Reply to BCD3000 and Windows 8 is a no go, so what controllers work?

Just got a new laptop for christmas, and it's adorned with Windows 8. I thought this would be a refreshing change, but it's possibly the worst operating system I've ever used in my life. It's actually offensive to use. And my BCD3000 isn't recognised when I plug it in. I'm about to make a post on Behringer's website but I don't expect they'll be able to fix it, it is after all an out of date controller. Anywhos, I was looking at upgrading to a Novation Twitch soon, and was wondering if anyone here has used one with Windows 8?

Just need to point out that I already tried downgrading (Or as I see it, upgrading) to Windows 7 but the HDD is formatted in GPT not MBR so it cannot be done without some seriously risky business, which I'm not overly keen to do on my brand new laptop.

On the plus side, I had Traktor open with all 4 decks running with all effects going on them and the load bar didn't even budge! But still, try and avoid windows 8 like the plague.