Windows 8: The Animated Evaluation

When I had some free time to take a look at Windows 8, I realized that I couldn't be impartial. The thing blows, and in this cartoon illustration, I show exactly why.
Contains naughty words, and graphic employee ID card violence.
My background is in tech journalism and B2B tech marketing. I'd love to produce one of these videos for your company - contact [e-mail] if you're interested. I also do live video in the Austin area.

[@MichaelnMaximo]

Windows 8 made me upgrade to Windows 7.

[@frostgothic]

hahahahhaha...upgrade from win 8 to 7...awsome comment...hahahah and very very very true. Because that is exactly what I did

[@rubekuuu]

Its Cool How You Said "Upgrade" Rather Than "Downgrade", Very Very True...I Agree With You That

[@dr.c2195]

Windows made me upgrade to GNU/Linux (or as I like to call it "GNU+Linux").

[@togmeister8604]

Me: *Starts Windows 8* Windows 8: *Opens Word* Me: *Touchs X* Windows 8: *Closes Word* Windows 8: *Opens Word* Me: *Touchs X* Windows 8: *Closes Word* Windows 8: *Opens Word* Windows 8: *Closes Word* ETC... Me: *Restart* Windows 8: *Do you want to shutdown or restart? I know you clicked restart but I'll ask you again* Me: *Restart* Windows 8: *Are you sure?* Me: *Yes* Windows 8: *Opens Word* Me: *Clicks physical power off* Windows 8: *Blue screen of death*

[@axylorionfredrick]

Togmeister Me : Eat a cookie Windows 8 : Weather pops up Me : Close Weather Windows 8 : Deletes all my word documents Me: Open IE Windows 8: Did a search for cats using Bing when I want Google Me : Close IE Windows 8: Shuts down PC ME: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! Windows 8 has no control over the PC or me.

[@MMLCommentaries]

I'm interested in this guy's thoughts on Windows 10.

[@mememeet4140]

i'm in the process of downgrading from 10 back to 7

[@mememeet4140]

***** yes, i would use even xp but it's not updated anymore ;(

[@mememeet4140]

***** tell me more...

[@Cyborg_M]

If,you downgrade to Windows 7 your making the wrong decision Windows 7 is ending support in 2020

[@valk_real]

+Michael Quintana by that time, Linux will be better than Whindows

[@broark88]

When an OS or UI is so unintuitive that you have to compose a battle plan to accomplish anything, "user-hostile" is the perfect description.

[@Barnacules]

7:07 - "I'm going to rape your dog and make you watch, hahahahaha"... Wow that came out of left field... But I did laugh :P

[@CarlMorrell1]

Barnacules Nerdgasm funny, but have you had ANY of these issues?

[@Sudhirthelegend1]

Carl Morrell i didn't becouse i don't use the new apps and i installed start is back lol

[@CarlMorrell1]

Sudhir thelegend Haha, I hope the guy who made the video did an update video for windows 8.1 a lot of those issues have been considered.

[@sethfirethornw101]

chris longg Dat ad though

[@acidiclight]

no way I've been watching this video for nostalgia reasons for as long as it's been out and never noticed *barnacules just chillin' in the comments*

[@malinuxtv5574]

At least we know the pattern: Windows ME: Bad Windows XP: Good Windows Vista: Bad Windows 7: Good Windows 8: Bad . So Windows 9 will be good. :)

[@unused.christopher]

***** Windows 10: BAD Windows 10.1: ½ BAD ½ GOOD Windows 11: GOOD Windows 11.1: BETTER

[@josejrababat6361]

Now Vista looks even better after 8 arrived.

[@MrSuperBrite]

I am waiting for Window(s) 9 before buying a new laptop, since no manufacturer seems to like linux.

[@malinuxtv5574]

***** I was just trying to show the general pattern.

[@malinuxtv5574]

Ooh *come on*, I can't believe everybody is taking the list _so_ serious.

[@Barnacules]

I was laid off from Microsoft, I'm pissed at them for it, but I still can't say that Windows 8 is unusable. The modern shell is the only thing that pisses me off and I disable that with 'ClassicStart' or 'Start8' and overall I find it much faster! I do agree it was a step backwards in a few areas in the UI but the advances in the desktop explorer were huge to me.

[@KirkMorrant]

Barnacules Nerdgasm, I SO agree with all this. I'm glad that I am teaching 16 people tomorrow (and 16 the next day) all about how great Windows 8.1 is, rather than the original Windows 8. At least SOME of the bad decisions in 8 were rectified. It's still a Frankenstein's Monster of an OS though. Wish me luck!

[@MyNameIsBucket]

"I disagree with the points this video brings up, because I downloaded a 3rd-party program that undoes all of it!" Yeah. Uninstall your program, use vanilla Win8 for a while, and THEN see how much you agree.

[@IntellitechStudios]

I found out the reason there is no key is that the key is embedded in the bios, so you install Windows, and during installation it detects the key and skips asking you to enter it. Then when you connect to the internet it automatically activates.

