Windows 8 is so ugly

I may be on my own with this one but just wondered if anyone else thinks Windows 8 is so ugly.
The interface looks like something off a kids comic. I know it's designed to mirror Windows Phones but just can't understand the developers vision here. I'm an Android user so unlimited what I can do with themes and process but surely the buzz when using your PC is to experience difference. That's what W7 offers and as long as you can sync your phone what else can you want.
Microsoft has lost its way in my opinion.

I don't think it's ugly, I just think it's a total pain in the ass to use Just my opinion of course.

I think it is both, Ugly and a PITA. That is why I am not using it.

Agree it's a PITA. I went back to Win7 for some peace of mind.

Now I know.

Yeah its UGLY!!! been using windows 8 for 2 weeks and this is what I did:

I added Classic shell to bring back what Microsoft (and people on the a Windows 8 fan site called ) useless and outdated.

with classic shell you can boot to desktop ( Windows 7 Desktop)

Added NEXUS ( its like rocket Dock )

Of course there is no Glass ( AERO is gone )

Turned off Defender and using AVG free 2013 ( Defender was a pain and erasing non virus programs automatically thought Nexus Dock was a Virus LOL )

Windows 8 forces you to use a password to log in unless you take several steps ( more than 7 ) to turn off log on password

Even with User permissions turned off to Administrator rights you will still get nagged at moving folders around, a pop up will ask if its "OK" Administrator, your never the true Admin with windows 8 Microsoft Big Brother is in control in the name of security.

Lastly (Drum ROll here) when installing windows 8 Microsoft wants your Live Hotmail email account or asks you to make one and sets up the account ( the Windows account) as on the internet so your Laptop is expected to be on the net all the time LOL, you must make a "Local account" to be off the net not "talking to Microsoft"

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Howdr said:

...Lastly (Drum ROll here) when installing windows 8 Microsoft wants your Live Hotmail email account or asks you to make one and sets up the account ( the Windows account) as on the internet so your Laptop is expected to be on the net all the time LOL, you must make a "Local account" to be off the net not "talking to Microsoft"

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That alone would keep me from Win8 (as if there weren't plenty of reasons already). I can't get a Live Hotmail account because it requires me to have my cookies enabled. There is NO WAY that is going to happen! It's MY computer and I will determine who puts what on it!

I agree that windows 8 is a terrible OS. I will stick with windows 7 for my purchased software, but they forced me to try mac os x to fulfill my needs of having the latest mainstream desktop OS. I have to admit that coming from the years I played around with various unix/linux software os x feels right at home to me. Sadly much more so than this "new era" of windows. Hate to see the old girl go, but I think she is dead.

Seems there are a 1000 of these threads on various forums I visit!!
Like a lot of us on here I've been through the CP, and RTM versions of w8 but only on a traditional desktop, and yes the experience was awfull and there is no way I would give up W7 for it...but....

I was Xmas shopping with my 11yr old son at the weekend at in Currys they had the Samsung touchscreen, all in one PC running W8. There was no one around so we had a play, my 11 year old was all over it and absolutely loved it (He has a Galaxy Tab at the moment), switching between apps, into the photo gallery, stretching and spinning pictures etc.

I hate to say it...but for him and probably a raft of other kids his age up to I'd say 18, this is the perfect OS. It won't teach him anything about computing, but it will more than fit the bill in the app filled, instant online world he will grow up in. Hopefully it will get people interested in computing because it's fun and not just a million lines of code!

I also thought it would goose sales of touchscreens but I don't see any in the stores here, just the Win8 touchscreen OS on non-touchscreen desktops where it is completely unsuitable for a productive desktop experience which has always been MS's strength.

Meanwhile the wildly popular Win7 OS just coming into the mainstream fully at 3 isn't even offered widely on new PC's any longer as though it's being phased out? Hello? Calling market forces!

