You're basically back to Windows 7 if you install Start8 and shutoff the Metro UI features like hot corners. I finally gave up on the metro UI on my laptop and have start8 on there as well. It's for people with touchscreens/those who like tile interfaces like Windows Phone.
The thinking was kind of backwards with Win8. I get that they were going for a consistent UI, but usually companies are trying to make phones more like computers rather than computers more like phones.
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