and 8.1 with few different tablet devices and almost all of them had the similar problems. My main problem was the UI. It was too small to manage by comfortably. Windows 8.1 was a little easier for having start button at least, but in general if device doesn't have large screen or attachable touchpad or mouse, you will have troubles navigating small menus and even smaller icons. One thing I should point out is, that I didn't use tablets long enough to see if there was settings to enhance the experience.
Yeah, even after 2 years of using that OS I still couldn't get used to the Start menu being different.
I mean, when something has been the same since 1995, why change it
Microsoft is the definition of "If it ain't broke, break it"
windows 8 is light as hell, even using slow HDD the systems feels like running on SSD
Lighter than 7 and Vista
really ?
@@S-1_24-25aero and stuff
Not to mention, I recall when Windows 8 was new, my laptop would constantly suffer from drivers (mostly audio) just randomly breaking, forcing me to sometimes unplug and plug the headset in, or even having to restart the drivers for it to work again. Once I upgraded to Windows 10, the problem is vanished. So on top of the UI being clunky and annoying for mouse and keyboard, I didn't like how buggy some drivers felt with it
That's the OEM's fault for not releasing proper drivers. This was cause of 95% of crashes in Vista too, except a few bugs here and there which are totally expected after the release of any new, heavily reworked OS. My HP laptop, came with Windows 8 and had all the proper drivers and worked beautifully.
i used windows 8 on my hp touchscreen tablet and oh boy was it hard for me i couldnt even know how to get out from the start menu at the time
Because you skipped the tutorial at beginning like most people.
@@SouravSatvaya no i was like 8 years old at the time my dad bought it for me and he set it up so i couldnt see the tutorial thats why but it was hard
Same happened with me😂
I actually like windows 8(.1) it’s more stable and smooth than any other Windows version
Windows 8 and 8.1 was a beautiful OS
Many users just couldn't operate it
Based opinion
false, Windows 8 and 8.1 are not beatiful OS they were trash and no wonder MS killed 8 and 8.1 and the only time 8 and 8.1 is beatiful is if you are using mobile/touchscreen devices cause after all 8 was originally design as a mobile OS.
i mean it looked cool, but to me it was really not functional, for example, how idiotic is it that you dont even have a taskbar at the bottom, and have to either alt+tab, or go all the way to the right corner just to click the windows button. Also it was very annoying that they basically were trying to force you to use all of their shit apps, like windows store, windows explorer, and a whole lot bunch of other maps where you had to log in at the start. All of these apps were shown in the tiles, so they were really trying to force us into using their stuff
@@ukaszczyzak8971 I am actually starting to get why people couldn't use it because they couldn't figure it out. Just like how you open the start menu on the desktop, by moving your mouse bottom left corner? That is how you open the start screen in Metro apps too! I loved 8.0, and that is coming from someone who knew all the controls and did not have a touchscreen device.
It was much more aesthetics focused and touch screen focused but it was not easy to switch to. It was already reaching a time when a lot of UI elements were slowly getting part of human intuition. Seeing an image of floppy disk being a save icon is a classic example.
A week ago, I moved from windows 11 to a Mac. I was expecting a lot of confusions from the very beginning since it's a completely different OS but nope, it was a very smooth transition. It was soo smooth and soo intuitive that I started feeling like Windows 10&11 are still kinda lacking 😅. Obviously there are things like apps not closing unless you do some things or the maximize button just making the app full screen, but it's still super intuitive and has a lot of consistencies with Android and Linux that I was kinda used to. And I think windows is also moving to that direction... Start menu in the middle, control panel in a corner and easy multitasking on this Desktop that is like notice board where we work with different apps. There is a lot of intuition associated with it. Yes mac doesn't have a start menu but the application menu layout is still pretty solid and when multitasking, those apps are in the taskbar, just like windows. (Or the recent apps in android 😮)
Basically what I'm trying to say is, there is a design language among tech products that's getting increasingly more standardised because of yhe familiarities. Changing your design language soo drastically into an unfamiliar territory is just never gonna work. You can no longer just make a new UI design and actually revolutionize the industry EVEN IF the design is objectively more efficient and cooler looking.
If you used Windows 8.1 RT, you could access a start menu similar to what we have on Windows 10.
This was the last version where the desktop was actually the desktop, the start screen and tablet elements were still separated unlike 10 and 11 which are horribly combined
I like how the hinge is broken ,sort of. Like any other hp laptop from the time.
HP = Hinge Problem
@@Alccce Not always, if you get a decent laptop (like 800+ euros) the hinges will be great.
