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Apparently you can't, because...
... that 'near universal dislike' is by current Windows users who can't stand the Metro interface. But there are more serious problems involved too, of which you seem to either ignore or are unaware.

There is one absolute problem with putting Windows on a tablet which has persisted for 11 years now--there simply isn't any touch-centric application on desktop Windows (including Windows 8) that would make the tablet form factor truly functional. In other words, Win8RT is the only version that is really viable for tablets at this time. That is, assuming other developers run into the same kind of issues Justin has. Without apps, the form factor will stagnate just as it has for the last decade. Without developers, there are no apps. Without support for those developers, well, fewer developers, right?

The problem is that the majority of testers of the Win8 beta have overwhelmingly declared they hate the Metro interface. To be honest, the Metro-like interface is the only one that's truly functional on a tablet form factor right now. Ergo, if you want a tablet you're stuck with the RT version of Win8.
Posted by Vulpinemac
1st May 2012