Microsoft has confirmed a Start button is returning to the desktop mode's taskbar of its Windows 8 operating system.
RT, however, is incompatible with any software produced for the x86 (read: full Windows) edition, despite there being a traditional desktop mode.
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Another change will allow users to boot their computers directly into desktop mode, meaning they can avoid ever using the Start Screen if they wish.
If you're using this in desktop mode, you'll also want some sort of wireless mouse or trackpad (not included in the box, sadly).
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Desktop mode is exactly that, just like the Windows 7 desktop.
Users can still switch to a more traditional desktop mode by clicking on an icon, but the environment lacks the start menu button offered since Windows 95.
The display is outstanding with the Windows 8 tile-based Modern UI but in desktop mode, icons and text are almost too small because of the dense resolution.
Although they do offer a traditional desktop mode, the only programs that can be run under it are Microsoft's Office 2013 suite and a limited number of the firm's other products.
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That's why Windows 8 opens in the start screen, why Microsoft is working to build up a large catalog of tablet-type apps that run only in the start screen, and why the traditional desktop has been relegated to a mode you reach by clicking on an icon on the start screen.
Finally, the Razer Edge can be docked in the Docking Station as part of home console mode, which serves as a full desktop and charging resource with three USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI 1.4 port, mic-in and stereo-out.
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It even has desktop versions for when you are in sit-down mode.
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In Safari, there's now a full-screen mode and you'll be able to share tabs from your desktop with your phone (dubbed iCloud Tabs).
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