macoman Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I am going to receive this Wednesday a HP 7 stream... It has full Windows 8.1 installed, however I am not interested in the desktop mode, it is a way to remove partially or completely the desktop mode and just leave the modern mode on? Like the way windows phone its but without the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 No, the desktop is alive and kicking and required since many apps have no modern version (think MS Office). Even Windows RT have the desktop because of Office. The Control Panel is not completely "modern", so many settings still require the old desktop panel. Oh and you don't have a good file explorer in modern... The only thing you can do is remove the "Desktop" tile from your start screen. That's it. Dashel and articuno1au 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 As above. You can stay in the modern interface pretty much always, but some options and things are only accessible through desktop mode. Perfect answer above honestly >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DConnell Member Posted November 26, 2014 Member Share Posted November 26, 2014 I am going to receive this Wednesday a HP 7 stream... It has full Windows 8.1 installed, however I am not interested in the desktop mode, it is a way to remove partially or completely the desktop mode and just leave the modern mode on? Like the way windows phone its but without the phone. No, there's no way to remove the desktop. But you can simply install all Modern apps for what you want to do and just not use the desktop. You may find you still need to go into the desktop for some settings and maintenance, though. goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoman Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Thank you guys... Oh well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoman Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Had finally the tablet since yesterday and like it a lot. It is really amazing that for just $99, you can have a tablet with full Windows 8.1 plus Office 2013. Now got also this crazy idea... has anyone yet tried to install Windows Phone 8.1 on this tablet? It is possible? Don't think I will do it but since is a tablet; I will imagine that a lot of people will like to experiment with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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