Why I still use Windows 8.1 in 2020...
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- čas přidán 21. 06. 2024
- Despite its unpopularity, Windows 8.1 is still an OS I use as a daily driver. Find out why I'm staying on this 8-year old operating system and what it means for the device I am using it on in 2020.
Why am I using Windows 8.1 despite it being criticized for it's over-emphasis on tablets and difficulty of use? Why don't I upgrade to Windows 10 instead? Watch to find out my response to its criticism.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:23 Hardware I'm Using and Why it Matters
3:16 Windows 10 Tablet Mode
6:19 Combination of Touch and Desktop
7:54 Other Windows 8.1 features
Playlists:
Microsoft Playlist: • Playlist
Apple Playlist: • The Apple Playlist - Věda a technologie
"Welcome to a segment called Defending Windows 8.1 because I am a very good person"
Should have said that lol
@@TrigrZolt hi trigrzolt, i think you’re exactly right. People upgrading these type of machines don’t realise that touch capabilities may no longer work in another os (Win10) they just do it so when they sell they can get more money just because of the os
Welcome to the segment I'd like to call:**
correction
@@TrigrZolt yes
Also, welcome to the segment called Bitching Windows 10..
"When it works it really works
When it doesn't work it really doesn't work"
~TrigrZolt
Basically Microsoft
lol
I heard that line from Scott the Woz
@@resolvanlemmy mee too!
Ya
Smother than Win 10.
Definitely
and 7
@@NewLERoyUser nah
@@NewLERoyUser nope
@@NewLERoyUser No
I'm still using windows 8.1 on my daily laptop and my sister's pc. Very lightweight os. I never have a touch screen computer, so i never used the touch capabilities on Windows 8.1
windows 8.1 is one of the best versions for crappy computers. because it was stable and fast on every computer. My computer is too new for 7 so i would install 7 if i could. You can get rid of the "bad" start menu with startisback. windows 10 is just a pain with a hdd.
NO IT HAS A MEGA START AND IT'S TRASH FOR KEYBOARD + MOUSE WINDOWS 10 IS BEST. Edit: ok i was a really bad person before i understand now that's it was a mistake to not understand opinions
@@that404nerd that's why get a desktop pc for win 10 and a tablet laptop for 8/8.1
@@boskolasta windows 10 is lag for old laptop
If you hate metro, there os still classic shell etc.. it was the only “flaw” in 8.1
@@rayyan0162 i have a desktop pc and my mom has a super slow laptop
I still use Windows 8.1 on my desktop with the Classic Shell start menu installed. Works great, and the fact that Windows 8.1 is only getting security updates and not feature updates is a massive plus imo. I guess in a couple of years I'll be forced onto the Windows 10 bandwagon, due to EOL of Windows 8.1 or a hardware upgrade, but for now it's actually perfect for my needs.
Have you considered moving to Linux? Mint and Zorin are great for new users.
@@LoganT547 Yes. I have an old test box that I run various Linux distros on, so it may be that I fully move to Linux when 8.1 updates stop in 2023 if not before.
I am also a Win8.1 user and I tried both Win10 and Linux. Win10 screwed me over multiple times because of it's forced updates, but a lot of programmes that I use just doesn't exist for Linux, not even Wine. But still. If I finally have to migrate to somewhere else and Win10 keeps screwing me over, I'll use Linux whereever I can.
My perspective of Linux is from an Arch derivative, so I am running the latest of software, but I find that with Wine, Windows software (including games and other programs) is generally well supported, with some exceptions of course. And it just gets better and better over time - I wonder just how much progress will be made by the time Windows 8.1 reaches EOL in 2023 and people will be "forced" to switch. (I say "forced", because EOL doesn't necessarily mean that you *have* to immediately replace the OS, but still)
All jank hardware will eventually get patched - my USB bluetooth adapter didn't use to be detected at all, but now it just works like a charm. Someone else had a laptop audio problem, the fix for which was eventually merged into the kernel. These updates can be downloaded and installed while the system is running - you might want to restart, but it's better than waiting hours upon hours.
