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Windows 8 Consumer Preview: A Power User's Honest Review

4,290 views · Published 13 April 2012 · 4:50 · Indexed 26 September 2026

Channel: PC-Addicts · 2012 · Science & Technology

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One IT pro's honest take after running the Windows 8 Consumer Preview full-time as his only home machine. Why the Metro interface just gets in the way for a power user, plus the random freezing issue and the defrag setting that finally fixed it.

⏱ Chapters:
0:00 Running Windows 8 as my only home machine
0:33 Why I never use the Metro interface
1:25 Wishing for an easy way to switch Metro off
1:50 Supporting everyday users on Windows 8
2:10 Random freezes and a locked-up Task Manager
3:05 Turning off the defrag optimization fixed it
3:26 A heavy user's setup: Office, Flash encoder and more
4:09 Sticking with it anyway — what's your opinion?

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