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Then I listened to a presentation by Microsoft at the TechMentor 2012 conference. I even had to ask a colleague how to get to the command prompt. I had played with Windows 8 and was unimpressed. There are those who are saying your phone is the new laptop. Obviously, Microsoft is betting the farm on touchscreens and mobile devices, which is probably not all that bad of a bet. All that, combined with Windows Server 2008 R2, made a powerful reason to make the move to Windows 7. The OS also included native virtual hard disk boot, new BitLocker features, and the many enterprise-level features of DirectAccess and BranchCache.

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While it’s possible to open File Explorer right from the Start screen by simultaneously pressing Windows plus E keys, some users may prefer to open File Explorer with a mouse and may want to pin the Computer icon to the Start screen. Windows 8 users may want to pin Computer icon to the Start screen to quickly open File Explorer.

Start screen in Windows 8 is used to search for installed apps, files and settings and view variety of information wit the help of live tiles.

Now that Microsoft has replaced the old Start menu with Start screen in Windows 8, Start screen is the first thing that you see when you login to Windows 8. Even though most users prefer to launch Windows Explorer (or File Explorer in Windows 8) with the help of Windows + E hotkey, majority of Windows users launch the File Explorer or Windows Explorer by double-clicking on the Computer icon on the desktop.īoth Windows 7 and Windows 8 don’t show the Computer icon on desktop by default but one can easily show the Computer icon on desktop by following our how to easily add My Computer icon to Windows 8 desktop guide. The Computer icon is one of the two icons (the other one is Recycle Bin) without which the Windows desktop looks incomplete.