March 9, according to foreign media reports, the preview version of Windows 8 consumers has been released and installed a lot of people must, Here we give some application tips, allows you to experience Windows 8 the function of time is more convenient.
1 A quick open the Metro application
First to introduce a simple tips. When you want to load an application under the Metro interface, without having to move or scroll the mouse in the activity icon or folder to find and open the application, you simply type the name of the application, Windows 8 will be able to exist for you to find anything in any corner of the computer. The premise is that you must ensure that you typed the name is correct and complete.
2 Screenshot convenient and interesting
This technique is particularly suitable for the technology Web site reporter or other graphic workers. We all know that in previous Windows operating system, you can press the Print Screen key to the interception of a screen picture, but then you must first interception down the picture and paste to a third-party applications such as Paint to save. Windows 8, you simply press the Windows + Print Screen key will be able to save the entire screen capture as a PNG image to your Pictures folder.
3 Do not upgrade!
Maybe you already installed before reading this preview version of the Windows client, if you have not, I suggest you temporarily do not upgrade. I can tell you a long list of do not install the Windows 8 reasons, at least do not let a little bit confusing pre-beta version of the operating system to dominate your computer, otherwise you will find your favorite software, games and even a system give rise to various all sorts of errors, compatibility problems.
4.Charms button group
The initial contact Win8 user must be handsome puzzled, and even the shutdown button can not be found. In fact, the shutdown option in Windows 8 hidden in the right-hand column of the Start screen or traditional interface "Charms." Button group "Settings", move the cursor to the lower right corner will appear the "Charms." Button group, click the "Settings" button in the right column that appears after the power button. Charms button group settings, equipment, share and search options.
5 shortcut keys
Metro touch interface features of Windows 8, but unless you never use the keyboard, otherwise you will need the following keyboard shortcuts:
Windows key + Enter
Open the "Narrator"
Windows key + Shift +.
Will be applied to the left
Windows key + Spacebar
Switch the input language and keyboard layout
Windows key +.
Will be applied to the right
Windows key + C
Open Charms column
Windows key + I
Open the Settings bar
Windows key + K
Open the connection screen
Windows key + H
Open the shared column
Windows key + Q
Open the application of search panel
Windows key + W
Open the Settings Search application
Windows key + F
Open the file search application
Windows key + Tab
Loop switching applications
6. Settings panel
Windows 8, Microsoft will be the classic "control panel" and the Metro-based settings panel separately, you can set Options> Charms. Bar, "" More computer settings "link to access the settings panel. In the settings panel, you can adjust the lock screen background image, colors, notification and retrieval of the Metro interface, you can also set the synchronization options.
7 Windows system recovery
Whether you are installed Ben collapse of what should not have installed the program, or your computer itself, there is a problem in general is Windows 8 can not normal work. In such cases, the previous Windows systems will need to reinstall the system. Windows 8 is also true, but it ran after the collapse of the repair is easier with the speed up. Open Bar, "Charms."> "Setting Options"> "More computer settings"> "General"> "Refresh" other third-party applications you have installed on your computer all unloading, with applications in the factory also will revert to the default mode. If you select "Reset", then all the data in your computer is cleared, the computer really restore to factory state.
8 Enabling Safe Mode
The computer encountered a problem and intends to restart in Safe Mode, simply by pressing the F8 key before starting is inoperable, you must first start in safe mode.
First Metro Interface Type "cmd", right-click command prompt program (known as the "CMD"), select Run as administrator. Enter "bcdedit / enum / v at the command prompt interface, press the Enter key. Copy the entire string into the "Windows 8 consumers Preview". Then type "bcdedit / copy youridentifierstring / d" Windows Developer Preview (Safe Mode) "and press Enter and then enter" msconfig "and then press Enter.
Click "Start" and select "Windows developer preview version (Safe Mode)" entry. Click on the "Safe Boot"> "Make all boot settings permanent"> "OK"> ". This completes all operations.
9 quick access to system management tools
Mouse over Windows 8 desktop the lower left corner and click operation, start screen will appear. When users mouse over the lower left corner of the extreme right-click operation when, following figure shows the dialog box will pop up to provide users with access to a variety of system management tools shortcuts.
