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by adamman 4765 days ago
What requires more steps?
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Searching for things that aren't applications. In 7, everything was visible in one result list. In 8, results from the control panel don't show at all until you click a category switcher button.
Powering down

In Windows 7: Start > Shutdown In Windows 8: Charms > Settings > Power > Shutdown

Who uses power down anyway? Just close your lid or press the power button once. The type of power down can be configured for both these actions.

I maybe shut down fully or restart once every second month and then i actually don't mind if it takes one click more.

Desktop users.
Press the power button.
Madness!
Powering down Windows XP+: Press power button, walk away
Pressing the power button will do one of three things: suspend, hibernate, or power off. Do you know which one it does on my machine? Because I don't.
seeing the desktop.