Anyone running Windows 7 on tablets/hybrids?

[Duranis]

So recently got a load of hybrid tablets for the kids to use. They are working fine but the teachers REALLY hate windows 8. I have been considering dropping them to windows 7 but have never tried using it with a touch screen before. If they were purely just tablets I would probably just leave them as they are but as they will mostly be used as laptops with the touchscreen just being used in certain app's then I'm thinking it would be ok.

 

Anyone had similar experiences or is running Win7 on touchscreen devices?

[Michael]

In the short term there's always Classic Shell that you can easily/quickly install to provide a functional Start Menu. Maybe post September time, you could upgrade them to Windows 10 which so far is looking promising and better than Windows 8/8.1.

[difinity]

I found 7 a little fiddly on the tablet i had a play with due to the small boxes that need a precise touch. It was designed for a mouse pointer rather than a stubby finger.

I guess it depends on how much touch usage they will have and which software is going to be used on them.

My friend has a Surface Pro, he hated Win8 but raves about it now he has 10 on it.

[Roberto]

Regardless of what you think of Windows 8 (and believe me, I'm not a fan) it seems more than a little utterly and completely pointless and self-defeating to buy tablets then put a non-tablet operating system on them.

 

As Windows 10 is available from the end of this month, might that be an acceptable compromise?

[ITGuyWestMidlands]

8.1 is usable and fast to boot. I like windows 7 put agree on the above. I couldn't imagine using it touch screen all the time

[Duranis]

I agree 100% that it makes no sense to put win 7 on a touchscreen device but when it comes to it if they are not going to get used because the teachers don't like win8 then I would prefer to just put win7 on. They are hybrids (detachable keyboard/trackpad) so not quite so bad as pure tablets. They can use mouse/keyboard for general OS navigation then switch to touch within the applications they use. Really frustrating as I trialed win8 devices here before buying these and not one person complained.

 

Win 10 is the end game and will solve the problems (I hope) but as we are also running cc4 I'm not holding my breath on it being well support any time this year.

 

Classic shell is something I need to look in to and see if I can deploy it via CC4 as this may solve the problem as well. It's not that there is a fault with the tablets, just that the teachers don't know how they work (and to be fair win8 gui is horrible ). Have offered to give training but I know from experience this wont change the opinion of the few who "just don't like it".

[NB9457]

I've used 7 on a touch screen. It's really not cut out for it.

 

Wait for 10, the choice between a start menu or tiles then!