RetroUI have done it again. This time, for Windows Server 2012. The situation with Windows Server 2012 goes this way:
- Server 2012 has no Start Button or Start Menu, just like Windows 8
- Server 2012 has a Start Screen instead, which runs full-screen (like it or not)
- Server 2012 also relies on Hot Corners and the Charms bar to do things like:
- Switch between applications
- Shutdown, Reboot, Power Off ; buried in the Charms bar
- Switch back to the classic Windows desktop
- Server 2012 relies on you configuring shortcuts on the Windows Start screen for applications you need to manage the computer.
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Am I the strange one here? I see absolutely no need for a desktop on a server. I really need to work with Windows 2012, but if it has the base Windows 8 Applications, that is probably even worse, email and people and photos and facebook have even less meaning than a desktop. However, if a lot of the administrative tools and control panel were to have live tiles, I would opt for the desktop to be removed permanently. However, it really still has to support multiple windows.