Alongside all the customization options, stability and performance (the fact that my 2GB RAM, Phenom II CPU machine can run Minecraft Java really well and people with 4GB on Windows struggle tells a story) there's just a lot more benefits to Linux than Windows 10. And remember, if you have jank software that Wine really doesn't like, you can always run it in a virtual machine :)
I also use it, because it's still very close to Windows 7 (besides the start menu, the ugly UI and the lack of compatibility to many programs). And you can customize it much more than Windows 10. I had a perfectly working classic theme before I reinstalled Windows, now I have a almost perfect Vista Aero theme. Windows 8 needed some time to grow up, but now it's perfectly usable. Still not as good as Windows 7, but a good alternative to Windows 10, which is in my opinion the worst Windows of all time.
Windows 8.1 was misunderstood just like Vista. I really love 8.1 because Microsoft NAILED both the desktop and tablet UI experience in one single OS and it was awesome. I never had a Windows tablet before unfortunately so I never managed to get the full tablet UI experience of 8.1, but even then with only mouse and keyboard the gestures were still really nice to use. Sadly 8.1, just like Vista, was ahead of it's time in 2012/2013 because Microsoft thought that tablets and touchscreens were already the future on PC but they were not so this is why this OS got so much hate, quite a shame. Meantime Windows 10 is just
Microsoft trying to fix their "mistake" but failing miserably, resulting in an OS with an identity crisis
Also the performance. Oh my god the performance on 8.1 are something magical, especially on older systems. I've a HP 630 and an ASUS X550EP both with respectively an i3-370M and an AMD A4-5000 and 8 and 12GB of RAM, Windows 10 feels like a brick due to how bloated it is on those systems, using a lot of RAM and CPU for no reason at all, while Windows 8.1 feels light, snappy and fast, using little to no CPU and just 1GB of RAM.
Windows 8.1 is my third favourite Windows OS after XP and 7, but in terms of performance, 8.1 is the best Windows OS Microsoft has ever made
Gonna agree and disagree with you on there. Imo, what made Windows 8(.1) fail ultimately was MS trying to shoehorn the tablet UI to the people who have better not use it in the first place, ultimately resulting in a degraded desktop experience (lack of start menu, removed options from control panel, etc.) while everything would be much better if they separated both experiences from the very beginning. Whereas Win10 tried to tip the scale to the other side, to varying results. It truly looks like it is having an identity crisis, with its inconsistent styling *everywhere*, and the stuff that's been said in the video.
To simply put:
Win8: Awful idea, great execution.
Win10: Great idea, meh execution.
Vista and 8.1 misunderstood while Win 11 is actual Bloatware..
Unpack a tandem of a Surface Pro 1 and a Lumia 1020..... You gotta love it. An experience Apple never will be able to deliver.
Unlike vista, both 8 and 8.1 were pretty god damn lightweight, way more than windows 10. Windows Vista was a little too ahead of its time in that department though, as it ran horribly on machines that just werent made to run it.
Vista was definitely a lot better than many other Windows versions though, by its end of life it was very stable, and by MILES the most secure Windows version compared to things like XP and 2000 before it.
Windows 8.1 was a time where you can see the design continuity between xbox one, xbox 360, windows mobile and windows 8.1
It's way more stable than Windows 10...
Agree
Yes!
It's basically windows 7 but for touchscreen
I have windows 10 because my laptop came with it but windows 8.1 is ending support two years later soo...
true
let me guess,
windows 7 is the best work only for pc and laptop
windows 8 is the great experience for tablet mode
while windows 10 just downgrading all of them, maybe...
edit: um guys, i think i not need any hacks or other utilities. i was kidding bout this comment...
yeah instead of Bringing win7 experience on PC and win8 experience on COnvertible Laptops/Notebook and Tablet
They just Downgrade of all of them,Even now i use Slimmed down version of win10 that even almost had no use on Windows settings and some Fancy UWP equalivent to win7 programs
and the only why i use win 10 is just minecraft bedrock because most of my friends play on Phone and COnsole
@@ShiroCh_ID yeah, before that i was win7 fans, and then upgrade to win8 because support problem. but for now im using win10 on new device, and because that im too lazy for downgrade.
