I’ve got Windows 8 and love it. Don’t believe the hype, it’s easy to figure out. Last week I was browsing away when Google Chrome asked me if I wanted to “Relaunch Chrome in Windows 8 Mode”… and before I knew I’d clicked yes.  Suddenly Google Chrome didn’t appear the same way, my icons and links appeared missing. What I’d done was I got Google Chrome stuck in Windows 8 Mode. To make it go back the way it was, I had to get back to Desktop Mode.  My computer guru Chuck gave me the fix:
Go into Google Chrome
Click the set of bars to the upper right of the toolbar
Choose Relaunch as Chrome Desktop