📎 AI Summary: The thread discusses upgrading from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8, with concerns about how programs will appear after the upgrade. Respondents clarify that programs will be represented as tiles on the Start screen, but utilities like Start8 can restore the traditional Start menu. The conversation concludes with instructions that Windows 8.1 is a free upgrade available through the Windows Store.
I am thinking of upgrading my Win 7 Ultimate laptop to Win 8. What should I be aware of? My programs are compatible but will they be hidden or incorporated into tiles?
They will not be hidden but there will be tiles created on the Start screen for them. You can also install a utility such as Start8 that will give you back the Start button/menu.
The thread discusses upgrading from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8, with concerns about how programs will appear after the upgrade. Respondents clarify that programs will be represented as tiles on the Start screen, but utilities like Start8 can restore the traditional Start menu. The conversation concludes with instructions that Windows 8.1 is a free upgrade available through the Windows Store.