@2080 everyone has their opinion, include me and you. Idk, but it seems many windows fans disappointed with win10 upgrade and update, yeah you wont believe it...
@@donthaveaneme I don't think that's the case at all. Sure, there are some who genuinely hate it. But the consensus today is that Windows 10 is better because it still receives not only feature updates, but also security updates. And the fact that every update generally gets better.
@@dyip-vb1wl well, idk. Maybe i agree with you now, since win10 make a new update...
I don’t think Microsoft would remove tablet mode because it would cause such a stir to Surface users and artists in general.
Windows 11 removed tablet mode.
@@theredstonehive but more polished looking ui is being made or already there
OK NOW CHANGE THE COMMENT
and windows 8 caused a stir for everyone else
Estabas Iniciando Windows 11
("0:04 when you step on a lego")
😂😂😂😂😂
Lol
TRUE
😂😂😂😂😂
WARNING!!!!! This time has earrape!
I've had the -pleasure- agony of using Windows 8 that came built-in with a laptop WITHOUT a touch-screen, and yeah, it didn't feel right.
Me too
That’s like having a smartphone with the only way of using it being voice control only available with an extra purchase of $199
I actually like using 8.1 with my non-touchscreen computer
unpopular weird opinion ik
@@reversesunset3964 Well, if it works for you, then great!
@@reversesunset3964 I just wanna ask you one thing for mere curiosity: why? Is it because you don't have reasons to start using another OS or because you genuinely like using Windows 8.1 with mouse and keyboard?
You don't have to drag up the lock screen . Just click or press any key.
@Windows 98 Gamer Also I completely agree with the video.
That too
@@TrigrZoltbest humor ever, now in 10 years: why i use 1 monitor
Why does it even exist in the first place, though? Even Windows 10 has it now.
@@chlorobyte_projects Tablet folks, I guess?
Or people that want a more interactive experience to shut down.
No one’s first
No one’s last
But if everyone hates Windows 8
I AM SO MAD
same
I don't hate windows 8 its atleast better than windows 10
@@Lilyyy_Har well in terms of bloat ware
In terms of actually being for PCs?
windows 10 hello
@@Lilyyy_Har oh me too
I like Windows 8
Yep, I miss those dang gestures! The same applied to me when Windows Phone 10 came along. I updated to it and it just felt really really boring.
There was no longer a super smooth set of animations, things felt more rigid and clunky in 10. OFC, I reverted back to 8.1 on that phone
I'm also using Windows 8.1 but on my desktop. I just like the UI regardless of it not being desktop-friendly. I don't have problems navigating the UI with mouse & keyboard, but more importantly, the entire OS is just super-simple, fast, snappy, responsive.
Not sure where Windows 10 went wrong but it has definitely lost its responsive feel. Windows 8 has no stutter in its UI anywhere.
I wonder if a major Windows 10 UI redesign will fix Windows 10's quirks.
Looks like we have the same mindset!
@@TrigrZolt I have The same Mindset too except That I use windows 11 as a Tablet and a computer ah the same experience as 8.1 had
You can set the start Menu to have small icons sometimes
0:04 - What a beautiful sound!
8.1 has the best iGPU performance of all Windows OSes out there.
My Intel HD was able to do 30fps stable in many games while struggling with the same games with same hardware when using 7, 8 and 10. The performance boost was so odd.
I've been waiting for this for so long! great video dude! Great points made about windows 8.1.
LMAO I really thought the video ended on 0:16 !!!
