Armourslash
02-01-2015, 10:36 AM
Now before I start, don't get annoyed at me for putting this up but these are indeed true reasons why 8 is better than 7. For those who know windows 7 but don't know windows 8, windows 8 is an OS continued of 7 released in 2012, 8.1 (latest) was released in 2013. And please this is especially for those New interface whiners who can't be bothered to get used to it as they are like "windows 8 sucks because there is no aero" or the most common one "windows 8 sucks becuase of the new start screen, I prefer the start menu"
Windows 8 wasn't great back when released as the start menu wasnt the best, there was no start button on the desktop and had certain issues, when 8.1 was released all of these problems were fixed (the start menu still exists.)anyway lets get started.
1. Better stability
This was one big advantage that windows 8 had over 7, it was MUCH more stable and performed better after doing a test, doesnt matter if you are using 7 basic theme or even classic theme windows 8's default theme will always be better even with the visual effects enabled.
2. Bugs in 7 that NEVER get fixed.
Now you all may think that 7 SP1 is perfect and it has no bugs, no security issues etc. But it isn't as one of the most common bugs that 7 has is the explorer refeshing bug. This is a bug that has persisted throughout every single version of Windows 7, and despite innumerable complaints, it isn’t fixed. Windows 7 launched in 2009, and it is now 2015 yet it remains unfixed, and inconsistent. I have lost track of how many times I have had to explain to clients that the reason why the file that they saved to the desktop/folder isn’t appearing is because it sometimes won’t refresh automatically and that they have to right click and hit refresh or press F5. Of course, F5 won’t work on Microsoft keyboards because you have to first press F-Lock to enable standard keyboard behavior.
Another annoying one is the taskbat position bug, this happened at one of my school computers where I locked my taskbar and right clicked on one of my programs and clicked back on the taskbar and it automatically moves to the top with the taskbar LOCKED. This is irritating and Microsoft have left this out.
3. Search feature
This is the main problem for me in windows 7. The search feature wont let me:
Force a search in a non-indexed, or partially indexed location. So, let’s say you just added a folder and want to do a quick search in Windows 7… you can’t, because the indexer hasn’t caught up, and you cannot force the indexer to start on command. So you’re screwed.
– Change the search path without first performing a search, and then scrolling to the very bottom of the search results. Who was the genius who designed this?
– Perform complex filters quickly. In 7, I have to use that awkward drop-down menu to manually select each filter, and then scroll back to the left to change my search parameters. This is incredibly cumbersome and unintuitive. Totally fails the grandma test. In Windows 8 I could just type in the name of my video and it would appear instantly.
4. Start Menu
Now please don't get mad at me for putting this up but it seems this menu wasn't designed at its best. As its not very customisable neither was there much you could do with it whereas in the start screen I can change the background, where tiles are arranged or create new groups of tiles.
Now you 7 users may like some things in 7 compared to 8 but these are TRUE reasons why you should switch to 8 instead. Update: giving proof that windoss 8' search feature is better than 7's soon.
5. Internet Explorer
Now this may not be a concern as you guys probably use different browserz like Google Chrome/Firefox/Opera. But comparing IE8 to IE7 it isn't the best browser around although it had some improvements in HTML5, Acid2 etc. It has slower boot up time and SLOW speed not to mention its download bug which sucks too.
Windows 8 wasn't great back when released as the start menu wasnt the best, there was no start button on the desktop and had certain issues, when 8.1 was released all of these problems were fixed (the start menu still exists.)anyway lets get started.
1. Better stability
This was one big advantage that windows 8 had over 7, it was MUCH more stable and performed better after doing a test, doesnt matter if you are using 7 basic theme or even classic theme windows 8's default theme will always be better even with the visual effects enabled.
2. Bugs in 7 that NEVER get fixed.
Now you all may think that 7 SP1 is perfect and it has no bugs, no security issues etc. But it isn't as one of the most common bugs that 7 has is the explorer refeshing bug. This is a bug that has persisted throughout every single version of Windows 7, and despite innumerable complaints, it isn’t fixed. Windows 7 launched in 2009, and it is now 2015 yet it remains unfixed, and inconsistent. I have lost track of how many times I have had to explain to clients that the reason why the file that they saved to the desktop/folder isn’t appearing is because it sometimes won’t refresh automatically and that they have to right click and hit refresh or press F5. Of course, F5 won’t work on Microsoft keyboards because you have to first press F-Lock to enable standard keyboard behavior.
Another annoying one is the taskbat position bug, this happened at one of my school computers where I locked my taskbar and right clicked on one of my programs and clicked back on the taskbar and it automatically moves to the top with the taskbar LOCKED. This is irritating and Microsoft have left this out.
3. Search feature
This is the main problem for me in windows 7. The search feature wont let me:
Force a search in a non-indexed, or partially indexed location. So, let’s say you just added a folder and want to do a quick search in Windows 7… you can’t, because the indexer hasn’t caught up, and you cannot force the indexer to start on command. So you’re screwed.
– Change the search path without first performing a search, and then scrolling to the very bottom of the search results. Who was the genius who designed this?
– Perform complex filters quickly. In 7, I have to use that awkward drop-down menu to manually select each filter, and then scroll back to the left to change my search parameters. This is incredibly cumbersome and unintuitive. Totally fails the grandma test. In Windows 8 I could just type in the name of my video and it would appear instantly.
4. Start Menu
Now please don't get mad at me for putting this up but it seems this menu wasn't designed at its best. As its not very customisable neither was there much you could do with it whereas in the start screen I can change the background, where tiles are arranged or create new groups of tiles.
Now you 7 users may like some things in 7 compared to 8 but these are TRUE reasons why you should switch to 8 instead. Update: giving proof that windoss 8' search feature is better than 7's soon.
5. Internet Explorer
Now this may not be a concern as you guys probably use different browserz like Google Chrome/Firefox/Opera. But comparing IE8 to IE7 it isn't the best browser around although it had some improvements in HTML5, Acid2 etc. It has slower boot up time and SLOW speed not to mention its download bug which sucks too.