Well I like it. Just hover the right corners, click search, and just look up the name of the file and launch it. It's the fastest way to listen to music stored in your hard dr... I mean NVMe SSD. Windows 8 did come with NVMe and USB 3 right away unlike Windows 7: Not to mention Secure Boot, near immediate AM4 support, DX11.1, Turing Nvenc being based off DX11.1. Yeah, this just a repackaging of the Windows 7 we should've gotten. Windows 7 should've already had these things.
Windows 8 (and 8.1) - the fastest booting Windows ever.
I love Windows 8 series Operating System by Microsoft. People are ignorant who do not know how to use it. And give the excuse that it is a bad operating system.
After growing up with Windows Xp, 8 was actually the first version and I quickly got used to it, I tend to use active corners on other systems nowadays and I probably learned it thanks to Charms bar, it took me a while to forget about it when I switched to Win7 after like 5 years of using 8/8.1
Why'd you switch to 7 after 8? I'm curious.
@@-coal tldr: I wanted to try other version of windows that I haven't really had a chance to use.
The following is a way too long unnecessary story but I can't shut up cause I'm too tired at the moment.
Windows 8 just kinda broke on me and didn't load outside of the safe mode and I had no idea what caused it, so not having access to my only pc and only having a stick with ZorinOS which I just heard about and wanted to test out in liveUSB mode, for a couple of months I was using that system but the fact that it was getting slow and unstable as the session time grows I wanted to go back to windows, I've tried installing Windows 10 and it just got stuck at around 80% every time I tried it. I didn't have much choice already but I decided to go with 7 since I have never really used it anywhere before, I had a good time with it, it's not that different from 8 as well, missed some metro apps but liked how system was even easier to visually customize it, after some time trying out different looks ended up with just a clean modern looking design without anything overloading it, loved gadgets as well. Eventually I also had a problem with 7, Nvidia graphics bugged out after update and basically I lost ability to play most games with just integrated HD4000 graphics. For about a year I once again switched to the ZorinOS but as a dualboot system so I had access to windows of I need it, eventually I found a way to solve the driver problem by using 3rd party app of a sort, but at this point windows 10 got the big update with light theme and stuff and I tried installing it once again which finally succeeded and I've been using that for 2 years before getting a new laptop with Windows 11 this year.
@@-coal I once had a moment when Windows 8 just crashed on me and wouldn't launch at all, after sitting on ZorinOS for a couple of months I decided to switch to Windows 7 scince I never actually got to try it and I heard a ton of good things about it, loved the nice look, the gadgets, and how easy it was to customise everything just with themes, didn't switch to Windows 10 because at the time my laptop would always get stuck at around 80% through the installation process every single time
Despite the fact that many people do not like Windows 8. And I also repeated after them that it is bad. But when I tried to install it... Wow, I just loved this new interface. Even without the touch screen, I liked to control it. In general, the live tiles and interface of Windows 8, 8.1, fullscreen mode in Windows 10 are just my love. And I'm sorry that all this is not in Windows 11.
Unpopular opinion: I fucking love this Windows, And he has a pretty cool animations makes your experience more enjoyable than another OSs!
At that time, I upgraded my laptop from Windows 7 to the newly released Windows 8. Unfortunately, most of the drivers and software that worked well on Windows 7 crashed on Windows 8. It was a difficult period due to the lack of resources on forums and communities which I cannot find enough solutions to fix those drivers and softwares. However, Microsoft later enhanced Windows 8 and released Windows 8.1, which supported drivers and software from Windows 7. Sadly, by then, many users, including myself, were already dissatisfied with Windows 8 and had decided to revert to Windows 7.
My opinion, Windows 8 and 8.1 were great, but those OS came out too fast. Microsoft made the similar mistake as Windows Vista.
It is possible to move between each Metro apps and the desktop by moving the cursor to the upper left corner, but I have never seen anyone using this for some reason...
Reason being: it's not intuitive.
@@DaviCarneiro-f5x 😢
How are you supposed to figure that out when they only tell you about the charms bar??
@@washim-7867 When opening the Metro App, should have shown an explanation for this...
*Fun fact:* There is actually an earlier version of Microsoft Store named Windows Marketplace, which was released in 2004. It really didn't come with Windows itself unlike Microsoft Store, as you would access it via a web browser instead. But in terms of functionality, it pretty much did the same thing as Microsoft Store does nowadays (like downloading apps, utilities, games and stuff). It got fully discontinued around 2012, eventually evolving into Microsoft Store integrated in Windows 8.
I had no idea windows 8 had a traditional desktop for 4 months when I first upgraded.
Well, I actually have tried Windows 8 in 2021, on my Core 2 Duo Desktop with GeForce 210 GPU. Though, this machine is kinda potato but able to run Windows 8 just fine and maybe Smooth
What I did is purchase a real copy on Windows 8.1... Terribly expensive now as it's basically a collectors item. I used ImgBurn to rip the ISO, make a text file of the activation code and just sell it of while I use Rufus to format a USB to GPT/UEFI. That was my big problem with disc installations, DVDs are MBR by default negating the ability to access passed 2.2TB of storage capacity when I have a 4TB drive just waiting to be used. Not to mention my Sandisk Extreme V2 is also 4TB. I needed GPT on this explicitly for that purpose.
