Windows8

I do without the mouse, too, whenever possible. It is much more efficient to enter data without it. For accounting software, I really don't understand the fascination with moving towards mouse driven interfaces. 

I just bought a laptop with Windows 8 a few weeks ago and haven't had any issues at all with chess.com. Using Chrome.

Greatness is imminent!

I do some of my work on a touchscreen (my iPad). It is inefficient and the work suffers, but my luggage weighs less.

98SE was just fair. Still happy on XP though (support ends in one year).

I was ok with Vista but happier with window7. I don't use mouse but use touchpad.

I'd really like to get rid of that Charms thing. It is annoying.

The funny thing is that Microsoft acknowledges this fact: look at this ad! I salute Microsoft today! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9FAOPBiDk

http://browseryoulovedtohate.com/

Anyway, about your problem, are you using the Metro browser, or the Desktop? Try using the desktop if you are using the Metro. If you are using dekstop, try downloading Chrome :)

Depends on the desktop, touchscreen desktops, it is great. Anyways, you aren't being forced to use Metro. There is a Desktop Mode, albeit with no start button (but thats not a big deal). 

How are touchscreens useless for touch typing? You do realize touchscreens are the ONLY way to touchtype.

There isn't a problem with having a Start button, but Microsoft wants to make all phones, tablets, computers have more or less the same interface. Anyways, I like the new Start Screen, due to live tiles. I prefer not having to open an app to see whether I have gotten new emails. On Metro, the tile shows you the emails. 

You can probably add the start button and disable the start menu with third-party software.

I hated windows 7 when I got it, I still don't rate it. My printer doesn't link to it very well and my canon scanner doesn't link to it at all. They can keep windows 8, I wouldn't want it as a free gift.

I'm pretty sure that the touchscreen is meant to be a suppliment to the keyboard and mouse, not a replacement.

Anytime text entry is required I'll take a keyboard every time, but given the choice, I'd definitely take the pinch-and-zoom capabilities of google maps or swipe to scroll over navigating with my mouse.  I'm sure there are many other similar cases.

yes, and also, look at Android 4.2!

They have a swype keyboard, which means that basically, you just have to swipe through the keys, and voila, android uses smart technology to figure out the word you are trying to put, and it just works.

here:

http://www.android.com/whatsnew/

heres a demo of it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9F7U2OWeAQ

skip to about 3:38

of course, this isn't on windows 8, but there is touchpal keyboard, which is the same thing more or less. (and it works on windows 8) 

here is the demo on windows 8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X2rcVjtUaYE

as you can see, touch keyboards offer more flexibility when typing, and offer more options. I dont know about you, but I would take a touchkeyboard anytime.

Microsoft is right less than half the time, but they know how to steal better ideas or drive those with them out of business.

Kohai, Are you a staff of chess.com? The only issue to play chess.com on a windows 8 device is that the piece can't be captured using touch. This is the site issue and it is very easy to fix, just update the site by following this link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ie/jj583807.aspx.

I am looking forward to this issue being fixed asap so that I can play chess.com on my surface and will become a long-term member of chess.com.

At least i do not have 2 worry about problem,s with win8 anymore,as i now am using an apple.

The last thing I want on my laptop is a smudge screen... works alright for my android based tablet, but for anything serious I use my laptop.  Hell will freeze before I use that abortion interface they call win8.  Sales are significantly down and people are avoiding Win8 more than they did with Vista.  If microsoft continues in this direction I can see people bypassing two versions of Windows.  

windows 8 is great. people who dont like are just incapable of spending the 10 minutes required to understand how it works. even if you never use the metro interface, and just stick to the desktop for everything, its still better or the same as windows 7 in every way.

anyway chess.com works fine on my windows 8 computer. its a browser issue, not operating system.

you can't really say that its bad just because you don't like it...

you just put app shortcuts on the desktop as icons. its incredibly easy. by the way, THERE STILL IS A START BUTTON. its just in the form of a right click menu now. look:

notice the right click menu in the bottom corner? it has everything the start menu had plus some extra stuff, so its actually better than the start menu was. all my apps that i use are right there on the desktop. and turning it off? how about ctrl+alt+delete, and theres an option to sleep restart or shutdown. or just the new quick settings menu in the bottom right corner of the screen also has that option.

and the fact that you're asking how to shut it down tells me that you immediately jumped on the hater bandwagon that started before it was even released, and made no real effort to try it out for yourself and give it a fair shot. how'd i do? is that pretty accurate?

id also just like to point out that windows 8 is indesputibly objectively faster than windows 7 (ive used both on the same computer).