The disconcerting fact that you seem to be overlooking about this report is the “Most Common Crashing Apps” portion.  Windows Explorer, for those who don’t know, is the backbone of the windows UI.  It is both window manager and chrome, while functioning as the application which allows you to browse your files.  

Where you don’t even see that for Windows 7 (meaning less than 15.1% of crashes in Win 7 are from Explorer), it’s the number 1 culprit in Windows 8.  All four listed applications for 7 are third-party, MS isn’t to blame (entirely) for their faults.  A crash in explorer, however, can potentially cause faults in all open applications, a far more devastating effect.

What the hell the matter with you, Ed? nobody push you to Windows 8. Are you childish or what? Just keep using Windows 7, OSX, Linux or whatever you want, Microsoft doesn’t care. Nobody will throw you into jail because of that.
Why are so threatened with people upgrade to Windows 8? What is for you?

I have updated all on laptop when store app actually responds and stops crashing itself. I have the chrome designed for W8 and so far that’s the worst of the browsers.

Yes its an upgrade from W7, installed on a Samsung laptop with an i3 core and 8gb memory, and yep ran the advisor before upgrading. My mate upgraded on his pc and so far his is fine even though my laptop is higher and faster spec.

I would rather happy if MS paid me!!

You dumb ass, why don’t you get the desktop UI is just windows7+ 
It is almost the same, 
IF you are so allergic to metro!!
Why you are using it.?? Stick with xp itself, like grannies!!

I don’t find anything expect start menu so weird and annoying!!

Ed: (a) To be on the record, this website is an Indian one. (b) I don’t care if anyone upgrades to Windows 8 or not. It is each persons decision. What this post does is report the findings of a study carried out by another company. Feel free to agree or disagree with their findings! 🙂

Lynn, rather than trying to show off your English, which I presume is your first language, I suggest you try to learn another language and see how well you can do in it. I have seen folks from the so-called English-speaking countries do worse – but then I suppose that’s fine if they do it – but not when an Asian make mistakes! Tsk tsk … is there a term for such kind of behavior? 🙂

Seems most of these forums / blogs with middle eastern writers are trying to push 8 like their lives depended on it. Stand your ground people.

crazzzi, not for nothing and far be it from me to help anyone out with 8, but is your install an upgrade? if so how old is the system you upgraded? did you meet at least the minimum system requirements for install? did you run the Windows 8 upgrade advisor before upgrading?

@TuhinBagh:disqus , your the ASS HAT. How much did Microcrap pay you to post that comment?

First off peoples problem with Windows 8 does not lye with the OS itself mainly, although it IS A BIG STEP DOWN from 7. Peoples problems lye within the OS that Microcrap has designed to be sort of a “big brother” type of OS.

Once I pay for an OS, I am going to do with it what I wish and I WILL install whatever is designed for it whether it be legal or illegal as I dam well please and Microcrap IS NOT going to tell me any different. I am a big boy and will suffer the consequenses of my actions if the situation arises.