And on a Mac too!

(Meant to say 8.1 in the title... Whoops)

taken in 2024 btw

soo... i think, its not a good windows...

ITS A BEST WINDOWS VERSION EVER! (it even install video drivers automatically)

Every now and then, I boot up the original Windows 8 (yes, 8.0, not 8.1!) in QEMU, and I just can't help smiling.

I know this might be an unpopular opinion, but to me, Windows 8 was the most beautifully polished Windows MS ever created.

Just look at those window frames, title bars, and buttons! So clean, so elegant, so perfectly balanced. I absolutely loved that design, and honestly, I still do.

Sure, hiding the Start button was a questionable decision, and the whole Metro interface wasn't exactly everyone's cup of tea. But I even have a soft spot for those quirky hot corners and the Charms bar appearing from the right side of the screen. There was something genuinely unique about it all.

And remember when Windows still treated creating a local, offline user account during installation as a perfectly normal thing to do? These days, with Windows 11 and Microsoft's ever-increasing obsession with pushing Copilot and online services everywhere, I can't imagine ever leaving Linux to return to Windows.

I swear, if I could somehow have this exact Windows 8, safely usable and properly supported in 2026, it would be a dream come true.

I guess, I'm probably in the minority even here, but I genuinely miss this beautiful little piece of Windows history.

Am I the only one?

NOTE: It's only a custom tile, Microsoft Store is not supported on Windows 8.1

I've almost never seen anyone use 8.0, only 8.1 or 7