I learned I could get to the desktop with the WIN+D combination, but without the start menu, I still had difficulty finding things.

I installed a freebie start menu (I forget the name) on my Win8 machine. It's functional and gives me what I want.

I suppose if I had a touch screen I'd like the new interface, but with a mouse it's a bit of a time waster. Also it seems 'dumbed down" to me. Perhaps if I learned to use it I'd find it's more useful than I presently think it is.

I understand that MS wants the same interface for phones, tablets, and PCs and that isn't necessarily a bad idea. I think the start menu on my phone would be a bad idea.

Every time MS makes changes, so many of us dislike the change. In time, some of the changes actually turn out to be an improvement that we like. Time will tell.

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