Suggestion: Add the ability to spedify default applications for modern desktop and "apps".

One of the things that makes the Windows 8 experience feel jarring is the constant flipping between the office and the 'metro' style applications, especially when opening for example attachments to electronic mail, etc.

Can you not an engineer (perhaps under a set of advanced options for default programs) a way to have both configured 'default' programs, when opening a file or an attachment to the desktop environment, and the other for when opening a file or an attachment of an APA 'metro '. This will become even more useful as developers to provide desktop computers and their applications ' metro' versions.

For example, I'm in Outlook to send and open a PDF file. By default, it turns back to the app full screen (metro style) of Microsoft Reader, which is far from ideal.

If, instead, I set the default PDF for Adobe Reader desktop drive, then it's better from Outlook. However, if I use a file browser in the metropolitan area or open an attachment, and then it comes back on the desktop to open it - that feels almost like a seamless experience.

That kind of capability is especially important around things like photos, videos and music as well as files PDF - but would also help in other areas, for example WinZip (where they offer desktop and applications of metro style) and I am sure than others to go forward.

It would be difficult to apply, but I don't think it's impossible.  But just my opinion here, I think that in most cases, people are not using the metro and the office.  If you are on a workstation, you probably only use Outlook and Adobe and all other office applications and never use metro file browser.  If your default program will be a desktop program.  But if you have a Tablet, you will probably not use the office. If your default program would be the metro application.

I don't really feel like Microsoft for you allows you to switch backwards between the two experiences, because (as you say) it's very shocking.  But you (the user) are in control of that.  You would probably have a better experience if you just stuck to the one who is the most suitable for you.

It is a point that I do not understand when people say they want it to work like Windows 7.  Except for the start menu, there is nothing doesn't stop that. You could put the programs and the shortcut on your desktop icons and the taskbar that you want and you will never see Metro again.

Just my thoughts anyway.  I feel as if the switch is jarring (who he really is), do not switch. Stay in the most appropriate to your hardware and your preferences.

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