Most of these features were not indispensable but you may find them so if you were used to using them on a regular basis. But do not despair, since Windows 8 isn’t yet locked down. You can get these features back and here is how you do it.
Start Menu, Unified Search & Boot to Desktop
Windows 8 has done away with the traditional start menu and button and has provided a start screen. Which means booting directly to the desktop or using unified search for finding settings, files and programs is not possible. Now you can get these features back by putting in a 3rd party start menu, like the free start menu 8 or traditional Classicshell. This will delay the viewing of the desktop as you log in but that is a small price to pay.DVD Playback
The option for playing DVD out of the box is no longer there, there is a costly option as a substitute. You can skip all that by simply installing the free of cost VLC media player which can then be used to play DVDs on the Windows 8. Of course if you have bought a new PC then it could have DVD drive fitted in which makes all this redundant.Windows Media Center
Instead of upgrading to the professional and much pricier version of Media Center Pack you can attempt to use a different media center application; XMBC for instance.Solitaire, Minesweeper & Other games
These games where much beloved to people who wanted to take a much needed break from the stress of working in an office. Windows 8 does not have these; your options are either to install desktop versions or install the latest versions from the Windows store.Windows Desktop Gadgets
This has been eliminated by Windows 8 as it seems they seem a little unsure about this program as it can change your system like any program can. You can easily overcome this hurdle by putting in the desktop gadget support into Windows 8.Parental Controls
This one could be found in earlier versions now no longer available. But you could use the Microsoft Family Safety which is part of accounts in Mircrsoft. This enables you to administer and keep tabs on the internet usage of the young ones in your family. This also many new and useful features.Windows Aero Glass
This lovely almost see through theme has also become a casualty. Do not bother to get it back using tools like Aero8Tuner as the blurred looking effect has made it look not so slick. It looks like much thought and work has gone into the elimination of this theme.Windows Classic Theme
You can have something approximately the same by getting User Created Windows Classic theme, but you will find that it is not quite the same. This theme is basically a simply changed version of the theme that used to be called High Contrast theme but still it is not just the same.You can try and get some of the features that you were so used to and loved so much by following these simple and basic steps. A better way still would be to let go and move forward and get used to the new version.
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