OMG somebody fell for it 😐
@@AQ-101 ah haha yeeh
me too
That makes me feel like getting windows 8.1 when it's time to get a new laptop. When I first tried windows 8 on my aunt's laptop, I had hard time navigating but I got used to the new menu and user interface. Although I didn't like windows 8, I didn't have any problems. The performance was great, fast and stable and I played without slow down or frame drop at all. However, when it was time to update and shutdown or restart, that made her laptop stop working nearly twice.
That was my experience with windows 8, the same applies to her since it's hers.
get a gateway
Windows 8 isn’t much different than 8.1, get an iPad or chromebook if you want a touchscreen laptop/tablet
@@insanitylol dont recommend a chromebook dude 😂
Agreed, I don't like chromebooks. I would rather get Dell Inspiron or something more decent enough to make for it.
Windows 8 was when I felt Microsoft was really optimizing their OS around SSDs, but many Laptop and Prebuilt desktop OEMs still put in HDDs years later and it shows (apple is even guilty of this with some of their iMacs), even on an older dell precision m6400 with a core 2 duo, I was using it up until 2016 with 2 120gb ssds in raid 0 and it handled light gaming pretty well
I still use Windows 7 now!
Me too
Same
As a surface owner, I really wondered if Windows 8.1's Start Screen would've been a better alternative to the barebones Tablet Mode I got with the preinstalled Windows 10.
It looks like it was. This should've been a case where Microsoft should've compromised a little bit more. I love the new Start Menu in 10 but felt they really should've kept the Start Screen as the tablet mode. The tablet features in 10 feel like an afterthought now.
I feel like Microsoft didn't do anything wrong with 8. What they should've done is still have an old classic menu in it but, still have a simple button to go to the Start Menu. Surface products wouldn't have suffered and PC users could ignore the Start Screen while tablet users can enjoy the amazing gesture-based menus.
Now I feel like hunting a Surface Pro 3 down to use for games, small work, and media consumption. It feels like the answer to my small annoying problems with the Touchscreen of the Pro 7.
Me also using 8.1 on two family laptops, on from 2008, another from 2011, both with SSD. And...8.1 very fast. You can remove everything you don’t need from start screen, and configure it like you want. I think one of the best NT 6x OS. Vista; Seven and 8.1 as last adequate OS. 10 is nice only for new hardware starting from 2014
To be truly honest, windows 10 runs decently on my laptop with a core 2 duo.
@@DJTydalOfficial atleast 4-8gb of ram and maybe an SSD and you are good to go with Win10 on anything thats not older then a Core 2 duo
I have a 2010 i7 laptop running Windows 10 as of now.
I think Windows 8.1 is better even for low-end machines. I use it in my laptop (it doesn't have Touchscreen xd) because it uses fairly less resources than Windows 10, also have a little better performance than W10 and well, with each update it doesn't explode 😆😆😆.
If you’re really want fairly less resource use than you should consider switching to Linux
www.revi.cc/revios
this is a custom windows os that removes the unnecessary stuff that w10 has
and yes, it removes auto windows update and cortana
@@mevon1518 lmao why all linux users just wanna promote it everywhere ??
@@saladsnake8887 when you are bond to windows is this the way
@@rawnac5036 I know that we linux people are doing this way too often but if you want to get the most of your old hardware is linux a no brainer (also with recent hardware linux is right behind windows). Many linux users tent to "force" people to use linux because it's "surpirior" but this is not really helpfull. Maybe I've made it seem like that I wanted to promote linux (again) and if so I'm sorry but like I said 300MiB at idle is a good solution for that performance problem.
One thing I prefer about Win 8.1 over 10, other than the lack of telemetry, is that there aren't duplicate settings menus or "new" Win10 stuff in addition to the old Win 7/8 items. If you use a program like Classic Shell, you can make Win 8 work just like Win 7 on the desktop.
6:15 Microsoft Actually Removed Tablet Mode in Windows 11
It's still an insider build
Yeah, it's really sad. It would have been better to improve it instead of removing it.