[@elgeeie]

Why does this have so many dislikes?!

[@billzmafia1015]

elgeeie Oblivious Fanboys.

[@asirf.3634]

elgeeie feeble minded micro and soft penis windows fanbois. lol

[@elgeeie]

***** I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they did.

[@AlbertoSalviaNovella]

+elgeeie Like the xbox kind of sheet.

[@axylorionfredrick]

+elgeeie Uses Windows 8.1, and liked this video so much, I started to do PowToons of my own.

[@n8tini]

With Windows 8, Microsoft took what made Windows awesome and removed it. The exact opposite of innovation. Honestly, what were they thinking!? And why does Vista get more hate when compared to this. When using multiple programs at once, why isn't there a clearly visible place where I can switch to and exit them? Why is there a start screen? Theres really no definite central place for all your needs like the explorer, and tiles are pointless. Why is there a charms bar when the start bar had all your folders, programs, control panel and a built-in search bar? So many questions. If it ain't broke don't fix it. They tried to make everything more intuitive, but they did the complete opposite. Windows 7 had this near-perfect experience that only should have been tweaked in a Windows 8. I can't believe people cannot come to realize this.

[@lucasforrester2498]

Josef Andrews www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

[@steven4570]

Josef Andrews install a start menu replacement...problem solved

[@Darkhell87]

I do not understand half of what you said. When you are using multiple programs they all appear on your taskbar just like XP, Vista, and 7. When you use Apps they are full screen and you have to toggle the bar by putting your mouse to the left or using the traditional Alt Tab shortcut. The app part of Windows 8 needs work for mouse and keyboard users but that is not an issue for people who want a faster version of Windows 7 because you can fully ignore apps if you want. The Start Screen functions just like the Start Menu and better. Just as if you were in Windows XP and up you hit your Start Button and type to search or click on the programs and apps you have set up. I do not understand what you mean by "Theres really no definite central place for all your needs like the explorer" because Windows 8 has a File Explorer just like Windows 7 and Vista.

[@n8tini]

Richard Couillard The Windows 8 Start Screen and apps do not correspond well with the norm desktop and explorer that we've come to know. The start screen is masked over Windows, and your apps do not show up as tasks in your desktop. Windows 8.1 still will not let you disable the start screen or enable a start menu. Everything this guy says in the video is completely rational and understandable.

[@axylorionfredrick]

+That Nathan Dude At least Vista was good. At least ME was usable.

[@zsewq55912]

windows 7 the new xp of today world and windows 8 the new ME for all of us

[@CybeargPlays]

* new Vista

[@zsewq55912]

***** Vista is still useble, but ME was down right bad

[@mendfri]

GUYS PROB THE ONLY REASON YOUR COMPLAINING ITS BECAUSE YOU PROB GOT THE WRONG VERSION OF WINDOWS 8.. BECAUSE I SEE NO DIFFERENCE BESIDES WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TWEAKING EVEN FREAKING PEWDIEPIE USES WINDOWS 8

[@zsewq55912]

Endermender110 Becasue when people buy the OS with a new gaming pc or something there suck with it

[@vintagegamer7027]

+Endermender110 How much is Microsoft paying you again?

[@Lathander720]

11 years and residues of metro gui is still around us in windows 11.

[@aricharles5058]

This about sums it up: when I want to check the weather, I don't use the stupid app! It's clunky, doesn't allow for multi-tasking, and runs at a snail's pace. Instead, I open up my web browser and run a quick search. It's faster and more efficient. There. Problem solved.

[@LisaLiel]

Windows 8.1 is barely an improvement on Windows 8. It has a make-believe start icon where the start button should be. Virtually everything else you said in this video is just as true about 8.1. Incidentally, I'm sure you've probably found out already, but to close those Metro apps, you grab them at the top with your mouse and drag them down off the bottom of the page. Utterly stupid, and much harder with a touchpad. And no, I haven't "gotten used" to the ribbon. And holy crow, I thought the ribbon was bad. And then they committed Office 2013 against us. It's like they're having a contest to see who can fuck up the users the most.

[@JoshuaChandler]

Lisa Liel Actually in Windows 8.1 if you put your mouse at the top of the screen while a metro app is open, a title bar shows up with an x in the corner that you can use to close windows the traditional way.

[@IllusionistsBane]

One thing I really dislike about Windows 8 is that calling Task Manager takes TOO LONG - around 30 seconds or more.

[@walterwest5770]

LMAO i have windows 8.1 when I saw this comment I was like "bullshit" and then I called in task manager and it took 21 seconds xD

[@AshenElk]

I just called it. Took about 5 seconds. Slower than Win 7.

