[Windows 8 General] Dastrum:
I agree it doesn't really seem very good for desktops. There isn't really any official place for anyone to leave feedback either. So I wrote the following as feedback after using it on my desktop in vmware after a few days and have no where to post it. So might as well put it here.

"I realize this is just a developers preview and not everything is ready or implemented. I also realize most of this is just my opinion. However I would like to leave some feedback.

Metro is interesting to play with, but It somewhat hinders the desktop experience.

The settings menu seems like it should have a button for the control panel and the charms menu seems like it should have a button to display programs, possibly have it bring up some hybrid between the old start menu and the new Green Sidebars prominent throughout the new desktop experience. In other words a more full featured program menu with all the options for desktop users.

The new search is good but it leaves a lot to be desired seeing as it is category specific and lacking the full search/run option of the past.

Upon installing programs the metro UI seems to get cluttered with uninstallers and documentation that isn't really needed. This makes the metro UI appear ugly and cluttered. I know you can unpin stuff but most users don't even delete desktop icons manually. It would be a lot more organized and convenient if just the main Executables were pinned. Then possibly have the option to uninstall or see the documentation upon right click.

It's been mentioned numerous times but I feel there needs to be better multitasking options. You need to be able to close and minimize metro apps. You need to be able to see all of what is open and simply change from one program to another. If I have 15 things open I don't want to slowly scroll through them one by one, I want to see all of what is open and click what I need. Another problem I experienced is the resolution limitations. I use a big HD widescreen as my primary monitor I use 1920x1080 to play games but to have everything big enough to read and interact with I run the desktop environment in 1280x720. This leaves me unable to even use any metro apps.

One thing I miss from past versions of windows that I would like to see implemented is the ability to have toolbars open along with the taskbar. I currently use third party programs to do this now in win 7. Something built into windows along the lines of Rocketdock with stack docklet, Ubuntu's side bar, or apple's bottom bar would be much appreciated and I believe would help ease the transition by giving desktop users another tool to customize with shortcuts.

Not totally understanding UEFI secure boot and the reasoning behind it. I know this wont affect me since all my machines run bios. I'm still questioning the motives however. It's stated secure boot is to stop malware but there are better options. Such as denying to let anything write to boot while the os is running or virtualizing it so it reverts to normal on shutdown or doing something similar to UAC where you are prompted and advised to decline and not to let anything write to boot or advising you the boot has been tampered with on start-up but still allowing you the option to boot or re-flash. Another possible reason for secure boot is they are implementing it to stop pirates but seeing as the decision is left up to OEMS to disable/enable it I'm sure keys will leak and versions that have the option to disable secure boot will leak. So pretty much the only reason left is to allow OEMS to lock you into using the hardware/OS that comes with the computer. Taking away the freedom to upgrade new systems and tailor them to individual needs. This just seems like a step in the wrong direction for PCs. Forced secure boot will basically make new pcs garbage when they get outdated. It seems the ability to disable secure boot shouldn't be something optional left up to the OEM. IT should be mandatory that all new versions of windows have the ability to disable and enable secure boot. No other option seems right or fair.

In conclusion I don't see metro as a total failure but it really needs some quality off life improvements. As it is now it feels tedious and unoptimized. Too many clicks and movements to get anywhere, menus that should be easy to find hidden in the ui. Secure boot is more of an obstacle than a security feature. I remain hopeful everything will be sorted before the final release."