» The Best Articles for Using and Customizing Windows 8 Now that Windows 8 Enterprise is available to the public as a 90-day evaluation and Windows 8 Pro is available for Microsoft TechNet subscribers, we decided to collect links to the Windows 8 articles we’ve published since the release of the Developer Preview. Windows 8 UI Screen (formerly the Metro Start Screen) and Desktop The Windows 8 UI, formerly called the Metro Start Screen, is Microsoft’s replacement for the Start menu. Windows 8 Apps (formerly called Metro Apps) The Metro screen provides access to Windows 8 Apps, formerly called Metro Apps. Internet Explorer 10 Internet Explorer 10 comes with Windows 8 and is available as a Windows 8 UI version and a Desktop version. PowerShell Windows 8 comes with version 3 of PowerShell. The other article shows you how to use PowerShell to manage optional features in Windows 8. Win+X Menu Because there is no Start menu in Windows 8, you might be wondering how to access things like the Control Panel, Command Prompt, and the Run command. Charms Bar
The diehard's guide to making the most of Windows 8 - Windows 8, Windows, software, operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft, Apple Windows 8 represents a strategic shift for Microsoft in favor of mobility. But for those of us who rely on Windows to sit down at a keyboard to do real work, the early returns on Windows 8 are cause for concern. "Windows Frankenstein," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde OS" -- much has been made of the inconsistencies of Microsoft's two-faced UI. [ See our in-depth Test Center review of Windows 8 and how Windows 8 stacks up against Apple's OS X Mountain Lion in our deathmatch comparison review. | InfoWorld can help you get ready for Windows 8 with the Windows 8 Deep Dive PDF special report, which explains Microsoft's bold new direction for Windows, the new Metro interface for tablet and desktop apps, the transition from Windows 7, and more. | Stay abreast of key Microsoft technologies in our Technology: Microsoft newsletter. ] But what if you can't? Because the new Start menu takes up the whole screen, it's bound to be jarring.