Let me pose a more difficult task to you then: How do you close a full screen Metro App without Alt+F4? Fully close, not just switch to something else.
Under the hood, Windows 8 is great. The main problem lies within its UI because it was rushed.
The 3 main problems with Windows 8 UI are:
1) Ugly
- Removal of Aero
2) Hidden
- Hidden features require you to search or know that its there
- Advanced Settings are hidden and require mouse gestures to access
- For example in the IE app, the address bar is hidden unless you right click
- In contrast, Windows Phone 7 always has a telltale icon that leads you to hidden functions
- Shut down button is hidden behind 3 layers 1) Mouse to lower right corner, 2) Click settings, 3) Right click power icon
3) Start Menu
- Why full screen?
- Start menu could have easily been a 2-3 column menu that peeks out from the left side
- Why hide the new 'App Taskbar'? Why not just merge it with the existing task bar. Lets face it, Metro Apps are just full screen programs, no different than full screen games.