Its safe to say that the one thing Windows 8 doesnt lack is criticism.
The Start Screen is, if nothing else, different.
The Start Screen is attractive, clean, bold, and very imperfect.
Theres little sense in this.
After all, this is where you will find the calculator and paint shortcuts.
Microsoft should just make all apps a permanent fixture on the Start Screen.
Put in the Context
We understand why there are no Windows-esque context menus on the Start Screen.
Traditional drop down lists are hard to negotiate with a touch interface.
Its much easier to have large icons pop up that can be easily tapped with sausage-sized human digits.
But, it just seems counterintuitive not to have some kind of context menu solution.
Use icons and text large enough to tap while retaining Metro UI elements and themes.
Theres no need to reinvent the wheel, just make it better.
Shut Down?
Good Luck
Shutting down, restarting or putting your system to sleep isnt difficult but its tedious and annoying.
Five steps to do what took two or three in previous Windows versions.
It doesnt seem unreasonable to add sleep, restart, and shut down options.
The user could always change their preference in the options later on.
At the very least, Microsoft could give everyone the option.
Click, Click, Click … Click, Delete?
That feature when incorporated was, is, awesome.
You have to have used early Windows versions to understand just how much so.
Now, that ability is once again gone.
So, why the rigmarole?
Whys it so hard to allow users to press the delete button and/or add an option?
Step One: Fix.
Step Two: it.
Step Three: Fix it!
