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Was Windows 8 really that bad? I gave it another shot 13 years later

Windows 8: This bold experiment blended two UIs with awkward results. Let's look back ...
Business Insider

How to Get Windows 8's Metro-Style Start Screen and Charms Bar on Older Versions of Windows

Last week, we showed you how to bring the classic start menu to Windows 8. Now, we're going to show you how to bring the new Metro start menu to older Windows versions! WinMetro Thanks to IObit's new ...
PC World

Windows 8 ‘Metro’ Is Dead, But UI Still Needs a Name

Whatever the reason, “Metro” is out, and Microsoft is temporarily referring to the colorful, tiled interface of the impending flagship operating system as “Windows 8 Style UI”. That lacks flare, ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft kills off Metro -- but, alas, the Start Screen lives on

Before you get too excited: No, the Start Screen is still there -- but due to a trademark claim by Metro AG, a massive Eurasian retail chain, Microsoft can no longer call it the Metro Start Screen, ...