At 11:08 AM 3/2/2014, Allen Mulvey wrote: >I, too, went to Windows 8.1 recently. At first I thought it was a case of= , >"You can't get there from here" and almost wiped it. Then I discovered tha= t >the administrative menu system is almost exactly like Windows 7 except tha= t >it is buried so deep you are likely to give up before finding it. I've gro= wn >to love Windows 8.1 as long as I ignore the Metro apps. It seems to be muc= h >faster than any previous version of Windows. Which administrative menu system do you speak of? How do you get there? I assume that you make use of the new [Win] [X] shortcut (press &=20 hold the Windows key, then press "X") to bring up things like the=20 control panel and such. I find that to be very useful. As far as Metro goes, well, I tend to ignore it. I purchased and=20 installed the Stardock Software combo pack of "Start8" and "Modern=20 Mix" which has helped. Start8 brings back the Start Menu, with a=20 bunch of enhancements. Modern Mix allows you to treat Metro apps=20 just like any other program - you can tile apps and have a mix of=20 Metro apps and standard programs present on your screen at the same=20 time. As far as I know, that is impossible when using Metro apps=20 without external help. dwayne --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .