classic desktop

I upgraded to Win 10 64 and had a few bumps but one I have not figured out is on Win 7 I could reposition my desktop icons wherever I wanted. After the upgrade I had the same desktop as I had on 7 where I could use all desktop icons as normal but found I can not move/reposition them. It seems...

# windows8 If you're afraid of, or just annoyed by, the concept of Windows 8's Metro (well formerly Metro, but whatever) UI style, there's a handy way around it. RetroUI is a program that will take users directly to the Classic desktop after login , and even lock Metro away completely. More*»...

Daunted by the missing start button in Windows ' latest operating system? A new software called RetroUI helps you bring back the classic user interface. Windows 8 computers running the tool will log directly into an old-school Windows desktop, complete with start menu and taskbar. Users can then...

Daunted by the missing start button in Windows' latest operating system? A new software called RetroUI helps you bring back the classic user interface. Link Removed

If you want Windows 8 to open up to Classic Desktop instead on the Metro UI then you could follow this article Boot to the 'Classic' desktop in Windows 8 Consumer Preview | ZDNet

Microsoft Demos Windows 8, New Interface By Thom Holwerda on 2011-06-02 00:39:27 It's 2am here (edit: I'm done writing, it's 2:38am now), and I really ought to be sleeping right about now, but for some stupid arbitrary reason, the D9 conference is held at honestly irresponsible hours for...