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Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by hawk22, 2014/09/13.

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  1. 2014/09/13
    hawk22

    hawk22 Geek Member Thread Starter

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    PeteC

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    Thanks for that - MS have still not got it right!

    As far as I could see there is no shutdown, etc. button as in Win 7 IMO this is a serous omission - I hate trawling about the desktop to shut down the computer as in 8.

    Hopefully Start8 (Start9?) will continue to be available.
     
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    Nice music.
     
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    Evan Omo

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    I think its a step in the right direction with the Start Menu but the UI still has a lot of work to go and I hope that it looks a lot more refined in the RTM version.

    I still think the UI in Windows 7 is better - its at least consistent, whereas the Windows 9 interface looks flat and the colors of the apps are distracting.

    At least they are trying to improve it though and it does look better than Windows 8.1 so that's a Start. ;)

    Actually if you look in the video there is a power button at the top of the Start Menu that has the Shutdown, Sleep, Log Off options next to the user's profile.
     
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    PeteC

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    You're right - but it's not obvious :)
     
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    SpywareDr

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    Shortcuts:

    Restart: C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0 /f

    Sleep: C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState

    Shutdown: C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 0 /f​
     
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    James Martin

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    Ah, well, bring back the old style meat & taters menu for me.

    Long live Windows 7! ;)
     
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    masterroming

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    Personally, (as unpopular as i'm sure this opinion will be), i'm glad that they have an option to go back to the Start Screen... I've spent too much time with it, and have started to like it! [emoji33]
     
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    PeteC

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    Each to his own :)
     
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    SpywareDr

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    Right? Some of the stuff out there today is uglier than sin on a mud fence.
     
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    hawk22

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    MrBill

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    masterroming

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    SpywareDr

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    Apple is at 10? <shrug> :)
     
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    "Microsoft has cranked the forget-Windows-8-inator up to 10 in order to eradicate any feelings of malice you might have had toward the Windows brand. They’ve crossed the threshold, people, into a bold new era... "

    why windows 9 threshold is windows 10

    This is old news. Infoworld broke this story April 1, 2013.

    "Deeming Windows 9 'too good to release,' Microsoft execs shelve follow-up to Windows 8 and proceed to Windows 10 "

    Windows 9 too good to release
     
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  17. 2014/10/01
    rsinfo

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    Alt+F4 is your friend. No need to search for Shutdown/Sleep from anywhere. :)
     
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    MrBill

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    Well, it may be old news as you say, but message boards haven't been posting about it till recently.
     
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    SpywareDr

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    7 ate 9

    :)
     
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  20. 2014/10/02
    SpywareDr

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    ExtremeTech > Why is it called Windows 10 not Windows 9?
     
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    masterroming

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    As always, great article link Doctor!

    Installing the Windows 10 Tech. Preview as I type this [emoji2]
     
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