Tips to get Windows 8 Features on Windows 7

[D_chapple]

I think that Windows 8 is the first Windows operating system after Windows 95 with a latest and new style interface. This is the second time the Microsoft drastically modify the user interface. However some might want to get the port of the Windows 8 Metro UI in their windows 7 computer. You can do it easily but the thing is you can only get the general look and feel of Metro UI. You may also get multiple monitor support, and the ribbon-style toolbar. But you will not get all the improvements like Windows Store, native USB 3.0 support and Windows Live account integration.

I have tried to emulate applications such as Mosaic 8 Edition. This is one of the best creations to date in regard to making Windows 7 interface in Windows 8. It really takes to give a look to our Seven Metro.

For starters, the application is compressed into a file about 23 MB. You have to download and unzip in any directory. From there, directly go to the file in the uncompressed file Mosaic.exe and run it. After a brief, loading screen will open. This screen shows the Metro interface, and is the most important, as it is the platform for launching applications and also the center of your activity so far.

The Metro interface is composed of invisible small rectangular space, acting as a grid to place each of the icons of the applications or Websites you want to anchor it hidden from the bar to the right of your screen.

Mosaic Options in Windows 8 Edition are bounded, but assertive about the ease of use at this early stage of development. The Start button located on the right sidebar is used to start the interface if you left Metro to your Windows 7 desktop or put focus on some of the displays as Friends or access the calendar.

The requirements, for now, to have the interface of Windows 8 in Windows 7 are to have Microsoft. NET Framework 4.0 full version. The "for now" is that in later versions of Mosaic will need to have Microsoft Zune.

[Emma.J]

Recently, a couple of leaked images of the new Windows 8 unveiled a new visual style called "Aero Lite". The theme has some Metro interface elements, similar to those found in "Microsoft's Media Center Application" and Windows Phone 7. This theme will change the appearance of several of the Aero interface elements as part of the window, the window title, buttons, checkboxes, taskbar, Start Menu and Jump Lists.

[Nathen]

One of the most striking features of Windows 8 , is the new interface that will take over the classic interface of Windows . With this (and support for ARM processors), Microsoft plans to have a single operating system for everything: tablets, PCs, laptops .

The application called Mosaic for Windows 7 , which seeks to emulate what we have seen in the development versions of Microsoft.

[unlimitedtech]

Mosaic, gives us a new interface on top of Windows 7, strongly inspired by Metro, the new style / look of Windows 8. We have "Tiles" or panels, we can customize. Initially, we have only one, but going to the Mosaic Store, we lose many more, including panels Twitter, Gmail, Control Panel, Climate, among others.

[XDRoX]

It is really sad to hear that this Mosaic application does not provide most of the features that is necessary. I think that the application is still in early stages of development, so the performance, if we add too many tiles, is not so good. But if you want to experiment a little with the future look of Windows 8, or just want to set a bit what it looks like the main page of your PCs, do not forget to check out!