[@chrischoy9]

It took 5 seconds for me compared to being almost instantaneous on 7 and even Vista

[@Lync512]

and then when it does come up it will likely freeze up

[@chrischoy9]

Techmo906 Agreed, mine takes a couple of seconds the first time, milliseconds afterwards, but if a programme freezes up due to an error (loads of resources free), it freezes up. The biggest flaw is actually the fact the Task Manager is suppose to be lightweight. I can't imagine what would happen if a rendering programme all of a sudden decided to stop rendering, with GPU, CPU and RAM at full capacity

[@B20C0]

There are so many people stating that people who are saying Windows 8 sucks are just not willing to learn to adapt. And partially they are right. But from a professional point of view you gotta say that introducing a new system that withdraws a lot of previously established UI concepts people got used to means that you have to teach employees how to use the new system. That means upgrade costs + costs for the lessons (loss of worktime). Then you have to see that Windows 7 was may more customizable. The way things are organized in Windows 8 results in working tasks taking longer (e.g. open specific file on a server, start another application), and I mean the time the user takes to get where he wants to go, not the actual loading time. Windows 8 is a system for private users not for working environment (custom bureau use, Office, banking software, ERP-Software, file import/export). Gesture controls are not meant for working environments. Period.

[@gitchygitchy123]

When windows 8 came out apple's sales skyrocketed

[@moddified360]

I'll rock with my Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 until support is discontinued. Ironically, this is the same move I did with sticking with XP when Vista was released until 7.

[@DanaMcClellan]

Thank you for putting into words my exact feelings on Windows 8. Now I know I'm not crazy!

[@tylerlouiskuretichsupadupa1580]

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[@dlarge6502]

And windows 10 is still suffering from some of these issues.

[@chezuskrist1487]

I found this video by typing in "Windows 8 sucks". I just bought a new computer and it came with the crappy Windows 8. I couldn't get it to do anything, and when I did figure out how to do a few things thing's; everything is much harder, and requires more steps! What you could do with a single mouse click in Vista, now takes going through 3 screens! It's bullshit to end a program by dragging it to the bottom of the screen, and just keep it running in the background forever and ever! I had to print out how to add an email address, because it is very complicated, not just a mouse click like before! Screens that I didn't call for keep opening up, and I don't even know what I accidently did to open them up, and then I can't figure out how to get out of them. I want an "X" in the upper right hand corner to shut a program down! Unplugging the computer, and taking out the battery is the only way you can be sure it is turned off! Is there a patch you can install to make Windows 8 act like ANY other earlier operating system? Even Windows 95 or DOS were much much better! Windows 8 is pure crap! (IMHO)

[@chezuskrist1487]

***** Thank you for the reply. Win 8 has been so cumbersome to use that this is the first time that I have used my computer for entertainment in 2 weeks. I have installed as many updates and improvements to Win8.1, all that I could find, including Start8. I now have something that “feels like” Win7 with touch screen, and now Win8 has become more serviceable. Incidentally, I was hit by a “Polymorphic” virus that will only attack Windows 8, and can only be repaired with a line by line manual rewrite in Win8. MacAfee cannot see that virus, so it gets right past your anti-virus software! I had to sign up with Microsoft’s repair service for 6 months to get them to repair my computer, at a cost of $249.99! It took a Microsoft tech using remote control on my computer 4 hours (working in MS-DOS mode) to repair the damage that had been done. Windows 8 is exactly the same as suddenly waking up in a country where you don’t speak the language, and you don’t know the customs, and I still hate it in spite of all my repairs! You shouldn't need to go through all the effort of creating your own operating system in order to be comfortable with a new computer!

[@11matt555]

Commenter9018 The only things stopping me from using Ubuntu most of the time is the app support. I need it to have Google drive (with custom auto sync folders) and OneDrive. I use my PC, phone, tablet, and laptop and I want all my files together. The opions offered by Linux/Ubuntu in that area is just not sufficient. A shame they cancelled that Ubuntu cloud service thing. It actually had some promise :(

[@maxshadow...]

AMEN brother! Everything you said is SO true. (how did it get approved for release??)

[@sepuku111]

I have never hit a computer from frustration until Windows 8....I gave my new Windows 8 laptop to my kid and now use my Ipad for everything...Windows 8 being called garbage is an insult to garbage...

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Holy crap the nostalgia.

[@mascochynotaky9898]

Windows95: Good Windows98: Crap Windows2000: Good WindowsME: Crap Windows XP: Good Windows vista: Crap Windows 7: Good Windows8: IT MUST BE BANNED!!

[@mascochynotaky9898]

You are right.

[@a_t0ast3r]

***** Although I do agree with the list, I think he meant to log on to a different account before commenting...

[@rammajammataylor]

windows 98 wasn't crap??

[@toothbrush4741]

AKA Windows 8 CHANGE FOR THE SAKE OF CHANGE IS BAD AT LEAST MAKE IT INTUITIVE MICROSOFT

[@fenton9917]

Exactly! Once you realise that every other Operating System update by Windows is crap, you realise its time to switch to Linux or OSX.

