It does work fine for me, though. (Destiny)

by Funkmon , Monday, August 03, 2015, 17:56 (3499 days ago) @ marmot 1333

For one, the start menu exists, so that's better than 8. The control panel has sensible options that are easy to use before you go into classic control panel, which has been confusing since Windows 7. Window stacking is more responsive. You hover and then click much quicker than on the previous ones. It also makes more sense starting up a new version of an already open window from the taskbar.

Built in features are simple to use on Windows 10, and they appear to have full power, as opposed to Windows 8, where it was absolutely torture trying to do anything but the most rudimentary of settings changes. Window screen splitting works flawlessly.

The search function is great. For example, if I want to change my power settings, I hit Win, then type "power settings" and that submenu of the control panel pops up, and it's easy to navigate. Not fiddly like Windows 7. It's also easier to navigate with a keyboard.

Using a tablet, as I often do, I am using the Windows 8 Metro applications. Using the desktop software is very difficult on a Windows tablet, and because the Metro applications are inherently crippled, sometimes you're forced into the desktop applications. In Windows 10, everything works with both normal mouse interface and touch interface.

Speaking of tablets, I noticed something. I changed my desktop background on my desktop and it changed it on my tablet. When I went on DBO on my PC for the first time ever, it already had my username and password loaded. My history appears to be shared between Windows 8 Internet Explorer and Edge in Windows 10. This kind of stuff was my primary motivation to use Chrome on my computers. That and the Chromebooks. Now, I don't need to.

If Windows 10 isn't faster, and it's possible it's not, it creates the impression it is. I remember someone who does UI for Bungie saying in a Halo 2 weekly update that getting the UI animations correct was a huge deal. It has to have a nice flourish, but not stutter, and it has to complete very quickly. If Windows 10 is slower, it covers it by extremely satisfying split second animations upon hover and selection. Any lag I am getting I perceive to be built in timing in the OS.

Furthermore, when I load web applications like the online version of Word or Google Docs, it loads quicker in Edge. This makes sense, because the engine that thing uses is stupid fast. When I load actual software suites, I don't notice much of a difference.