(1) Windows 8 hotkey commands.
The hottest hotkeys we know Hold down the Windows key (Start Menu Key normally located between Alt and Ctrl) when (Windows) is shown. Press (Windows) to enter the tiled Start screen.
(Windows) + M minimizes everything that's showing on the desktop.
(Windows) + E opens Explorer ( My Computer) for quick access to folders.
(Windows) + D to instantly get to the desktop (Almost similar to Windows + M.)
(Windows) + Tab opens a list of currently running programs.
(Windows) + Print Screen To takes a screenshot and saves itin a Screenshots folder nested in your Pictures folder.To take a screenshot on a Windows 8 tablet, simultaneously press the Windows button and the volume-down button on the tablet chassis.
(Windows) + Q opens a global search menu. Type whatyou're looking for and where you would like to look.
(Windows) + W opens a search in your system settings to quickly locate and change system properties.
(Windows) + F opens a file and folder search.
(Windows) + Pause opens the system properties page to show you a quick rundown of your specs.
(Windows) + "," (that's the comma sign!) makes all current windows transparent, giving you a peek at the desktop as long as you hold down (Windows).
(Windows) + "." (the period) snaps a window to the right or left side (toggling each time you press ".").
(Windows) + R prompts the Run command useful for quickly launching apps and other routines with a command prompt.
(Windows) + X opens the Quick Access Menu, exposing system functionality such as the Command Prompt, Disk Management, File Explorer, Run, and more. It's perfect for people who Start Menu. Alternately, you can right-click on the bottom right corner of the screen to spawn the Quick Access Menu.
(Windows) + I opens the settings menu, giving you quick access to the Control Panel, Personalization, and your Power button, among other features.
(Windows) + O locks orientation on devices with an accelerometer.
(2) Zoom in tight:-The Start Screen is full of nice, big, chunky tiles that represent all your apps. The tiles are easy to see in small groups, but what if you have hundreds of apps installed ?
Most will be hidden from view, unless you want to do a lot of scrolling.
Enter the new semantic zoom feature. If you are using a touch display, simply squeeze the Start screen with two fingers to receive a birds eye view of your entire screen contents. And the feature is also available to mouse and keyboard users: Simply hold down the Ctrl button, and use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out.
(3) Categorize your apps Your Start screen can become a cluttered mess if you collect too many apps and other elements that have been pinned to the screen as tiles, so take advantage of built-in organization tools that let you divide everything into labeled groups.
First, drag all the tiles you want to assign to a single group to the far right-hand side of your Start screen in vacant territory; the OS should sequester the tiles together. Once you're satisfied with your assembly, use semantic zoom (described above) to get a bird's eye view of your desktop. Now right-click the group (or simply drag down on it) and select the "Name group" option on the left of the bar that appears below. Type in the name and enjoy your newly organized Start screen!
(4) Close an application Closing an app sounds simple enough, but you'll quickly notice that close buttons are hard to find in Windows 8.
That's because Microsoft encourages us to run apps in the background where they'll take up minimal resources, but still be accessible at any time. None the less, if you insist on being rebellious, you can
close an app by dragging it with your mouse or finger from the top of the screen all the way down to the bottom. As you drag, the app will miminize into a thumbnail, and when you reach the bottom it will disappear from view.
Alternately, you can still close apps via Alt+F4 and through the task manager.
(5) Centralized, contextual search The Search function located on the Charms bar is packed with power, letting you search the directories of not only your Windows 8 machine, but also the greater Windows ecosystem. Simply choose the bucket of data you want to sift throughit could be all your installed apps, your system settings, your files, your mail messages, or even an external service like the Windows Store or Bing
Mapsand then type in a keyword and hit Enter. The Search function will then return the results, perfectly
contextualized for the database youve addressed Oh, and how's this for cool: You don't even need to hit
the Charms bar to access Search. From the Start screen, simply start typing, and you'll be quickly whisked to the text-entry field for search queries.
Try it. It works!
(6) Adjusting privacy settings A lot of apps tap into very personal information by default. Indeed, your pictures, location and name are libreally woven throughout the system, and like many users you may not be comfortable trusting your machine with that much sensitive data.