The entire OS is the Tablet Mode.
3:13 "I"m so good at minesweeper"
Me: "LMAO"
I have a Touchscreen laptop, which can be folded 180°, so can work as a laptop. I still use it as a tab, because it's just so good that way. It was my favourite OS, and I was genuinely offended when people said it was the worst. THEN I learned that not all people used a touchscreen laptop. But you gotta admit, Windows 8.1 is the best OS for a touchscreen device. Oh, and also the animations. I can never forget those 8.1 animations. For the child I was when I was first introduced to 8.1, it felt like the future. I basically have an emotional attachment with Windows 8.1
The problem with Windows 8 was that the desktop experience wasn't as good as Windows 7's one (but you could solve it installing Classic Shell and all this stuff), and also it doesn't have Aero (a great interface that all people liked and Microsoft removed). Anyway, I have used Windows 8.1 on desktop mode for testing purposes and I have to say that what is behind that inadecuate interface surprised me, because the system is so fast, is a very lightweight os. Microsoft did a really good job optimizing Windows 8, is a lot faster than Windows 10, and even Windows 7, but they didn't create a good desktop interface, that's why it failed.
"and also it doesn't have Aero"
you can install aero glass
you can get it on 8 and 8.1 still with a 3rd party program called aero glass
Completely agree. They could have gotten themselves out of this bottleneck if they made a few adjustments, so I'm hoping Windows 10 will bring some thoughtful features to users in the near future ;).
@@vl1asdfasdf Yeah, I know, but there are many people that doesn't know that much about computers and don't know how to do it, they use what comes originally with the os, and if the os doesn't have what they want (at that time Aero and the Windows 7 start menu) they don't use that system, as simple as that
@@bozocraft2 I know, but there are people that doesn't know how to do these things and use only whatever comes with the os, and if they don't like it they won't use it (at that time a lot of people wanted Aero and the classic start menu)
I use it too. Thank you for staying with it.
3:41
I know how to hide the taskbar both on desktop and tablet mode, just right-click the taskbar, taskbar settings, then enable auto-hide on desktop or tablet or even both, and you are welcome.
but it doesn't get rid of the other garbagr
@@wc2006 what do you mean?
@@headbumb9022 it does not get rid of the sidebar on the start screen so thats why he is still on windows 8.1
3:16 The side shortcuts can be removed and you can make the taskbar autohide, all of that is in the Settings app
but it's still cluttered
In windows 10 tablet mode, you can remove the task bar while in apps, go to setting>tablet>Additional settings>hide taskbar while in apps (or something along those lines)
I got this in my recommend I don’t even know ur channel untill now after it got on my recommended
I'm still using Windows 8.1 and I really like it. I don't have a touchscreen, I use a mouse and keyboard. Windows 8.1 has its inconveniences with the fullscreen apps but I like the start screen a lot. I know things a normal user "isn't supposed to know" about Windows so I can see the potential of Windows 8.1. And the same thing is for Windows 10... I think Microsoft just wanted to show you, haters that Vista, Me, 8, 8.1 were perfectly fine OSes as you could at least do whatever you want in a friendly GUI-like way, other than Group Policy, Registry Editor, Command Prompt, Windows PowerShell etc. (I still can't understand why all the hates for Windows Vista, and I do have IQ haha)
Same here, I still prefer Windows 8.1 and still keep it on my old laptop. Unfortunately a new laptop won't work as well on Windows 8.1.
Why not?
@@jyothish5194 New instructions like AVX-2 and AVX-512 have limited support on Windows 8.1, and no doubt any new instructions that will appear in the future will suffer the same situation, it's basically AMD and Intel's fault not Microsoft's.
@@vladdx Ohh. I guess I'll have to see how it goes then. Didn't think of that.
@@jyothish5194 So yeah new PCs will work on Windows 8.1 but performance will most likely be lower.
