It looked good. True. But that's it. Otherwise it was un usable for non touch devices. I like the idea behind a Fullscreen experience. However execution was bad
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.
@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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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
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
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...
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.
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.
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
I hated Windows 8 so much. Especially coming from 7 which is one of my favorite windows OS. Windows 8 is what made me switch to Mac and haven’t looked back
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.
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
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.
When Windows 8 (and then 8.1) first came out, I ABSOLUTELY love the looks of it, and still to this day. I know it's a little bit janky in terms of performance, consistency, etc, but the Tiles concept was gorgeous. And the mobile Windows OS that came with Lumia at that time was so cool. Never daily driven Win 8 till this day tho, just trying out on my friends computer. But planning to install 8.1 on my secondary laptop.
Can u make a video regarding what happened to Microsoft windows that made so much of Airlines stop working, u can search for it for more details, it is a new thing happened these days. Hope u read my comment. Thanks!
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?
I remember we installed this OS in my friend's computer and once it was done, we were just confused, we didn't know what the fuck we were looking at. It looked so different from Windows 7 and I don't even think we made it past the start menu with all the tiles. We instantly reinstalled Windows 7 back.
I really liked how different and modern Windows 8 felt compared to Windows 7. Admit it, Windows 8 was discontinued just because boomers and non-techy users couldn’t adapt the new design language.
Design-wise it's my favourite Windows. The start menu might have annoyed people, but looks amazing. Same with the Windows Phones of the time. I still like it.
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.
When I got my first laptop and it was Windows 8. After setting all things up, when I opened Start Manu I couldn't figured out how to close start menu and restarted my pc. Fun memories with windows 8 LOL.
Windows 8 was awesome. This is coming from an Apple fanboy [but who's used Windows for Gaming on PC, right from XP]. Windows 7 was the best, no doubt, then it would be Windows 10, but the 3rd Spot is for Windows 8. Instead of throwing hissy fits like girls, if you spend 5 minutes figuring out how it works, you'd see how fast, fluid, modern, and rather innovating. 8.1 fixed a lot of issues. Man, am so nostalgic rn. My father was given a Lenovo laptop that had Windows 8, and then the company gave him a MacBook because everybody was complaining about Windows 8 lol, so he let me use that Lenovo. I was just amazed the first time I booted up Windows 8. Because I was an Apple fanboy, and own tons of Apple products, and used MacBooks and iPhones, I was just blown away by how modern and futuristic Windows 8 looked as compared to Windows 7 Ultimate [that was on my Gaming PC], and MacOS on my Macs. I remember playing so many Games after downloading them them from the Store. Games like CSR Racing, Real Racing 3, Asphalt Series, Airport City, City building games and on and on. Because they ran in fullscreen, it was just amazing. I absolutely loved the Start Menu. It was so damn good, with so many good apps. Windows 10 is a just a more refined version of the 8's Menu. And Windows 11's sucks. No Live Tiles, nothing. Thanks for joining me on my journey revisiting the good old days. Gonna be nostalgic/ eurphoric/ sombre for the rest of the day now lmfao.
Windows 8 and 8.1 were amazing on the touch screen enabled device. All the gestures made sense very intuitive. Didn't like it when Microsoft cave to the pressure and downgrade the touch experience in the future releases of windows.
i have 2gb ram pc . windows 8.1 is the best os. it consumes only 500-600mb ram in idle. i previously had windows 7 , which consumes 800mb-1gb ram in idle. i also find win 8.1 is more gui than win 7 and i like it.
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.
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.
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.
2:02 It wasn’t just ok on touch screen devices, it was significantly better than Windows 10 and 11. A lot of people kept using Windows 8 on their Surfaces until the very end of support. If you were lucky enough to have one of those devices, it wasn’t worth dealing with the buggyness of Windows 10 until it was fixed ages down the line.
i used windows 8 alot, infact i switched to it at the release itself but kinda regret using for so long because it wasn't convenient at all and kinda regret not using windows 7 much when i got my new pc in 2011, forced to use outdated xp thinking it uses less resources not knowing 7 runs better on newer hardware
But to me, in my opinion, I do think windows, eight and 8.1, which was originally catered two computers with touchscreens are actually better for computers with touchscreens because they have those big icons, whereas after this version of windows, that they no longer think about to make the main OS for tablets like even the OS of Windows 11 no longer have the icons, the buttons, more bigger so that it’s easier to press as they have make those OS more for Computers that are not touchscreen like the gestures are not so good like maybe not so user-friendly for touchscreens.
Windows 11 left the chat. Windows 11 is just a glorified version of Windows, not a single thing is good in it. People love to hate Windows 8 because it looks different, it feels different and most importantly people can't accept the change. MS tried to make a consistent UI, Windows Phone, Windows PC and Xbox all of them had live tiles. It wasn't that bad like some people say.
