Windows 8 was released 11 years ago today!
The most radical and shocking release in Windows history!
Scrapping the traditional start menu and introducing a start screen with modern apps!
Despite it’s shortcomings, it had noticable under the hood performance improvement. Also improved security features too!
I jumped on the Windows 8 bandwagon on launch day. It wasn’t a horrible overall experience. It was definitely a shock coming from Windows 7 at the time.
Windows 8.1 improved upon many of 8’s shortfalls. Including boot to desktop and bringing back the beloved start button!