[@dancoulson6579]

I hate windows 8. If you use Windows 8, the best trick you can learn is to use the Win+R to bring up the run command, and just run everything from that... notepad, iexplore, mspaint, calc, charmap, cmd, explorer, taskkill, winword, excel, outlook... Learn as program run names as possible. Even learn to shut down via command prompt.

[@asirf.3634]

Dan Coulson windows 8 was the reason i went to the dark side (mac)

[@1barnet1]

Dan Coulson Your basicly saying use it as you used to use MSDOS. If you're not a tech guy that knows commands well good luck you will need it.

[@dancoulson6579]

1barnet1 Run commands are hardly difficult. If an executable is located in the Windows directory, you can just type is straight in and hit enter. It will run. If you get it wrong, an error message will inform you, and the operation will be aborted. No harm done. PS: I'm certainly no techie. My server is over five years old, and the network is only 100mb. My domain only have six computers, and eight users on it, so it's just average level knowledge.

[@1barnet1]

Dan Coulson You have your own server and so do i. I am not a techie nor claim to be but having your own server makes you less PC iliterate then most people. Give a random mother a Ipad and despite she never used one she will be able to consume he media within a couple of minutes after just a few tips. Give that same mother a W8 pc and she will be annoyed feel dumb and be helpless. That's the difference between a good UI and a very bad one. That said i prefer Android.

[@axylorionfredrick]

+Dan Coulson Or, using toolbars, make your own start menu!

[@mgord9518]

In my opinion Windows 8.1 was still crap even if they fixed "a ton" of the issues the metro is crap its slow as balls and still buggy as hell the only good thing Microsoft made was Windows XP. And if "Windows 10" fails as bad as Windows 8 did I don't think Microsoft will exist for much longer.

[@mgord9518]

PS: I have gladly been living without Microsoft Windows for over 2 years so i'm aloud to say that.

[@ff7heaven]

***** windows is seriously pissing me off. what can i switch to that would still allow me to run my games and how easy is it to adapt to ??

[@ff7heaven]

Win 8 been out for long enough to to have an official response from the public. It sucks

[@mgord9518]

William Smeaton that depends on what games sadly. You may want to try Zorin OS but do a dual boot just in case. I agree about the pissing off though I don't even know why computers come with that crap installed. Zorin OS is made to be extremely simple and similar to Windows 7 or XP its very cool. In my experiences I have been able to get a game called Spore working and Minecraft works natively I'm not sure about games like Skyrim or WOW but I have heard people got them working. All I can say is good luck and if you run into any problems I would be glad to help.

[@MyNameIsBucket]

Win8 is slow but XP was better? WinXP was Win2000 with a whole bunch of shitty eye candy slapped on. Besides Win8, XP was the biggest step backward in UI design in MS history. I'm guessing you ran it on a multi-threaded machine and a few gigabytes of RAM, even though it was launched back when most people were still running a 120MHz Pentium, which is why you THINK it was fast. There's a whole lot of problems with Win8 but the backend performance is not one of them. You expose your ignorance.

[@codzack1634]

I can't believe you guys have a super hard time handing it to

[@ElectronicGigabyte]

The Windows 7 and Vista graphic user interface builds on all of Microsoft's previous work. Windows 8 throws out all the genius replacing it with a inferior interface. I do not understand why so many people are defending the failure that Windows 8 is. The interface is simply inferior to previous Windows versions.

[@KJones1975]

Have you ever tried to use the traditional Windows UI on a touch screen, or using a pointing device similar to a Nintendo Wii remote or XBOX gamepad? Have you ever used an old Windows phone or tablet that used the traditional Windows UI? That is where you will see the superiority of the Windows 8 UI because the old UI is far more clumsy and difficult to use. Microsoft understands that people are moving more towards mobile devices, so it makes sense that they would try to make the UI more mobile friendly. They also understand that having one consistent UI across multiple platforms (phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, gaming consoles) makes it easier for users to use each of them due to their similarity. Children will be able to learn to use a tablet, and then easily transfer that knowledge to a desktop because it will have the same UI. It might cause a bit of confusion with people who are stuck in the past and slow to adapt to change, but it was the exact right move for Microsoft to make.

[@MbunaMarcus]

Windows 8 is garbage

[@FragMentEditing]

How can anyone actually like windows 8?

[@stevethibeault1100]

win 8 is really fast but whats the point of it being fast if ya cant do anything on it

[@proviste]

Steve Thibeault you can do at least as much as you could with any previous version of windows.

[@shutupjade0420]

proviste alain Yeah, but think about how long it takes you to figure it out. I tried to simply put my desktop side-by-side with skype. Twenty minutes. I timed it after a minute of unsuccessful attempts and got 19:46.

[@proviste]

Would you try to use a new car or a new appliance without reading the manual ? if no, you will have the same problem with a lot of things, if yes, why not with a new operating system ?