I feel like my employer at the time this was released just completely skipped this OS release cause I have no memory of working with this interface at work..😅 in hindsight, maybe that was a good thing lol
I hate the W8 interface, but, the performance was much better than W7. I used to format my pc couple times per year, until I start using W8. The SO doesn't become slow through the time. Also, W8 started much faster than W7. Also, I didn't have many problems with applications stop working on W8, on W7 it was much more common to see an app stop working
bruh, it was just one thing the confusion between desktop and apps, that's the only issue people hated the most, rest the OS was great. it was groundbreaking, tbh, we all are using windows 8, windows builds itself on top of its previous versions, it's not like you are using a new fucking os from scratch, it's just the accessibility, it's just a version of windows.
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.
Windows 8 looks beautiful... In tablets.
I had Microsoft Surface with Windows 8.1
It looked good. True. But that's it. Otherwise it was un usable for non touch devices. I like the idea behind a Fullscreen experience. However execution was bad
*On
NO.
I still use 8.1 on my non touch screen laptop and I love it❤ I even have sideloaded apps
Windows 8.1 was the best OS ever made except for the fact that many people didn’t know how to use it
I agree. I’d use it if it was supported still.
It was annoying especially for us developers
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
windows 8 is light as hell, even using slow HDD the systems feels like running on SSD
Lighter than 7 and Vista
Windows 8 and 8.1 was a beautiful OS
Many users just couldn't operate it
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😂
Windows 8 (and 8.1) - the fastest booting Windows ever.
The smoothest Windows i have ever used till date
it looks like an mobile apps going port to PC system 😂
This is what's happening in windows 8 😅
8.0 was a disaster…but I honestly love and miss Windows 8.1. Specifically the Embedded version and Server 2012 R2
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.
Window 8 isnt that bad why? Because it doesnt eat all my laptop performance like 11
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
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
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 like how the hinge is broken ,sort of. Like any other hp laptop from the time.
HP = Hinge Problem
@@Alce.tar.bz1 Not always, if you get a decent laptop (like 800+ euros) the hinges will be great.
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.
I actually like windows 8(.1) it’s more stable and smooth than any other Windows version
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
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
To be honest window 8 was revolutionary and yeah the task manager is the biggest improvement
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
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??
@@xpmyt341 When opening the Metro App, should have shown an explanation for this...
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.
I had no idea windows 8 had a traditional desktop for 4 months when I first upgraded.
The Windows 8 To Go Creator you mentioned at 9:00 is only available on Enterprise version.
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
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
Unpopular opinion: I fucking love this Windows, And he has a pretty cool animations makes your experience more enjoyable than another OSs!
I might consider reviving Windows 8 operating systems.
I hated Windows 8 so much. Especially coming from 7 which is one of my favorite windows OS.
Windows 8 is what made me switch to Mac and haven’t looked back
The "side bar" was actually called the "Charms bar"
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.
imagine u put a name and it says " its already taken " 💀💀
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
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.
When Windows 8 (and then 8.1) first came out, I ABSOLUTELY love the looks of it, and still to this day. I know it's a little bit janky in terms of performance, consistency, etc, but the Tiles concept was gorgeous. And the mobile Windows OS that came with Lumia at that time was so cool.
Never daily driven Win 8 till this day tho, just trying out on my friends computer. But planning to install 8.1 on my secondary laptop.
I was already on Linux at this point. Never used it.
My grandma had eindows 8.1 with classic start menu 🤯
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
A Windows that looks like this would be better received today
Can u make a video regarding what happened to Microsoft windows that made so much of Airlines stop working, u can search for it for more details, it is a new thing happened these days.
Hope u read my comment.
Thanks!
Most optimized windows ever IMO, also it ran better than windows 7 and uses way less memory and processor usage
it was great, but unprepared for the public
Windows 8 and 8.1 were amazing. People were too dumb to realise and use it properly
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?
In the future, we’re gonna be revisiting Windows 11 and remembering how terrible it was
This was fun to watch as someone who never used Windows 8. I stuck with Windows 7 until 10 was released
I remember we installed this OS in my friend's computer and once it was done, we were just confused, we didn't know what the fuck we were looking at. It looked so different from Windows 7 and I don't even think we made it past the start menu with all the tiles. We instantly reinstalled Windows 7 back.
I really liked how different and modern Windows 8 felt compared to Windows 7.
Admit it, Windows 8 was discontinued just because boomers and non-techy users couldn’t adapt the new design language.
I remember effing up my home PC trying to install a very questionable version of Windows 8 on it. Yeah.. good times 😂
I love windows 8 modern style apps and start menu style.
Im using a surface 3 and Ive been daily driving 8 for a month now. I personally think it's great
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
My first laptop was on windows 8.1, and i kinda knew how to use it, and once you know its a perfect windows, i always will love it
Design-wise it's my favourite Windows. The start menu might have annoyed people, but looks amazing. Same with the Windows Phones of the time. I still like it.
Windows 8 was the only version of Windows I completely skipped. It was never on any system I owned.
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.
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.
When I got my first laptop and it was Windows 8. After setting all things up, when I opened Start Manu I couldn't figured out how to close start menu and restarted my pc. Fun memories with windows 8 LOL.
my dad still using WIndows 7 on his PC, he never liked the appeareance of Windows since Windows 8
Windows 8 was awesome.
This is coming from an Apple fanboy [but who's used Windows for Gaming on PC, right from XP].
