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Windows 8 -- Here's a Trick to disable the HORRIBLE metro apps GUI !!!
Hi all
I've just been playing with the developer edition of W8 download link in the news section of the Forum.
if you are like me and HATE those horrible square tacky icons that make this OS look more like a mobile phone than a desktop / workstation OS then this neat little trick gets back to the more "Claassical UI" windows look.
Once I've disabled the Metro UI I actually quite like W8 and it seems snappy enough on my system even as a VM.
To disable the Metro UI and keep the ribbon, etc, simply rename c:\windows\system32\shsxs.dll to something else and reboot.
This might only work for the current developer build but it suits me for the moment.
I always prefer totally uncluttered desktops with the minimal information on them at startup.
I hate the android phone default start up screens -- I'm using an HTC phone.
Nothing wrong with the phone but not everybody wants or needs zillions of apps on their screen !!!.
To any MS developers --remember this OS will also be used as a workstation / laptop OS so please don't turn it into a tablet only or "Iphone" look alike OS. Some peole like dynamically changing icons ("Metro apps" - why can't they just call them MOBILE apps which is essentially what they are) but others don't want them --leave some user choice. !!!!
Cheers
jimbo