[@shutupjade0420]

proviste alain Here's the thing. I'd like to upgrade my system without having to relearn everything that has been established from system to system. In the past, Microsoft had an integrated tutorial that explained everything in there system, from Windows XP up to Windows 7. That was very useful for me. Because when I got XP, I was a) only 10 years old and b) had grown up using Windows 95. I got Windows Vista when I was 14. By that time I was an expert with everything that XP had introduced. I was lost with Vista as soon as I saw Aeros and my first thought was "What the fuck am I supposed to do?" The tutorial and help package Microsoft had wrapped up in the software soon put me at ease and I was able to cope with the new GUI as well as the new locations for things like Control Panel and such. Windows 7, well, actually, I was able to slide into 7 without a problem because it was not too far different from Vista aside from very few actually changes and many functionality fixes. However, I booted up my first Windows 8 machine and I had a flash back to 7 years ago. "Where the fuck am I? Where's the desktop? There! Now, where's the start button. How am I supposed to return to the menu? Uh..." And well, you get the idea. I didn't login to the system to a window that said, welcome to Windows 8, please view this very helpful documentation we put together for you to get yourself acquainted with the assfuckery we've put together. Long explanation short: I always read the manual, this time, I could not find one. As, 1) the machine I logged in on was at work and my boss had already thrown that out into the trash, and 2) Microsoft didn't deem it fit to continue a very helpful trend between their previous systems and this one.

[@hoid8069]

I love your analogies. They're HILARIOUS!

[@lance_nickel]

I am running Windows 7, and I am happy about it. No windows 8 for me!

[@TheLouisXXI]

Windows 8 made me switch to Ubuntu, I have never regretted it.

[@onii-chain]

DO ONE FOR WINDOWS 10

[@CarlosMunoz1980]

+Windows Supporter how is it a success? They force it on new computers. Enterprise isn't touching it

[@CarlosMunoz1980]

+Windows Supporter Your notion that windows 10 Iran awesome os is hilarious. Microsoft preinstalls it to every new PC. They also send out a virus that upgrades your PC without your consent That's not a great OS

[@CarlosMunoz1980]

+Windows Supporter We the consumer should have a choice of what os we put on our hardware. Microsoft has monopolized the PC os market with mafia tactics. That's horrible

[@CarlosMunoz1980]

+Windows Supporter how? You're the one being condescending

[@CarlosMunoz1980]

+Windows Supporter like I'm some novice user

[@MrNubshow]

I think the weather application kept popping up because you accidentally clicked it while in the metro start menu, and then it kept popping up afterwards because you either hit Win+Tab or ALT+Tab without realising it, or intentionally.

[@SmirkJerk]

It's so horrid. It takes me sooo long to get anything done due to constant freezing and crashing

[@Seth9809]

Ryuzaki Ryuga My computer has only half these problems and it still sucks.

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

Truly epic rant and every word true. OSX is now my main operating system then Windows 7. Microsoft is driving people away from Windows in droves.

[@elpopochas111]

wow, I really... REALLY never thought I'd go from PC to Mac, but after 2 weeks of using my new PC with Windows 8 I just have to say: I'M DONE. This OS sucks BIG TIME.

[@MultiScooped]

I bought my new computer about 3 months ago. It was $1000, so I was more than a little disappointed to hear it came preinstalled with Windows 8. I asked the computer guy at Future Shop (where I bought it) if there was an option to downgrade to Windows 7. This was his response: "Why would you want to downgrade?" I said "if you knew anything about computers you wouldn't be asking that question." (Also, who's bright idea was it to hire that guy as a computer specialist??!!)

[@togmeister8604]

Who creates the names at Microsoft? Seriously? Windows 7 then Windows 8 then Windows 8.1 then Windows 10? Xbox then Xbox 360 then Xbox One. What? Why can't they be normal like PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4. Seriously though? Xbox 1 or X1 or Xbox One then Xbox 2 or X2 or Xbox Two.

[@togmeister8604]

***** Apart from me.

[@joejoe135791]

Togmeister They can't create a Windows 9 because instead of coding apps to check for Windows 95 or Windows 98, The Developers coded Instructions to check for Windows 9, To make it easier so now the program would not get confused.

[@togmeister8604]

+Madison Merritt What? Why would they check for Windows 9. It would say it isn't Windows 9, they should be checking for Windows 95. Anyway all they would have to do if that was a problem is release a version called Windows 9.1.

[@jeremystyers]

+Togmeister You're obsessively not a programmer. But as one myself I can answer that. When checking which ver. of windows you have programs check the name not the number (in 98 and 95). That means a lot of apps are coded to check if your os name starts with Windows 9 since 98 and 95 both do. If they called it Windows 9 those programs would think it's Windows 98 or 95 and install incorrectly. Microsoft could have forced developers to rewrite the apps but instead chose not to and moved to Windows 10. That's a good thing on Microsoft's part as they keep saying they want people to develop more apps, and people wouldn't be to quick to make new apps when they have to rewrite their old ones from a verrrryyyy long time ago.