To adjust the settings, press (Windows) + I, and go to Change PC Settings. Select the Privacy option and personalize the settings for your personal data there.
(7) Adjust SmartScreen settings SmartScreen warns you before running an unrecognized app or file from the Internet. While it's helpful to be aware of a file's source, constant warnings can also get a little annoying. By default, you need an administrator's permission, but this can easily be adjusted to just a warning or no indication at all. Using the magic search function described above, type "security" at the Start screen and find the "Check security status" in the Settings tab. From this area, you can adjust various security settings, including the Windows SmartScreen.
(8) Quick Access Menu Right-clicking on the lower left of the screenwhether youre in the Windows 8 Start screen or in the desktopwill bring up the Quick Access Menu, which enables a direct line to many key system management chores, including Disk Management, Task Manager, Device Manager and
Control Panel.
(9) Use Windows 8 apps and your desktop simultaneously Because the Windows 8 experience is split between new Windows 8 Store apps and old-school desktop apps, the operating system is prone to some strange behaviors. Case in point: When running a multi-monitor set-up, Windows 8 apps will consume your main screen, leaving your secondary screen running the desktop. This arrangement would seem to allow full-screen multitasking among both types of appsa modern app on the left side, a desktop app on the right sidebut this isnt the case. Indeed, as soon as you begin using the desktop on your secondary screen, the new-style Windows 8 app disappears, and your primary screen begins running the desktop. But heres a workaround. On your primary screen, use the new Windows 8 split-screen snapping function to run
the desktop and a new Windows 8 Store app together. The desktop can take up the left-hand sliver, while the Windows 8 app consumes the majority of the screen. Now use your second display for a full desktop view. In this arrangement, you can fully multi-task between new- style apps and desktop apps, and both windows will be large enough to be useful.
(10) Startup items are now on task manager You no longer have to run the MSCONFIG program to
change startup items. Startup items now show up in a tab on Task Manager. Simply hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and select Task Manager. Click the "More details" tab at the bottom and find the Startup tab at the top.
ENJOY FRIENDS........
The hottest hotkeys we know Hold down the Windows key (Start Menu Key normally located between Alt and Ctrl) when (Windows) is shown. Press (Windows) to enter the tiled Start screen.
(Windows) + M minimizes everything that's showing on the desktop.
(Windows) + E opens Explorer ( My Computer) for quick access to folders.
(Windows) + D to instantly get to the desktop (Almost similar to Windows + M.)
(Windows) + Tab opens a list of currently running programs.
(Windows) + Print Screen To takes a screenshot and saves itin a Screenshots folder nested in your Pictures folder.To take a screenshot on a Windows 8 tablet, simultaneously press the Windows button and the volume-down button on the tablet chassis.
(Windows) + Q opens a global search menu. Type whatyou're looking for and where you would like to look.
(Windows) + W opens a search in your system settings to quickly locate and change system properties.
(Windows) + F opens a file and folder search.
(Windows) + Pause opens the system properties page to show you a quick rundown of your specs.
(Windows) + "," (that's the comma sign!) makes all current windows transparent, giving you a peek at the desktop as long as you hold down (Windows).
(Windows) + "." (the period) snaps a window to the right or left side (toggling each time you press ".").
(Windows) + R prompts the Run command useful for quickly launching apps and other routines with a command prompt.
(Windows) + X opens the Quick Access Menu, exposing system functionality such as the Command Prompt, Disk Management, File Explorer, Run, and more. It's perfect for people who Start Menu. Alternately, you can right-click on the bottom right corner of the screen to spawn the Quick Access Menu.
(Windows) + I opens the settings menu, giving you quick access to the Control Panel, Personalization, and your Power button, among other features.
(Windows) + O locks orientation on devices with an accelerometer.
(2) Zoom in tight:-The Start Screen is full of nice, big, chunky tiles that represent all your apps. The tiles are easy to see in small groups, but what if you have hundreds of apps installed ?
Most will be hidden from view, unless you want to do a lot of scrolling.
