Quote Originally Posted by Isox21 View Post
This cant be any more inaccurate. Microsoft completely started from scratch with Windows 8 with a brand new kernel. The performance gains are drastic. Windows 8 machines boot up in about 5 seconds and this is just one of the benefits of the brand new kernel.

To the OP, from what i understand, Windows 8.1 will release soon and addresses your concern with the start button =).
No they didn't, and nobody does that. Type "ver" at the command line.
Windows NT 3.5, 4.0, 2000, Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1 are all Windows NT kernels.

Any performance gain you think you are seeing is imaginary.
http://www.extremetech.com/computing...rclocking-site