[@togmeister8604]

jeremy styers Actually I do program (desktop not web with C++ and SFML mainly). I see no logical reason to check if it begins with 9 and not just check to see if it equals 98 or that. That's just bad programming because it's not compatible if they did create Windows 9.

[@algammond]

The thing that bugs me the most about Windows 8 is how unreliable the task manager is. Windows 7 did a much better job on it. When something crashes in Windows 8 you're often f*cked. In windows 7 you could force close programs.

[@Seth9809]

Adam Sayers My computer is really fast, but if I do anything to fast it freezes up a video game. Then....I can't crash the game, I can crash anything but the game. Tried this many times, on different games, every time everything but the game remains fine....just can't do anything.

[@adilmohd25]

Your 100000000% correct

[@jkw4277]

As I sat and watched this, it made me think I need to go buy a few copies of Win7, for the future you know.

[@tiny_rebel]

"It's different and I don't like to learn so I will shove my inability to adapt off on Microsoft and cry bad design." -Every bitchy user who doesn't like Windows 8

[@tiny_rebel]

All the points in this video are garbage.

[@tiny_rebel]

awdrifter3 Another incompetent, computer illiterate moron.

[@melak01]

Uber Murphy you, my good man are the moron here. His points are excellent, and he obviously knows what he is talking about. Oh wait... your reply seems to contain 100% pure bs. Im going to make a guess here and say that you are the sort of person who only use phones and tablets. No developer or multitasker would pick win8 over win7.

[@BellevueFineArtRepro]

I've used almost every computer OS out there, so I think I know what I'm talking about. Windows 8 blows. It's not bad because it's different, it's bad because it's bad. It's fucking horrible beyond belief. It blows on so many different levels I don't know where to begin. I bought one Win 8 machine because we needed a new infrastucture machine at work. For anything that humans use we try to stick to MAC. But for some of the dumber functions like print servers and file servers, windows should be just fine. So we got a new windoze 8 machine, and it blows. The damn thing came pre-installed with viruses and malware from Frys. The new desktop is nothing but a bunch of tiles advertising shit I don't want. It's super annoying. The old Linux KDE desktop of years ago is better. Total garbage. So I reject the notion that if you don't like windows 8 it's because you hate microsoft or you can't figure out how to use a new thing. It's garbage through and through.

[@KJones1975]

Melak Krimduz I'm a developer and a multitasker and I chose Windows 8 over other options three times: on my personal laptop, on my work desktop, and with the Surface 2 that I recently bought to replace my iPad.

[@WarHawk427]

I couldn't disagree more. I enjoy Windows 8 and don't have trouble with weather popping up. Must be user error.

[@AnnBurns44]

Thank you for making this video...you took the words right out of my mouth!! You're my hero now 😊

[@fyrespirit999]

I also can't seem to figure out how to set Google as my main search engine. I have to actually go to the google website first and then do my search.

[@HarosOfStyx]

how did it get approved? lol May i remind you of the scene from a certain Pierce Brosnan James Bond film where the corporate villain was glad that his employees told him his software is being released full of bugs and that users will be forced to update for years to come....

[@doorknob2150]

this is THE BEST windows 8 video ive ever watched, I've watched this video start to finish twice now, seriously dude, hats off to you for breaking this down in a really educational, yet extremely entertaining way.

[@amazingryuryuhb7179]

You CAN start any application from the Start screen. Just press a little button on the bottom of the Start screen.

[@wildroses2009]

I had the exact same experience with what I now know is called the Charms Bar. It took me four days before I figured out it was moving the mouse to the side of the screen that caused it to pop out, and then another six of randomly waving my mouse up and down before I realised I had to wave it down the bottom corner where it didn't pop out of.

[@Knowbody42]

• The start menu scrolls vertically using a vertical scroll wheel • The start menu shows your frequently used programs all by itself. Without customising anything. • The start menu allows you to access key folders / areas (user folder, computer, network, control panel, devices and printers, etc) by default • The start menu allows you to shut down / hibernate / sleep / log off / etc... With TWO CLICKS

[@timmythemouse6439]

Best evaluation I ever saw! Funny and serious at the same time. Very scientific analysis.

[@olafreinhardweyer]

+Ryuzaki Ryuga (Rachel) It accidentially clicked on an email address in my web browser and Windows 8.1 assumed I wanted to write a mail to that address with the outlook app with I don't remember having installed ever. The computer blue screened during the popup of the app. Windows 8.1 never started again, blue screen, Windows repair could not repair it, the installation was dead! And all I had done was accidentially click on an email address. This was Oct 2015. Back to Windows 7 Ultimate.

[@MolecularArts]

I have used multiple flavors of Linux (going back to Debian 2.0), Windows (going back to 3.1), Mac OS (going back System 1), Mac OS X (multiple versions), MS DOS, Commodore BASIC 2.0 and even VAX-VMS. And I can say that Windows 8.0 offered the worst user experience I have ever had. Windows 8.0 is no longer. Thank goodness. Nevertheless, this excellent video should be viewed by anyone interested in OS and user interface design.

