[citation][nom]azxcvbnm321[/nom]I have Windows 8 thanks to a new computer and I feel that it's just not that much of an improvement. I'm very very disappointed because Windows 8 has some nice features, but doesn't go far enough to let the user customize the experience like I feel they could have. For example, if you hover your mouse over an application on the bottom task bar, the window expands, and if you have multiple tabs going, they all expand and you can switch between them like you are using a magnifying glass. But Windows 8 automatically groups together tabs, unlike Windows 7 where tabs would be available individually at the bottom and you could switch between them easily by clicking on it. Now you have to hover over the damned group of tabs and then wait for them to expand in order to switch. This is very very annoying, I wish Microsoft gave you the option of HOW TO ARRANGE tabs, whether to group or not, but of course they don't. As for the new Metro/start screen, there's very little difference in functionality for me. It might be a little faster than pressing start, and then finding your folders, but swiping the bottom left corner is exactly the same thing as pushing start. And I still have to find my app, but I can do it a few seconds faster now because I know exactly where the app is on the screen. Yes this is better, but very very marginally better. And that sums up Windows 8, if you can stand the changes, then Windows 8 is a tiny bit better. But the improvements are way too small to make learning a whole new operating system worthwhile, and I think that's why so many people are frustrated like me. Why do I have to spend time to learn an OS that isn't much better than the one I'm used to? Why do I have to waste my time, my valuable time on Microsoft's whim? It's not worth it. That's the bottom line. Even if there was no cost to upgrade it would not be worth your time to learn Windows 8 given the lack of improvements. I think that sums up the feeling of most Windows 8 users.[/citation]
Umm.. not sure what you mean by tabs, but if your taskbar application instances group together, and you don't like it, you can change it from the taskbar properties.