Overall it's a huge improvement for PCs
Windows 7 vs Windows 8 vs Windows 10
Just as Windows 7 was a departure from Windows XP (see our previous post on the differences between Windows XP and 7), Windows 8 is a “completely reinvented” version of Windows from start to finish.
It has been rewritten to run not only on desktops and laptops, but also on tablet PCs in a much more intuitive way than before. We wrote earlier that Windows 7 would be very different from Windows XP and that it might take some time for new users to get used to it.
Well, Windows 8 is an even bigger change. For most people, the change was too much of a shock. Removing the Start button was too much of a criticism, and Microsoft eventually relented and added it back in Windows 10.