Installed Windows 8 Developer Preview to a VM few hours ago, what follows is a cluttered list of visual observations. Sorry, did my best. Read it if you still want.
- Integrates your user account to Windows live account by default.
- Task manager has undergone some major changes. Sure it's more sleek, but I kind of miss the old one..
- Same applies to most default applications. Everything has been stripped down in search of cleaner UI. Like metro, too clean.
- Sending files to trash doesn't need a confirmation. Some other things have also been streamlined, can't remember now.
- Components like .NET framework are installed by a wizard.
- Much like Windows 7, at least more than 7 was like Vista.
And another list just for you, metro. Because you are so special..
- UI suddenly lost all roundings with the new metro look.
- Everything is so rectangular, clean, but maybe too clean.
- Gadgets are by default not enabled in favor of metro.
- Metro applications can't be illegitimately closed! They end up cluttering alt-tab list.
- Things like control panel are really hard to find at first.
- Many things really are touch-centric. Mouse support on some of them is broken.
- Usability is, well.. either good or bad.
- Main screen looks great, nice thing to peek and see all little bits of information.
- Individual apps(or whatever) are 'too fullscreen' and lack small features that could be found on all mouse/keyboard driven apps.
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