Windows 8.1 was all right if you could tolerate the giant tiles start screen bullshit – adding multiple desktops was a good move, and brought it up to parity with like 1985-vintage AmigaOS or 2008ish GNOME/Wayland. It performed OK, too, since it threw out all the Aero transparency effects that would burn GPU cycles just sitting on the desktop. Unfortunately, 8 also marked the beginning of breaking up the Control Panel apps into touchscreen-friendly counterparts with missing functionality, and 8.1, 10, and 11 have definitely doubled down on that.
Windows 8.1 was all right if you could tolerate the giant tiles start screen bullshit – adding multiple desktops was a good move, and brought it up to parity with like 1985-vintage AmigaOS or 2008ish GNOME/Wayland. It performed OK, too, since it threw out all the Aero transparency effects that would burn GPU cycles just sitting on the desktop. Unfortunately, 8 also marked the beginning of breaking up the Control Panel apps into touchscreen-friendly counterparts with missing functionality, and 8.1, 10, and 11 have definitely doubled down on that.
8 was an UX nightmare.
3 different IEs, 2 different control panels each with different functions. 2 different UI paradigms in the same os for some reason.
For you, it was the day that your OS was a UI/UX nightmare. For MiKKKro$oft, it was Tuesday.