@@vladdx Can you give me the source for this? As I can see AVX was available starting Windows 7 SP1. And Windows 8.1 came afterwards and seems to have good AVX and AVX-512 support. Also because it was getting mainstream updates till 2018.. I guess it should be okay?
Wow the animation is so pleasing to watch. It reminds me of my Sony Vaio Fit 14 with touchscreen when it's still in its full glory.
Happy New year Trigr-Z!
Windows 8.1 was probably the best operating system but if Microsoft just made it a little bit more compatible with non-touch users
To sum up, the best Windows OS for non touch-screen is Windows 7 while the best for touch-screen is Windows 8.1
@@troyotto5835 yep
"05:46 tablet mode is just plain, boring and simple..."
Just like everything else on windows 10.
This is the most underrated channel of all time
It would be cool if you shared your opinions on Windows 11 on touch screen devices.
It'a a really good operating system. Currently I'm using Windows 10, but I miss 8.1. I think all the hate it has recieved comes from the design. But even design aged pretty well in my opinion, I kinda like the Start menu now. Apart from this, Win8.1 is a much faster and more stable OS than 10, on pretty much every hardware that has the proper drivers for both.
W8.1 is one of the best operating systems I've ever had. W10 is sometimes really frustrating, the UI is not that bad but not really for touch devices/users, overall it's a mess unfortunately and I hope that MS is gonna introduce a big improvement very soon either called W11 or whatever but more useable and stable, lightweight and consistent..
Did you know you can make the taskbar hide in both tablet mode and desktop mode in Windows 10, so it’s not really permanently there. If you ever need it you can swipe up from the taskbar
I just upgraded my Windows 7 PC to Windows 8.1 on February 2nd, which is just 5 days ago, and it runs soooooo smoothly.
Windows 8.1 was the very last Operating System put out by Microsoft. After that, Windows 10, 11, etc are Surveillance Systems.
Mircorsoft SS software is designed to collect telemetry on users, collect their data, activities, web visits, documents, etc similar to how android takes all user information, including all their text messages, locations, etc. Windows 8.1 is the last, and final product of the Original Microsoft culture.
Everything after that, 365, etc - it's best to be avoided.
I love windows 8, it is my favorite version of windows mainly because I loved how different it was, and intuitive in my opinion, but it also ran great thanks to the desktop using the gpu to render.
Maybe I liked windows 8 because its is kindof reminiscent of gnome in the linux space but upside down.
Is there a properly working Metro UI browser for Win 8.1? Seeing that IE and Metro Edge both are kind of left behind by now.
I have a question about windows Vista extended kernel, you said yes that you have made your own files you can make the available for download, that would be nice
R.I.P Internet Explorer.
How are you still using it? On my Surface Pro 3 on Windows 8.1, when I go to Internet Explorer, it redirects me to Microsoft Edge.
@Shareq01 I use Chrome, but when I want to use Internet Explorer it redirects me to Edge
@Shareq01 No, it's because internet Explorer is now dead officially
@Shareq01 There is a metro version of Internet Explorer that still works
@Shareq01 Yes it did :(
Well IE didn't really die.
It just got fully integrated into the chromium based Microsoft Edge to have full or almost complete compatibility of Internet Explorer websites, like internal Websites in Organizations, Banks and so on.
Windows 10: I'm the fastest OS
Windows 8.1: Hold my beer
i love seeing all of the love for 8.1 here since it never got the love it needed
idk if mypal still works but just as a suggestion you can try and see if it works for you to browse with that browser, it was orginally made as a modern browser for windows xp, the website exists but I haven't used the browser in a long time, idk if its still in development but u can try it maybe?
my dad and i use it
just love the UI
I'm not first
I'm not last
But when TrigrZolt uploads
I click fast
Edit: stop commenting "How Original" I just felt like that
Same
Same
Wow so original
Finally, an original comment.
Finally, an original comment.