You can get a perfect Desktop Experience with Win8 by grafting on the actual Win7 Start menu using Windows 7 Start Menu for Windows 8, which also shuts off Metro so that it doesn't load into RAM - actually making it a bit faster than 7 or 8.

Then add 8GadgetPack - Gadgets for Windows 8 which replicates 7 gadgets and you have Win7 with soaped-over window frames. This is progress?

Thanks Greg but IMHO people that don't like Win 8 should not buy it, no matter what you can do to make it a desktop OS.

Only then will MS Re-Think this B_astard they call their new Windows OS.

I almost bought a copy for the 39.99 but then said this would Reinforce MS in the direction they are going, Which IMHO is the wrong direction. I have access to it anyway through my Technet subscription.

Because of Microsoft Marketing Windows 8 is now on the 250 dollar Laptops non touch screen.

SO a new UI heavy into touch for a Tablet or Laptop with a touch screen is now the experience on a Laptop that does not have a touch screen, If Microsoft wanted to help Mac sales they should of just said so


Windows 7 = Evolution Forward
Windows 8 = De evolution sideways why? No Aero, keyboard shortcuts necessary

I have to laugh when I read some of these threads...not that people don't like Windows 8...but for some of the reasons. First off, being ugly is an opinion. If you think the OS is ugly, I can see not using it. However, by using one of the many Start Menu replacements, you can easily make it look and act just like Windows 7...so I'm not sure what the complaints are about.

Now, for the Live vs local accounts...you have a choice. You can set the system up however you want. However, for those of us who do you MS's cloud services, and also use multiple computers, it's nice to have our settings and config options stored out in the cloud, so where I am, I get the same look and feel. I routinely use 3 computers, so I will enjoy this feature once all three systems are running Windows 8. If you don't like that idea or don't need it, just set up a local account. No big deal...and you are given a choice during the install. What is there to complain about? More options? More customization?

To me, after using it for about a month, it gives me everything I love in Windows 7, just a little faster. It's more customizable than Windows 7. I'm not bashing Windows 7 at all, but at the same time, it gets old reading unfounded bashing of Windows 8. If I had a touch screen, I'd consider using the Metro interface. It works beautifully on a touch screen. However, I don't, so the normal desktop works just fine...as it has for decades.

If you don't like it, so be it. You can still run Windows 7 and have a great system. But sometimes people jump to the conclusion that different is bad. Use the OS before passing judgements on it. Stop basing opinions of a product on what other say. That's what took Vista so long to improve....not the actual product, but the fact people just relied on hearsay. I didn't see the point of Windows 8 until I started using it.

edwar said:

Thanks Greg but IMHO people that don't like Win 8 should not buy it, no matter what you can do to make it a desktop OS.

Only then will MS Re-Think this B_astard they call their new Windows OS.

I almost bought a copy for the 39.99 but then said this would Reinforce MS in the direction they are going, Which IMHO is the wrong direction. I have access to it anyway through my Technet subscription.

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Yeah get it through Technet, thats how I have it for "Free"

DeaconFrost said:

I have to laugh when I read some of these threads...not that people don't like Windows 8...but for some of the reasons. First off, being ugly is an opinion. If you think the OS is ugly, I can see not using it. However, by using one of the many Start Menu replacements, you can easily make it look and act just like Windows 7...so I'm not sure what the complaints are about.

Now, for the Live vs local accounts...you have a choice. You can set the system up however you want. However, for those of us who do you MS's cloud services, and also use multiple computers, it's nice to have our settings and config options stored out in the cloud, so where I am, I get the same look and feel. I routinely use 3 computers, so I will enjoy this feature once all three systems are running Windows 8. If you don't like that idea or don't need it, just set up a local account. No big deal...and you are given a choice during the install. What is there to complain about? More options? More customization?

To me, after using it for about a month, it gives me everything I love in Windows 7, just a little faster. It's more customizable than Windows 7. I'm not bashing Windows 7 at all, but at the same time, it gets old reading unfounded bashing of Windows 8. If I had a touch screen, I'd consider using the Metro interface. It works beautifully on a touch screen. However, I don't, so the normal desktop works just fine...as it has for decades.

