Originally Posted by
wharvey
Can you translate for the non-technical among us?

If you want to see the
Metro Modern interface then you can just use the OS out of the box. However there are a number of programs that give you the look of previous OS versions i.e. with a Start button and menu rather than the tiles. Classic Shell is one of these that is free, Start8 is a paid for one.
Hyper V is described here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-V