If you prefer this mode to Windows App, it's possible to work only or mainly in the Desktop. With Windows 8.1, you can skip seeing the Start screen altogether.

Windows 8 is indeed, as many complain, two different operating systems with little in common. There’s the mobile-optimized Start screen and the more traditional Windows Desktop.

For mobile users this means more battery life and snappier performance -- but for Desktop users, this means Windows 8 is simply faster than Windows 7. Let's break it down.

If this level of complexity is too much, Windows also has a feature called ‘Multiple Desktops’ which allows multiple users who use the same user account but keep things separated while running.

The best desktop computers can elevate your home computing setup in a way that a compact laptop never could. When you don’t have to cram your CPU, RAM, storage, graphics card, screen and ...

The Windows 8 Desktop works the same way as Windows 7, including the ability to place program icons anywhere on the desktop and pin icons to the taskbar. In Windows 8.1, there is even a Start Menu ...