What's really amazing is my grandmother had a really cheap laptop she purchased in 2010 which basically had the specs of a netbook (when those were a thing) in a full 17in laptop shell.
This sounds like a recipe for disaster, however it used a stripped down version of windows which ran very fast. I was also pleasantly surprised that even in 2020 the laptop did not feel that sluggish at all. Of course all my grandmother did was web browse local and national news sites, facebook, and local library websites, but overall web pages still only took about about 1-2 seconds to load entirely. In fact that only reason why she had to retire the laptop was because the charger it had was failing.
I do not remember the specs except that I think it had some sort of dual-core celeron.
I almost switched to another video when you said; "bye!"
One of the few reasons I subbed coz your humor is rly funny, I know, talking about a teen while you're a kid is, *questionable* ...
He's probably not 11.
@@juangutierrez5400 **wha-**
Why we guessin age here
@@rxgtv honestly, idk
@@rxgtv btw do i edit this comment so i remove the 11 year old stuff part?
imagine using windows 8.1 in 2020
this post has been made by the templeos gang
use linux
@@NuclearToastMusic bruh
I would love if they could bring the Windows 8 start menu back. It looked so much better.
Make more videos about operating systems which not a lot of people like, keep it up, I expect more content about Windows 8.1.
Next video "why I use Vista in 2020" :>
It's not the first time I heard Windows 8 tablet experience had just nailed it, I think the challenge here was and, actually still is, creating an OS that could offer a good tablet experience when in tablet mode and a good laptop/PC experience when there were a mouse and a keyboard connected to it. It's something that nobody was able to completely pull it off yet, although, people talk a lot about iPads and stuff, but I just feel that they, instead of making a device that would actually seamlessly transition between these two interfaces, just increased and tried to make better the tablet interface, so that most people can do their work while in tablet mode, but it still a bad interface if you want to use like a PC.
Microsoft should make a tablet centric OS in the future
That's what Windows 10X is aiming for, I think.
I always adored Windows 8 ever since it first came out. The very colorful and bright UI was a joy to see. Windows 10 is just a lot more desaturated and stoic in my opinion. I would personally love to see Windows 8 picked up again and upkept as a secondary OS for touch devices but obviously that's not gonna happen.
as a win10 user i agree ! Win8.1 is my favorite operating system
Windows 8.1 with dark background with dark grey taskbar with midnight start menu from classic shell looks so beautiful
Windows 10 just sucks in general personally even with disabling unnecessary services very strictly it still lags and stutter sometimes(in my low end laptop)
When my dad got a new computer for grandma in 2014, it was a touchscreen computer that came with Windows 8.1. It was a painful experience for her, at the end of the year my parents swapped their small Acer desktop with Windows 7 for her to use and it’s now the family PC at my home.
Fun fact:There are leftovers from Windows 8 in Windows 10 and 11
1.Mouse pointers (Both)
2.Setup Background (Both)
3Startup screen(Windows 10 only)
4.Hardware connect/disconnect/fail sounds(Windows 10 only)
5.File explorer ribbon(Windows 10 only)
6.File copy dialogue box (Both)
7.Picture password(Both)
8.Desktop version of IE(Windows 10 only)
9.BSOD(Both except for Windows 11 22H2)
10.Recovery screen on startup(Both)
11.Task manager(Both except for Windows 11 22H2 update)
I almost stopped watching at 0:18
YES! I almost got someone ;)
@@TrigrZolt ;)
Windows 8.1 is the best
yes
Will you switch off as the support deadline comes closer or will you stick around like windows 7?
great video, love your enthusiasm, when do you breathe ? :)
I have a feeling that this video will go viral
0:04: Screaming in Win 8.1 Start
W8.1 and W11 are my favorite OS's. In every Windows version there is an option for auto hiding the taskbar so it vanishes into tablet mode on W10
Awesome video, bro! I didn't realize SO many of us are still out there. I always tell people that I'm the ONE guy left in the world who uses and LOVES Win 8.1. And YES, 8.1 on a non-touch screen would be frustrating, hence the reason I bought 3 touchscreen laptops between 2012-2013. Peace to all the awakening ones.
