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How to: Get rid of Windows 8 Metro UI

Learn how you can get around the Windows 8 Metro UI and have your standard Windows 7-styled user interface back.

June 05, 2012 / 17:55 IST
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Now since the Windows 8 Release Preview is online for you to try it out, most of you will be delighted with the welcoming user interface of the built-in Metro UI. However, the tiled front–end, which is basically built keeping a touchscreen monitor in mind can be very irritating when used with a conventional mouse. Just imagine swiping the initial screen upwards with your mouse and subsequently typing in your password to log in, and later looking at the whole desktop flooded with tiles and apps—though it may look nice for a while, it tends to get frustrating after a bit, because you are so used to the old–styled desktop interface from Windows 95, all the way until Windows 7.  Click here for full story

first published: Jun 5, 2012 05:49 pm

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