[@nitanice]

This is not only the best breakdown and review of Windows 8, I think it's the best review of anything ever that I've seen. That animation took time. Your thought review took time. Thank you for both!

[@Killerspieler0815]

Your best video & Windows 8 still is a horror you need tools to fix partially

[@fourfourfun]

Best change in OS I could have hoped for. My PC has decamped from an office based device to something that sits in the front room, so the UI is a huge improvement. With PC more and more shifting away from big boxes at a desk, this sort of first step change is on the right path.

[@nicoleballivian]

Brian this was awesome. I just got a new laptop with Windows 8 and my tears of pain turned to tears of laughter. The question I have to face now is: Do I have to get an effing Mac?!!!!!!

[@wiz123ful]

The product key for the operating system can be found in the control panel under System and Security.

[@BiscuitsV2]

Man you lasted way longer on this OS then I did. It only took me 20 mins to realize that I didn't want to have anything to do with it. And that was just me trying to help my friend figure out what his damn specs were. It's impossible to navigate, and doesn't give you *any* help trying to figure it out. If you have to go to a third party to get information about a system that is supposed to be designed to assist you in getting information, there is something terribly wrong. Btw, the arguments of "You can install apps" or "It takes time and patience to learn to use it"...You know those arguments aren't points in 8's favor, right? "Maybe if I read enough manuals and install enough crap to this system I might be able to get it to work half right sometimes." and "Maybe if I spend a month messing around with all these buttons that the system doesn't explain at all perhaps I can memorize what they do." The problem isn't with the user, the problem is with the interface. I do a lot of gaming, painting, video editing, and rendering on my computers. That requires a ton of back and forth navigation, and it is convenient to be able to simply double click an icon than it is to travel to 50 different menus trying to open things.

[@tanis2162]

14:44 There are 3 Ways to close apps in metro: 1) press Alt-F4 2) If you’re using a mouse, click the top of the app and drag it to the bottom of the screen. If you’re using touch, drag the app to the bottom of the screen. 3) Press Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Shift-Esc and delete process

[@gargajjoj1814]

I have used for several years linux(gentoo), osx and Win7. I think Windows got it right this time. The Windows 8.1 UX UI is actually really good. Without Win8, for everyday life most people wouldn't even use Windows in a few years. This new Windows was actually a smart move.

[@togmeister8604]

Sooooo. You have to create a Microsoft account for every account you create on Windows 8. Then you have to use your Microsoft account password? That's not incredibly annoying for anyone wanting multiple accounts. . .

[@BilalHeuser1]

Anyone who uses or makes a graphical interface should definitely watch and memorize this video!!

[@Crashman2]

THANKS! We've needed this for a long time!

[@KJones1975]

Having a consistent UI on desktops, servers, tablets, and even phones will make it easier for people to transition from one to another. A child can learn to use a tablet, and then a desktop, and then eventually become a sysadmin because the server will be familiar to them. Another benefit is that you can manage your server on your tablet with the same UI as the server. If you've ever tried to use a traditional desktop UI on a tablet you'll know it isn't easy. A tablet UI on a desktop is easier.

[@noeisdas8055]

Exactly what I thought would happen on a hand dryer. Press the button to receive bacon. Windows 8 should give me lots of bacon for the bs it has done to me and my school

[@fabianwise1109]

The reason why Microsoft called it Windows 8, is because Microsoft ate Windows 8 and threw it back up and said "Hey look at the new OS we have!!"

[@Hyperbole77]

When you get really worked up, you sound exactly like Wallace Shawn/Vizzini yelling at Andre the Giant. INCONCEIVABLE!

[@skyfly200]

I avoided all this by researching the operating system for a few minutes before I used it. This allowed me to actually use windows 8 and see some of its advancements. Once you realize five things: swipe gestures, sidebar, start, search and metro vs desktop; you can do everything you once did in windows 7. The real question is once I get used to an operating system can it make me work faster. Windows 8 has ts biggest problems in the areas of signed drivers and recovery media.

[@boiledelephant]

A good litmus test is to ask a regular user to get to the Control Panel. Using the Metro Start, it's 4 clicks (and those aren't intuitive or obvious); with the Vista/7 Start menu, it was two, and it was in the first place you'd look. As people have said, it's fine once you figure out how to customize the Metro Start, but out of the box, it's completely unintuitive.

[@no2475]

Yes the new interface might take a little getting used to(took me a day or so) but that's with all new things. Once you're used to it it's easy to use and works smooth. If you hate using the metro ui that's fine, stick to desktop mode. I always do and it works like windows 7...

[@Knowbody42]

If you rely on search to open any file instead of opening the appropriate folder, then that suggests you don't pay attention to your folder structure.

[@KTSpeedruns]

Repair disk for hidden partition that keeps secret backups of the state of your computer. It sounds like Mircrosoft or the OEM doesn't want you changing the computer as it comes. They want you to be stuck with what you get once the computer is yours.