If you don't like it, so be it. You can still run Windows 7 and have a great system. But sometimes people jump to the conclusion that different is bad. Use the OS before passing judgements on it. Stop basing opinions of a product on what other say. That's what took Vista so long to improve....not the actual product, but the fact people just relied on hearsay. I didn't see the point of Windows 8 until I started using it.

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People who are the only user of a laptop, like me, do not need to password protect it, so its Valid that I think its a pain and so do others I have set up the computer for them.

Defender does not show up in task bar and there is no way to continue to allow some programs, I tried it kept thinking it was a virus everytime it was ran and tried to clean it

Metro UI is a touch UI, without a touch screen its diminished experience.

I really like the start button a lot windows 8 does not have it

Glass was removed because of the resources needed on tablets, they should of left it for premium and ultimate versions for PCs

Admin rights should be adjustable like seven, they are not, even with full permission for an Admin you are nagged to give permission, sorry this is unacceptable

So LOL all you want but these are valid points not just complaints

And yes many many think the UI is UGLY google and see

Just because Microsoft Improved Windows they could of released 7 sp2 with these improvements instead they added a tablet UI and called it 8, and Microsoft themselves said that 8 is based mostly on 7 so I see no argument that 8 is nothing more than 7 with improvements and a UI to give them a reason to market it as 8 and try to get millions more to buy it thinking the Red dress without rhinestones is better now that it has rhinestones.......................

Howdr said:

People who are the only user of a laptop, like me, do not need to password protect it, so its Valid that I think its a pain and so do others I have set up the computer for them.

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That is a bad computing habit that people should know very well by now not to follow. I've had to clean many systems infected by malware that assigns passwords to open accounts to see it for myself. No security guide will ever support this, either.

Howdr said:

Metro UI is a touch UI, without a touch screen its diminished experience.

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It is designed for touch screens, but not useless without. On large monitors, it's actually kind of nice. It brings me a lot of dynamic information right to my screen, and I can customize the crap out of it. Which segways into....

Howdr said:

I really like the start button a lot windows 8 does not have it

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I agree, and from a productivity standpoint, it should have been left in, or at least offered as a choice to the user...Metro or Standard. However, as mentioned, there are a boatload of apps to add the functionality back in...some free, some paid. It's a shame to have to use 3rd party apps for something so basic, but it's a very minor hurdle, at worst.

Howdr said:

Glass was removed because of the resources needed on tablets, they should of left it for premium and ultimate versions for PCs

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Maybe so, but it isn't a deal killer for me one way or another. I don't sit at my computers to be awed by effects. I need them for other purposes, whether it be I.T. admin work, web content creation, or even gaming. Lack of Glass has no real affect for me, and in fact, Maximum PC has tested Windows 8 to be faster than Windows 7 on identical hardware. Can't complain about that.

Howdr said:

And yes many many think the UI is UGLY google and see

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Many people believe our government is run by aliens and is part of a New World Order to control the Earth. Just because you can Google it, doesn't lend any credibility to a viewpoint. Many people think the Nissan Juke is ugly, yet I see them all the time on the roads. Beauty is subjective, and not a topic that can be debated. Someone out there thinks Torri Spelling is hot. Same with Snookie. I rest my case.

Howdr said:

Just because Microsoft Improved Windows they could of released 7 sp2 with these improvements instead they added a tablet UI and called it 8, and Microsoft themselves said that 8 is based mostly on 7 so I see no argument that 8 is nothing more than 7 with improvements and a UI to give them a reason to market it as 8 and try to get millions more to buy it thinking the Red dress without rhinestones is better now that it has rhinestones.......................

