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I've gotten used to most of 8's kinks by now, but I absolutely agree. Navigating the OS just feels so disjointed because of metro/charms. There are a few keyboard shortcuts which are pretty useful in Windows 8 to make life a little bit easier though (in case someone hasn't heard of these): Win+Q: brings up the quick search panel without dragging you out of desktop mode (it's equivalent to pressing the windows key and typing, but you get to avoid most of the metro interface) Win+I: brings up the settings panel within the charms bar for quick access to the shutdown/reboot menu Win+C: brings up the charms bar Win+X: displays a context menu for easy access to the Control Panel as well as a few useful system features