Enter the new semantic zoom feature. If you are using a touch display, simply squeeze the Start screen with two fingers to receive a birds eye view of your entire screen contents. And the feature is also available to mouse and keyboard users: Simply hold down the Ctrl button, and use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out.
(3) Categorize your apps Your Start screen can become a cluttered mess if you collect too many apps and other elements that have been pinned to the screen as tiles, so take advantage of built-in organization tools that let you divide everything into labeled groups.
First, drag all the tiles you want to assign to a single group to the far right-hand side of your Start screen in vacant territory; the OS should sequester the tiles together. Once you're satisfied with your assembly, use semantic zoom (described above) to get a bird's eye view of your desktop. Now right-click the group (or simply drag down on it) and select the "Name group" option on the left of the bar that appears below. Type in the name and enjoy your newly organized Start screen!
(4) Close an application Closing an app sounds simple enough, but you'll quickly notice that close buttons are hard to find in Windows 8.
That's because Microsoft encourages us to run apps in the background where they'll take up minimal resources, but still be accessible at any time. None the less, if you insist on being rebellious, you can
close an app by dragging it with your mouse or finger from the top of the screen all the way down to the bottom. As you drag, the app will miminize into a thumbnail, and when you reach the bottom it will disappear from view.
Alternately, you can still close apps via Alt+F4 and through the task manager.
(5) Centralized, contextual search The Search function located on the Charms bar is packed with power, letting you search the directories of not only your Windows 8 machine, but also the greater Windows ecosystem. Simply choose the bucket of data you want to sift throughit could be all your installed apps, your system settings, your files, your mail messages, or even an external service like the Windows Store or Bing
Mapsand then type in a keyword and hit Enter. The Search function will then return the results, perfectly
contextualized for the database youve addressed Oh, and how's this for cool: You don't even need to hit
the Charms bar to access Search. From the Start screen, simply start typing, and you'll be quickly whisked to the text-entry field for search queries.
Try it. It works!
(6) Adjusting privacy settings A lot of apps tap into very personal information by default. Indeed, your pictures, location and name are libreally woven throughout the system, and like many users you may not be comfortable trusting your machine with that much sensitive data.
To adjust the settings, press (Windows) + I, and go to Change PC Settings. Select the Privacy option and personalize the settings for your personal data there.
(7) Adjust SmartScreen settings SmartScreen warns you before running an unrecognized app or file from the Internet. While it's helpful to be aware of a file's source, constant warnings can also get a little annoying. By default, you need an administrator's permission, but this can easily be adjusted to just a warning or no indication at all. Using the magic search function described above, type "security" at the Start screen and find the "Check security status" in the Settings tab. From this area, you can adjust various security settings, including the Windows SmartScreen.
(8) Quick Access Menu Right-clicking on the lower left of the screenwhether youre in the Windows 8 Start screen or in the desktopwill bring up the Quick Access Menu, which enables a direct line to many key system management chores, including Disk Management, Task Manager, Device Manager and
Control Panel.
(9) Use Windows 8 apps and your desktop simultaneously Because the Windows 8 experience is split between new Windows 8 Store apps and old-school desktop apps, the operating system is prone to some strange behaviors. Case in point: When running a multi-monitor set-up, Windows 8 apps will consume your main screen, leaving your secondary screen running the desktop. This arrangement would seem to allow full-screen multitasking among both types of appsa modern app on the left side, a desktop app on the right sidebut this isnt the case. Indeed, as soon as you begin using the desktop on your secondary screen, the new-style Windows 8 app disappears, and your primary screen begins running the desktop. But heres a workaround. On your primary screen, use the new Windows 8 split-screen snapping function to run
the desktop and a new Windows 8 Store app together. The desktop can take up the left-hand sliver, while the Windows 8 app consumes the majority of the screen. Now use your second display for a full desktop view. In this arrangement, you can fully multi-task between new- style apps and desktop apps, and both windows will be large enough to be useful.
(10) Startup items are now on task manager You no longer have to run the MSCONFIG program to
change startup items. Startup items now show up in a tab on Task Manager. Simply hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and select Task Manager. Click the "More details" tab at the bottom and find the Startup tab at the top.
ENJOY FRIENDS........