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This is the very same criticism Windows 7 and VIsta were given when they came out. If there's anything to fault Microsoft for, it would be that maybe Windows 8 was pushed out too soon....too soon after Windows 7, for example. However, that doesn't mean anything in terms of Windows 8's quality or usability. It was done so to usher in a new hardware spec...and blur the lines between a tablet and laptop. Software pushing hardware for a change. Usually software trails hardware. It's different...and too many people automatically jump to assuming that's bad. People fear change.

All I'm saying is...use it and give it some time before making up your mind. I hated it the first time I installed a beta. So I waited for it to go final and gave it another shot. It took me some time, but now I really enjoy the OS and think it's another great one. My impressions of Windows 7 haven't changed and I don't think any lesser of 7 now, either.

gregrocker said:

I also thought it would goose sales of touchscreens but I don't see any in the stores here, just the Win8 touchscreen OS on non-touchscreen desktops where it is completely unsuitable for a productive desktop experience which has always been MS's strength.

Meanwhile the wildly popular Win7 OS just coming into the mainstream fully at 3 isn't even offered widely on new PC's any longer as though it's being phased out? Hello? Calling market forces!

You can get a perfect Desktop Experience with Win8 by grafting on the actual Win7 Start menu using Windows 7 Start Menu for Windows 8, which also shuts off Metro so that it doesn't load into RAM - actually making it a bit faster than 7 or 8.

Then add 8GadgetPack - Gadgets for Windows 8 which replicates 7 gadgets and you have Win7 with soaped-over window frames. This is progress?

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It's actually kind of funny I went into best buy to get a xbox controller and sat there for about 20 minutes watching everyone that stepped up to the new win 8 machines trying to touch the screen, to use it. Must have seen 30 or 40 people do the same thing in the space of that time.

I seriously don't know what MS was thinking with this. Or how they managed to sell 40 million copies practically overnight.

DeaconFrost said:

Howdr said:

People who are the only user of a laptop, like me, do not need to password protect it, so its Valid that I think its a pain and so do others I have set up the computer for them.

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That is a bad computing habit that people should know very well by now not to follow. I've had to clean many systems infected by malware that assigns passwords to open accounts to see it for myself. No security guide will ever support this, either.

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so no matter in my personal experience having laptops since 1995 I have had 5 viruses all due to email or Downloads that a password would of stopped this? Really? Its not needed you cannot prove it to me with all the experience I have had in computing ( since the beginning before Windows) so we will disagree

BTW are we talking about the same thing? I have password protected the OS, I'm talking about logon not the OS they are two different things

Howdr said:

Metro UI is a touch UI, without a touch screen its diminished experience.

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It is designed for touch screens, but not useless without. On large monitors, it's actually kind of nice. It brings me a lot of dynamic information right to my screen, and I can customize the crap out of it. Which segways into....

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I said diminished not useless

I agree, and from a productivity standpoint, it should have been left in, or at least offered as a choice to the user...Metro or Standard. However, as mentioned, there are a boatload of apps to add the functionality back in...some free, some paid. It's a shame to have to use 3rd party apps for something so basic, but it's a very minor hurdle, at worst.

Maybe so, but it isn't a deal killer for me one way or another. I don't sit at my computers to be awed by effects. I need them for other purposes, whether it be I.T. admin work, web content creation, or even gaming. Lack of Glass has no real affect for me, and in fact, Maximum PC has tested Windows 8 to be faster than Windows 7 on identical hardware. Can't complain about that.

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I have not seen better battery life or that its so much faster than 7 on my i5 with 6gb ram but this is my personal experience

Howdr said:

And yes many many think the UI is UGLY google and see

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Many people believe our government is run by aliens and is part of a New World Order to control the Earth. Just because you can Google it, doesn't lend any credibility to a viewpoint. Many people think the Nissan Juke is ugly, yet I see them all the time on the roads. Beauty is subjective, and not a topic that can be debated. Someone out there thinks Torri Spelling is hot. Same with Snookie. I rest my case.