not really, I've been using 8.1 for the last ~7 years as my desktop OS and it's great, I just install Classic Shell. Definitely favorite windows version in term of performance and stability.
beacause windows 8.1 is more speed than windows 10
i used win8 on my win10 laptop, loaded instantly, sadly had to reupgrade cuz driver support
0:04 MY EARS
i think 8.1 was suited so well for tablets and touchscreens, i wish they would bring back those animations and gestures in 10
Windows 8.1 was the cleanest edition of Windows that I've daily drive. Used 7 for a while but it was kinda outdated and performance seems to be the same as 8.1 on my old laptop.
You are pushing me more towards windows 8.1, i think i will downgrade from windows 10!
do it
@@NuclearToastMusic it matters more on the device. If you have an obsession on touch
Time for iPad and chromebook
If you love desktop PCs, I mean desktop PCs are way cooler
I cant do it unfortunately bc i have a Kaby lake cpu which Microsoft says that it only supports Windows 10
0:10 me too
Same
I kinda of still use it, atleast on the cloud! (i'm talking about Virtual Machines) I like windows 8.1 AND I NEVER DELETE THE VIRTUAL MACHINE AND GET A WINDOWS 10 VIRTUAL MACHINE
ok i have a windows 8.1 touchscreen but ive always wondered ive i could improvise it to a gaming pc is there a chance TrigrZolt?
I really liked Windows 8.1. I know we had it in elementary school (probably about 4th grade) and then we upgraded to 10 later that year.
Then we got Chromebooks.
Anyways, I really liked 8.1 on our desktops and I’m probably going to upgrade to it on my laptop that’s still running 7.
You: Windows 8 was the many failures by microsoft, most of because of-
Me: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
its because microsoft doesn't care for u , its making billions more by selling their product to corporates or to license their products to universities than to the end customers (like u) , so like in corporates no one cares for these dancing animations they want productivity
Excellent video! You made some really well-structured points, and I think you hit it on the head: It's the perfect OS for the surface.
Edit: Windows 10 can go jump off a ladder
I use it on desktop and disabled all touchscreen gestures as charms bar, and other. Disabled Start screen and installed classic shell. I like it much more now!
i use it on Desktop because i like how the start menu actually acts like a sort of "hub"
I've never got a chance to use this OS and 8 days from now it will be out of support, kinda sad to see it go though.
BTW you can autohide the taskbar in tablet mode in Windows 10.
I really liked Winodws 8.1 even as a desktop OS, makes a lot of sense why it's better than 10 on the Surface. Out of curiosity, what makes you keep your desktop on Windows 7? It's too old to work with most of the software I use now (mainly games to be fair) but I'd love to know why you use it.
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I use windows 8.1 on my desktop ecs h81h3-m3, because the start screen and desktop looks so good together.
It sent a shiver down my spine when you said windows store
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you can enable the feature "automatically disable the taskbar when in tablet mode"
I have a strategy that I use for windows 10. First every time there is a major feature update I always create a bootable usb from Microsoft, this makes sure that there are no issues and the best performance is always there. I have to do this every six months because that's how feature updates are released. Overall I used windows 8.1 on a ThinkPad yoga and its 3 out of 5 stars from me I still think that windows xp, 7, and windows 10 when it works, are the greatest operating systems of all time.
Great Video.
I run it on a desktop PC with Open-Shell ( better version of classic shell which is the classic start menu ) and an Aero theme. I have other third party software such as Ninite installer ( you have a selection of software to choose and it’ll download and update them for you ) but those are the main ones.
Turns out you can automatically hide the taskbar in Windows 10 tablet mode (desktop mode, too). Pressing the Windows key or moving the cursor near the taskbar will bring it back, though.
Good job my dear