The "side bar" was actually called the "Charms bar"
To be honest window 8 was revolutionary and yeah the task manager is the biggest improvement
I like Windows 8.1 and Wii U.
I just like the idea of a fullscreen start menu that can fit a ton of pins
Windows 8 and 10 are just like Windows Vista and 7. How yoy said in a previous video, "Windows Vista had to exist for Windows 7 to run.", and I'll say "Windows 8 had to exist si Windows 10 can run.".
Windows 8 and 8.1 were amazing. People were too dumb to realise and use it properly
I did the exact same thing a year ago but instead of installing 8 I installed 8.1 and I was very surprised to see how smooth it is from what I remember.
Windows 8 or later is telemetry than Windows 7 or earlier
@@SametKaratas-db1xu You can remove it
tbh Windows 8.1 was my favorite Windows. Even if it were still supported, I'd use it even today.
Just to clarify - I do think that Windows 8 during its release was insanely stupid in terms of navigation, but with "service pack" 8.1 they actually found the sweet spot between maintaining both good desktop and touchscreen experience. The main problem was that there was no apps for metro UI, so it became useless over time. My biggest dream back in the day was to use metro UI with only a controller (after all it was very similar to xbox UI) and to have a steam written for metro UI. This would be perfect solution when plugging laptop or desktop to TV. There was a lot of potential in that system and that's why I admire it so much.
this and windows 7 holds a special place in my heart since I often used them when i was kid , ah how fast time flies
The Windows 8 To Go Creator you mentioned at 9:00 is only available on Enterprise version.
Im using a surface 3 and Ive been daily driving 8 for a month now. I personally think it's great
I might consider reviving Windows 8 operating systems.
The thing is windows 8 is very smooth and fast, even on old hardware with HDD, while windows 10 slow down significantly
Windows 8 is great! After you install ClassicShell or Open Shell.
windows 8/.1 was so fast tho, people never understood that
I was already on Linux at this point. Never used it.
As a kid, it took me several minutes to understand how to go to desktop when I got my first Windows 8 laptop. I almost thought there was no desktop in this OS.
8.1 was so good & i can run it on cheap pc while 11 on the other hand...
Windows 8 was very optimized for low end PC
In contrast to Windows 7, Windows 8 was soooo fast. But yes, the interface was kind of weird. Especially in the early days of Windows 8, it felt as if the desktop was its own app and no longer the main Windows screen. Luckily, that changed with Windows 8.1, like many other things, and it became an "okay" operating system. But I was happy when I finally had a normal interface again with Windows 10.
Nothing was beautiful than windows 8.1 i used for years but unfortunately left supporting
I remember these days standing in Best Buy looking to buy a laptop today, seeing all of the new Windows 8 junk, I just laughed and walked away with a new Windows 7 pro laptop.
I just refused to use windows 8 such a let down by Microsoft.
Something like windows 8 would be PERFECT for pc handhelds
It was smooth and i feel better than windows 7 but just some people didn't liked the change and same happened with the windows 11. People doesn't like change even if it's better.
My grandma had eindows 8.1 with classic start menu 🤯
yeah, they released another version of windows 8 thet had the normal start bar
Windows 8
"Running quiet a few days without anyone's b.s. malware."
Nah, I liked 8 and 8.1. They were alright. I'd choose em over 10 and 11 any given day.
I own Windows 8.1 and I don't regret it. It comes with a Retail key which works on most Windows versions.
One of the reasons I'm still subscribed to surfshark is because of this gentleman. Another reason is because the VPN is great.
I love how this video was meant to throw loads of hate on windows 8 and most comments are positive. Windows 8 and 8.1 were the most attractive, fun and fast OS by Microsoft. People complaining about using it, just refused to spend 15 to 30 minutes consciously getting used to the new interface, that's all. I loved that MS era
In my opinion the ui of 8 was better than the 10, and would have been better if they kept the same design with few upgrades
I love windows 8 modern style apps and start menu style.
Win8.1 is best, support old hardware, work smoothly on 4gb ram, work great on vm
Most optimized windows ever IMO, also it ran better than windows 7 and uses way less memory and processor usage
I'm an enthusiast user and I still use Windows 8.1 as my daily driver.
I daily drive 8 with classic shell & good antivirus. It's fast & my favourite windows experience.
windows 8 wasn't the most hated version, windows 11 is
No, Windows ME, Vista, and 11 are all better than Windows 8
Yall are all wrong lol
@@0w3nn didn't say windows 11 is better or not than windows 8, i was saying windows 11 is the most hated version
No opinion here, it's objective
True
Uh.. Wasn't there also supposedly a *major* security exploit in the early releases that made it hyper vulnerable to malware attacks as well?
