What Windows 8 should have been

ChansLeChan · Unread post by **ChansLeChan** » 26 Jan 2021, 16:19

Does anyone remember the Consumer Preview of Windows 8?

I found out what it looked like and it looks very nice and elegant unlike the actual release.

YouTube · Unread post by **K4sum1** » 26 Jan 2021, 16:25

I wish the taskbar was frosted glass like the window borders, but nobody seems to have made a theme like that.

Unread post by **Compa** » 26 Jan 2021, 17:02

I've actually never seen Windows 8's consumer preview... but wow, I really wish they'd kept that design. That start icon's a little bit jarring though, not gonna lie.

Win10-Hater · Unread post by **Win10-Hater** » 27 Jan 2021, 02:00

ChansLeChan wrote: ↑26 Jan 2021, 16:19 Does anyone remember the Consumer Preview of Windows 8?
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I found out what it looked like and it looks very nice and elegant unlike the actual release.

I like the Win8 Consumer Preview look better than the original Win7 look, with a little Open Shell tweaking.
So, I tweaked my Win8 build 9200 install to look like this. Now, it looks good and is super responsive!!

Unread post by **Compa** » 27 Jan 2021, 14:36

You should probably post a guide in the OS customisation forum. I'm pretty intrigued now, given Windows 8.0 is actually an OS I've wanted to try out given it's meant to be the lightest of the NT 6 series (unless Vista SP2 is even faster) but... yeah

Win10-Hater · Unread post by **Win10-Hater** » 27 Jan 2021, 14:55

Compa wrote: ↑27 Jan 2021, 14:36 You should probably post a guide in the OS customisation forum. I'm pretty intrigued now, given Windows 8.0 is actually an OS I've wanted to try out given it's meant to be the lightest of the NT 6 series

Good idea, but I don't have enough time on hand now (I'll be busy until the 31st of Jan). After 1 Feb I will compile a transformation pack and upload it on Yandex Disk or Box (is it fine if I use Box since I know you go against the use of Mega.NZ?).

Unread post by **Compa** » 27 Jan 2021, 15:15

I don't even know what Box is like. Basically anything that doesn't optimise itself only to work in Chrome will do fine.

YouTube · Unread post by **K4sum1** » 27 Jan 2021, 15:29

Compa wrote: ↑27 Jan 2021, 15:15 I don't even know what Box is like. Basically anything that doesn't optimise itself only to work in Chrome will do fine.

Box is like Mega but worse.

XP Luna · Unread post by **XP Luna** » 01 Feb 2021, 17:05

Can anyone tell me how to download the preview?

MassClaw · Unread post by **MassClaw** » 02 Feb 2021, 07:12

This should be it, the 8250 is the one you are probably looking for: https://archive.org/details/os-microsoft-windows-8

flockpig · Unread post by **flockpig** » 21 Mar 2021, 12:15

That start menu button looks horrifically out of place. Looks as though they were still going for the revamp design either way seen in the RTM.

MassClaw · Unread post by **MassClaw** » 22 Mar 2021, 03:36

You mean that flat windows 7 icon? yeah it's horrid, so it's definitely a placeholder.

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