[@davidperry4013]

Windows me- Fucked up on security (More prone to malicious software than any other OS) Windows Vista- Fucked up on stability (BSOD prone on computers with 2gb or less ram, you need a bloody gaming rig at year of release just to get it to run stable) Windows 8- Fuck up on UI (Two words: User Hostile)

[@Knowbody42]

But something the start menu does that the start screen doesn't do is it lists the most commonly used programs automatically. Without configuring anything.

[@anothshllewo3999]

the key to how to use Windows 8 without a touchscreen is the CORNERS. The corners are how you access what you would with a swipe.

[@DiamondPugs]

I found this video typing Windows 8 sucks. A friend of mine had it and told me it was really bad, and I wanted to know why.

[@billyhart3299]

The way you close applications on Metro is by going to the left top corner of your screen, switching back to the desktop, and then going back to the same corner again, right click, and then hit close. I know.

[@rubekuuu]

Who Is Watching This On 2018? And On Windows 10?

[@jamesafilms]

It takes 30+ secs for the task manager to appear once you click for it on Windows 8, terrible

[@Larckov]

Hi, excellent video. Will you evaluate Windows 10? Or are you over Windows and Microsoft?

[@Knowbody42]

The start menu fits more programs in it. You're not going to pin everything you use to the taskbar. That would just make it too cluttered.

[@freshperspective1430]

So spot on. I tried to do a simple search for a jpg file. It took me half an hour to do something that would have taken me about a minute on windows 7.

[@gunnsgthartman]

Oh and by the way, good luck opening the charms menu if you have multiple monitors. I never figured it out after more than a year. It's just completely broken. Sometimes I manage to pop it out but it takes at least 4-5 tries.

[@doffleheimer]

This guy has a point. Every time I would use my windows 8 laptop, I felt like throwing it out a window because its crap, for no apparent reason, the store would never work, along with many other problems, so now its collecting dust in my cabinet... it got off lucky.

[@CaminoAir]

I'll refer you to various reviews of Windows 8 on KZbin which provide visual confirmation of the issues. I didn't have a problem with the design of '95 through 7, whatever issues could be addressed by the user without much trouble (usually). Windows 8 is a compromised hybrid OS.

[@abazovicmirela7458]

Hello.Why didn't you just tipe in the KZbin search bar how to use windows 8???I done that and I watched a video and I learned how to use it.The is is great!!!!

[@NixinovaMC]

Closing metro: ALT+F4 or put the mouse in the corner and the X comes out. I use 8.1 ..

[@altpersonas]

this was 2012...

[@fourfourfun]

Also Mac -> Finder - I can clearly tell that it will find files at a glance. Big square face just sings that to me. Although now I put in the required 5 seconds to learn a feature on a new and different OS, I can actually just use the thing.

[@cheatermaster100]

Alright. Now my children would really know how to use touchscreen but not mouse.

[@LesleyStevensonEventing]

Great informative video, and funny - thanks! I have an unrelated question.. what program did you use to make this video? I am trying to figure out how to make fun videos with special effects for my business. Thanks!

[@axylorionfredrick]

+Lesley Stevenson PowToon. www.powtoon.com/ if you want the link.

[@Consumerman007]

Please tell me what software you used to produce this awesome video. Thanks.

[@Zepha21]

... but the CD didn't give me any options to initiate a restart. I already wondered why the Lappy didn't boot right from the disk, but maybe the BIOS settings are messed up ... so let's reboot and see what BIOS says! I reboot, keep hitting the button and wait for the BIOS to ... never show up. The lappy just boots the broken installation again and at that point I had to contact the customer service ...

[@DanLinden]

I've just ordered Win 7 for my Alienware Laptop. First I paid extra for the new Windows, and now I pay extra to get the old one back. Pure genius. But it's really THAT bad.

[@JustinDuhamel]

This was worth all 1,421 seconds it took to watch.

[@ElectronicGigabyte]

Windows 7 will likely be around in the professional sector for another ten years likely. Most companies won't touch Windows 8 and I do not have to support it at my job so I do not care about it. The Windows 8 graphic user interface is a failure. This video was very well done.

[@rooo1o]

Look...you don't need your windows key because it's already in your BIOS. A windows 8 disc (which you can legally download on any torrent site as long as you don't pirate it) will automatically search for your product key in your computer's BIOS and apply it.

[@rooo1o]

Is windows unusable? Yes. Yes it is.

[@BrokenAtari]

Technically speaking, its still illegal as Microsoft did not authorize the torrent uploaded to share their copyright material.

[@rooo1o]

i was under the impression that microsoft doesn't care where you get your ISO, as long as your licence is valid. is that wrong?

[@BrokenAtari]

That is why I said technically speaking. As it is a violation of copyright law.

[@plainsabertooth7828]

Nagato the law needs to be modifed you can't buy something and not fully own it.