10 quick uninstall the software
Are you looking for a quick uninstall any installed Windows applications or third-party applications? Fairy ah just right-click the application icon, select "Uninstall" option. Third-party applications will lead you to the "Programs and Features" window, then you can begin the uninstall program.
11 Close Metro interface
Open Windows Explorer, navigate to your Windows directory. Search for "Show Desktop", and then you find the path to the following location: C: \ Users \ user name \ AppData \ Roaming \ Microsoft \ the Windows \ Start menu \ Programs \ Startup. Upon completion of the operation, every time you open the computer starts the classic desktop version of Metro interface will not occur again.
12 automatic login
Set up your computer password is very important, even if you do not like every time you start the computer must enter the password once, it is best to set up an automatic logon to protect computer security: Hold down the Windows key and press R, type netplwiz and then press Enter to start the user accounts dialog box. Clear the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer "check box, click" OK "button.
13 game player interaction
Windows 8 Another unique feature is the integration of Xbox Live, Microsoft Win into the game speed and game performance has been greatly enhanced through the many image optimization. It is worth mentioning is that Microsoft will make the Xbox Live support asynchronous multiplayer games. Asynchronous multiplayer games allow PC players, competing against the host players and mobile phone players.
14 Task Manager
The new manager is very simple, it canceled the Features tab, but also delete a number of menu. For users who want more action, you can click the "More Information" to enter the full version.
"Users" tab in the new Task Manager to view and manage the logged in user, you can see where the layout is almost exactly the same and "Processes", each user's running processes, CPU utilization, memory usage, disk usage, network occupied at a glance.
15 set the picture password
We mentioned earlier to set the password to automatically log, here we want to introduce a special features on Windows 8 password settings. Click Charms. Bar, where the "Settings"> "More PC Settings"> "user", then choose to create a picture password.
What kind of pictures can be as a password? Image password gestures by the picture you painted on top. First of all Windows user select a picture, a good photo is selected using different gestures to set the password as part of the picture respectively. Counter-clockwise circle, for example, the delineation of a part of the picture, this is the first part of the password; from point to point to another point, this is the second part of the password; the selected point, this is the third part of the password. A complete picture of the password is completed.
16 to bypass the default application options
Some of the Windows built-Metro application is not practical, such as video applications. But if every time you want to open a new file format, wants to go to system open question "XX program" It would have been more annoyed.
There is a solution: type "Default Programs" in the Metro interface mode, click on the link that appears, select "Set Default Programs, look carefully, it will tell you that each application be able to start expansion, which extensions will now start state . Each program - each program will tell you many extensions, it can be opened and it is open, you can batch settings.
17 management activities icon
Metro to start the screen above was covered with tile-like program. If you do not like an application, you can right-click to remove them, and then rearrange the location of the application in accordance with their own preferences.
18 to install the driver
Thing we have to mention is, do not forget to install the drivers for your Windows 8 devices, especially the motherboard drivers, graphics drivers. Although not all drives are suitable for installation in Windows 8 devices, and various hardware vendors have not released the driver of support win8 system, but we believe the most appropriate system drivers will eventually appear.
19 selective synchronization
Windows 8 across each system to synchronize the settings, it sounds good, but very easily lead to privacy issues, it will synchronize internet history, passwords etc. If this does not meet your needs, you can customize the Metro Control Panel to customize synchronization, click Synchronize PC settings and select your preferred option.
20 shut down the system
Windows 8 is more unusual feature is the special shutdown. If you want to shut down the system in the Metro interface, simply call up the Settings dialog box, click the power button to turn off to. You can also press ALT + F4 and then choose to turn off, restart, switch user or cancellation options in the desktop state. There is a simple way to shut down the system recommended to you: In Desktop mode, right-click to create a new shortcut. Type in the location of the project: the Shutdown.exe-ST 00, you can name this shortcut, and then move it to the C: \ the Programdata \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Start menu \ Programs directory. And then return to Metro interface, you will see a new "shutdown button" in the activity icon, click to close the system
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