It's weird because I distinctly remember the warnings everywhere and even Microsoft's push to get people to update from Windows 8 to 8.1 due to the urgency of the safety issues... Like, it wasn't uncommon for people to warn others to immediately update from 8 to 8.1 as quickly as possible before their devices got hacked.... yet I can't find anything about it online now?
If you look at the security updates for Windows 8 in 2016, there were A LOT of them and most were labeled as "important" on Microsoft's site, so maybe that where the idea came from... but if that's the case then shouldn't Windows 7 be feared too?
8.x did not deserve the hate
This, to me, was what Windows 10 could've been
Windows 10 with windows 8 optimization wouldve made 10 the best os oat
Phew, Thank god it’s not me this time
that color setup was honestly so thrilling I loved all the options... really wasn't a great OS but the design was definitely moving forward
That broken bezel on the bottom left of the screen is so very distracting.
Being a computer technician for over 20 years. I assure you Windows 8.1 is one of the best OS Microsoft can offer till date.
This is just a mass hysteria.
Due to a random famous guy's lack of knowledge on how to use it, people were led to believe it was bad.
Despite being a superior Operating system, Windows 8.1 is taking a beating.
Software developers and hardware manufacturers are forcing us to abandon Windows 8.1, which is not fair.
If software and OS updates are not halted, Windows 8.1 is sufficient for eternity, no need 10, 11 or 12 etc. at all.
I can achieve 1 to 3 second start up or boot up to desktop only in 8.1.
Tips: Just install Startisback to bring get back classic start menu.
The most thing I hate about Windows 8.0 is that the start button is removed.
When you're new using Windows 8.0:
*"WHERE TF IS THE START BUTTON?!?!?!?!!?!?!??! SHOW ME IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"*
I used windows 8.1 till 20th August 2023.due to lack of updates for browsers I upgraded to windows 10.
3:49 couldnt you press win+d?
It took me about 5 minutes to get used to Windows 8.1 and it is still my favourite OS till date. If only it had a lock screen like Windows 10, the clipboard and the new file explorer and notepad from Windows 11, I would still use it today. Workarounds are not really great
imagine u put a name and it says " its already taken " 💀💀
it looks like an mobile apps going port to PC system 😂
This is what's happening in windows 8 😅
I remember using windows 8 on my school computers(first tym using a computer)
and my god I fell in love with computers from that day.
I don't know man it just feels nostalgic..
This video unlocked so many good memories..
Windows Vista,8.1 and 11 are the most beautiful oses
If you don't know, windows 10 had a mode with an interface optimized for touchscreens, which was heavily inspired by windows 8.
A Windows that looks like this would be better received today
It broke the workflow one does when using the OS. For a PC user like me it felt like a hassle.
Hey surfshark! I know this video is 3 months old but you don't actually need a windows 8 tab to use windows on tablets just plug an android tab to windows via spacedesk (connect pc with tablet via USB cable) and use it as a windows tablet! I actually use windows 10 on my android tab and touch gestures actually work! And virtual keyboard of windows also pops up automatically!hope this helps and waiting for next video of windows 8 or 8.1!
My first laptop non touch screen with windows 8 and I loved it sooo much after moving from windows xp on my family computer
This was fun to watch as someone who never used Windows 8. I stuck with Windows 7 until 10 was released
I honestly thought that Windows ME was the most hated version of Windows. I remember it was an exiting version of Windows released in September of 2000.
That interface was perfect for big touchscreens. I hope someone can copy the metro UI and adapt it to android. It would give android tablets another level that even iPadOS doesn't have.
I have windows 8.1 on my mini PC and my surface pro 3 still today.
Well they said they fixed the startmenu issue on windows 8.1 but it was the same
Where did I get orginal windows 8.1 iso. Microsoft officially removed.
Anyone know?
You could switch to the older desktop mode in a single click. People are just dramatic
Idk about everyone, but i really loved windows 8.1. I liked how wvwrything was like either you have windows 7 or you have a tablet. I still use a little bit of this system on my old pc, unactivated.
Windows 8 was the only version of Windows I completely skipped. It was never on any system I owned.
it was great, but unprepared for the public
Yeah, I don't think it was highly anticipated. It just kinda just showed up and everyone that bought a pc that year was forced to use it.
Fun Fact: Windows 8 was the operating system that was used on windows phones. my mom had one of the windows phones.
If they didn't create the start menu and kept it as is from windows 7,
would it perform better?
Win 8 is ahead of its time
an interface like Windows 8 with modern devices like all the handheld gaming pc's today would be awesome