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What does that have to do that many opinions are that 8 is Ugly? its a Valid to say people think windows 8 is ugly if the opinion is repeated many times. really you did not prove anything and I'm not going to post links to the hundreds of examples of opinions Windows 8 is Ugly.

Howdr said:

Just because Microsoft Improved Windows they could of released 7 sp2 with these improvements instead they added a tablet UI and called it 8, and Microsoft themselves said that 8 is based mostly on 7 so I see no argument that 8 is nothing more than 7 with improvements and a UI to give them a reason to market it as 8 and try to get millions more to buy it thinking the Red dress without rhinestones is better now that it has rhinestones.......................

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This is the very same criticism Windows 7 and VIsta were given when they came out. If there's anything to fault Microsoft for, it would be that maybe Windows 8 was pushed out too soon....too soon after Windows 7, for example. However, that doesn't mean anything in terms of Windows 8's quality or usability. It was done so to usher in a new hardware spec...and blur the lines between a tablet and laptop. Software pushing hardware for a change. Usually software trails hardware. It's different...and too many people automatically jump to assuming that's bad. People fear change.

All I'm saying is...use it and give it some time before making up your mind. I hated it the first time I installed a beta. So I waited for it to go final and gave it another shot. It took me some time, but now I really enjoy the OS and think it's another great one. My impressions of Windows 7 haven't changed and I don't think any lesser of 7 now, either.

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No not really, Vista was out long before 7 and when 7 was beta tested then released it was a frenzy to get 7, wheres the frenzy for 8?

Its hard to change, the leap from XP to 7 was not that bad and the experience on the average PC was awesome when going to 7

People almost universally both novice and experts loved 7
if you read here and around the net
novice and experts like or hate 8

its a different story and different time and just because 8 is better in some ways does not make 7 a bad OS, if anything it will reinforce 7 like xp was reinforced by Vista something I feel Microsoft wanted to avoid

Maguscreed said:

gregrocker said:

I also thought it would goose sales of touchscreens but I don't see any in the stores here, just the Win8 touchscreen OS on non-touchscreen desktops where it is completely unsuitable for a productive desktop experience which has always been MS's strength.

Meanwhile the wildly popular Win7 OS just coming into the mainstream fully at 3 isn't even offered widely on new PC's any longer as though it's being phased out? Hello? Calling market forces!

You can get a perfect Desktop Experience with Win8 by grafting on the actual Win7 Start menu using Windows 7 Start Menu for Windows 8, which also shuts off Metro so that it doesn't load into RAM - actually making it a bit faster than 7 or 8.

Then add 8GadgetPack - Gadgets for Windows 8 which replicates 7 gadgets and you have Win7 with soaped-over window frames. This is progress?

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It's actually kind of funny I went into best buy to get a xbox controller and sat there for about 20 minutes watching everyone that stepped up to the new win 8 machines trying to touch the screen, to use it. Must have seen 30 or 40 people do the same thing in the space of that time.

I seriously don't know what MS was thinking with this. Or how they managed to sell 40 million copies practically overnight.

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I've read articles that the PC manufactures said that Windows 8 UI was too soon for PC's I know by the middle of next year in time for back to school there will be touch screen Laptops in the $500 range perfect for students, right now they are in the $800 range and all Ultra books, ( have seen a sub $800 not out in stores just yet) its too much for the Christmas season. SHould of released it in April IMHO

Not having a password is not a good idea.

@decon frost

I don't see how you can say Win 8 is more customizable then Win 7. For one thing you can't even select different colors for the title bar of program until you set the Theme to High Contrast. And even then you only have so many choices and not a 2 step choice, Title bar has to be one color. I have found other things that IMHO are not changable (customizable) in Win 8 that are in Win 7 and before. Sorry but I don't care for the OS writer making these decisions for me. I want to make them.
Like I said before MS is following Apple in "What We Decide is the Way You "WILL" use "YOUR" computer". No thanks.