Windows 7 was the best, no doubt, then it would be Windows 10, but the 3rd Spot is for Windows 8.
Instead of throwing hissy fits like girls, if you spend 5 minutes figuring out how it works, you'd see how fast, fluid, modern, and rather innovating.
8.1 fixed a lot of issues.
Man, am so nostalgic rn.
My father was given a Lenovo laptop that had Windows 8, and then the company gave him a MacBook because everybody was complaining about Windows 8 lol, so he let me use that Lenovo.
I was just amazed the first time I booted up Windows 8. Because I was an Apple fanboy, and own tons of Apple products, and used MacBooks and iPhones, I was just blown away by how modern and futuristic Windows 8 looked as compared to Windows 7 Ultimate [that was on my Gaming PC], and MacOS on my Macs.
I remember playing so many Games after downloading them them from the Store. Games like CSR Racing, Real Racing 3, Asphalt Series, Airport City, City building games and on and on.
Because they ran in fullscreen, it was just amazing.
I absolutely loved the Start Menu. It was so damn good, with so many good apps. Windows 10 is a just a more refined version of the 8's Menu. And Windows 11's sucks. No Live Tiles, nothing.
Thanks for joining me on my journey revisiting the good old days.
Gonna be nostalgic/ eurphoric/ sombre for the rest of the day now lmfao.
an interface like Windows 8 with modern devices like all the handheld gaming pc's today would be awesome
I still use Windows 8.1 to this day to call myself a mad...
My first laptop non touch screen with windows 8 and I loved it sooo much after moving from windows xp on my family computer
Windows 8 and 8.1 were amazing on the touch screen enabled device. All the gestures made sense very intuitive. Didn't like it when Microsoft cave to the pressure and downgrade the touch experience in the future releases of windows.
I've been a Windows fan since XP and Windows 8 is by far my favorite one of them all.
i have 2gb ram pc . windows 8.1 is the best os. it consumes only 500-600mb ram in idle. i previously had windows 7 , which consumes 800mb-1gb ram in idle. i also find win 8.1 is more gui than win 7 and i like it.
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.
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.
Windows 8
"Running quiet a few days without anyone's b.s. malware."
Windows 8 was my life's first os... I still miss it😢
They brought back the settings app from windows 8 into 11
They should've done like with XP
- Desktop Edition
- Tablet PC Edition
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.
To Close A Metro App, Put The Mouse On The Top And Swipe Down The Mouse To Close It
this windows make me need to search how to shutdown my computer
2:02 It wasn’t just ok on touch screen devices, it was significantly better than Windows 10 and 11. A lot of people kept using Windows 8 on their Surfaces until the very end of support.
If you were lucky enough to have one of those devices, it wasn’t worth dealing with the buggyness of Windows 10 until it was fixed ages down the line.
i used windows 8 alot, infact i switched to it at the release itself but kinda regret using for so long because it wasn't convenient at all and kinda regret not using windows 7 much when i got my new pc in 2011, forced to use outdated xp thinking it uses less resources not knowing 7 runs better on newer hardware
Bro budget laptops survived because of windows 8 instead of windows 10 laggyness
But to me, in my opinion, I do think windows, eight and 8.1, which was originally catered two computers with touchscreens are actually better for computers with touchscreens because they have those big icons, whereas after this version of windows, that they no longer think about to make the main OS for tablets like even the OS of Windows 11 no longer have the icons, the buttons, more bigger so that it’s easier to press as they have make those OS more for Computers that are not touchscreen like the gestures are not so good like maybe not so user-friendly for touchscreens.
Windows 11 left the chat.
Windows 11 is just a glorified version of Windows, not a single thing is good in it. People love to hate Windows 8 because it looks different, it feels different and most importantly people can't accept the change. MS tried to make a consistent UI, Windows Phone, Windows PC and Xbox all of them had live tiles. It wasn't that bad like some people say.
I feel like my employer at the time this was released just completely skipped this OS release cause I have no memory of working with this interface at work..😅 in hindsight, maybe that was a good thing lol
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I hate the W8 interface, but, the performance was much better than W7.
I used to format my pc couple times per year, until I start using W8. The SO doesn't become slow through the time.
Also, W8 started much faster than W7.
Also, I didn't have many problems with applications stop working on W8, on W7 it was much more common to see an app stop working
Nothing was beautiful than windows 8.1 i used for years but unfortunately left supporting
Windows 8 is my favourite Windows. And I never used it on a tablet.
bruh, it was just one thing the confusion between desktop and apps, that's the only issue people hated the most, rest the OS was great. it was groundbreaking, tbh, we all are using windows 8, windows builds itself on top of its previous versions, it's not like you are using a new fucking os from scratch, it's just the accessibility, it's just a version of windows.
If you used Windows 8.1 RT, you could access a start menu similar to what we have on Windows 10.
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.
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That’s a flex on Apple. Maintaining 2012 prices in 2024!
I’ve been using Windows since Windows 2000 and I think Windows 8 is actually decent. Yes it isn’t better than 8.1, 7 and XP but it isn’t that bad.
Just looking at it makes me feel depressed right away.