One of the nerdiest things that nerds like to do is show off our battle stations. Our little corner in the world where we do things like play video games and get in pointless Internet arguments. As any nerd knows, no battle station is complete without at least two monitors. With previous versions of Windows it has been a piece of cake to have dual monitors. With only one environment (the desktop) to work in there really wasn’t anything complicating the experience. In Windows 8 that’s not so easy anymore.
The new Start screen in Windows 8 has greatly complicated the situation. It’s a very confusing experience that can be boiled down to one thing: Microsoft has no idea how to deal with Metro on two screens. As long as you keep Metro apps on one of your monitors the experience is fine, but try and put Metro apps on both screens and all hell breaks lose. It’s enough to make even the most patient and calm people get super angry. Maybe Microsoft should have thought about how their new OS would work on two monitors. How it is right now just seems super sloppy and botched.
Microsoft, this sucks. I’m angry. Fix it.