I’ve had a lot to say about Windows 8 already this year, and I’ll doubtlessly have more as we edge closer to its official late-October release date. And, let’s face it: most of it hasn’t been good.

When something feels off with our PCs, most of us go straight for the usual suspects. You open Task Manager, glance at the CPU and memory graphs, maybe fire up HWiNFO or MSI Afterburner, and start ...