Here is an article that explains how to remove Metro from Windows 8.1 http://www.zdnet.com/the-metro-haters-guide-to-the-windows-8-1-preview-7000018398/
I don't know if it will help your situation, but at least Windows will look more familiar. On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 5:41 AM, Rob Wuijster <[email protected]> wrote: > afaik windowing in metro mode isn't part of W8 or W8.1, as to boot to > desktop and have a wallpaper on the startscreen are. > > The "Metro app in a window on the desktop" is something done by a company > called Stardock, and is called ModernMix. > > Unless I understand your comment wrong. > > > Rob > > \/-------------\/----------------\/ > > On 26-8-2013 1:09, Raffaele Fragapane wrote: > > There are more than a few apps that barf at win8 in metro mode, and even > with several tweaks some are just plain too painful. > The Crytek SDK one and half release ago in example outright refuses to > run for many people. > > It's a minority, and my experience is Soft, Maya, PS, ZBrush etc. all > run perfectly fine, but it's not an irrelevant minority. You might want to > make a census of your apps and look up on the interwebs which work and > which don't. > > Before contemplating win 8 though I'd give it a couple months. 8.1 with a > lot of fixes and a less aggressive metro mode (not to mention windowing in > metro mode) should be out in October, and might very well fix A LOT of > these issues. > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 5:13 AM, Alex Dorman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> What programs were causing the most problems? Did you try running them in >> compatibility mode? I'm thinking of buying a new workstation and going down >> the windows 8 route but might not if its a world of pain. >> >> No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6606 - Release Date: 08/25/13 > > > -- Best Regards, * Stephen P. Davidson** **(954) 552-7956 * [email protected] *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic* - Arthur C. Clarke <http://www.3danimationmagic.com>
