[Tips] Windows 8 Start Menu gently right-click can appear

I believe that most users confused about the new interface of Windows 8, especially once very familiar to us, start menu interface. This has led to most of the consumers of Windows 8 prohibitive. The major media have mining consumers may not be aware of hidden features. Recently, thenextweb published an article about Windows 8 Start Menu. The article pointed out that the Windows Start menu interface can actually once very familiar, very comfortable interface with up.

First, open your Surface or Windows 8 computer, and then put the cursor is moved to the lower left of the screen, click, and this time the screen will appear as the next dialog box.

If the user is a Windows 7 device to perform the same operation, then there is a dialog box (shown below).

Windows 8: Enable hibernate your PC

You may wonder what is the procedure of hibernation: well is a procedure in which the operating system "remembers" the contents of RAM to the hard drive before shutting down the system.

When the computer restarts, the memory content is reloaded and then restore it in the same state it was before PC.

With the arrival of Windows 8, however, also came the change that some users are certainly convenient.

Among these, is the concealment of their options to shut down the system.

 

But why?

Mainly because Windows 8 is designed for the tablet or smartphone, then some common options for the PC have been hidden.

Setting hibernate the system is not visible, then this article how to activate it and make it visible.

To do this follow these steps:

1. Click the battery icon in system tray and select "More Power Options";

2. Select "Choose what the power buttons do" you'll find on the left sidebar;

3. Select "Change That are currently unavailable settings";

4. Now, you must tick the "Show hibernating".

Save the changes and close everything.

You must then know that Windows 8 hibernates more quickly than Windows 7, because he has a technique that hibernates the system kernel.

What do you think of this procedure?

You find it easy?

Top 20 Practical Tips in Windows 8

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

Windows 8 Application Tips Collection

Windows 8 consumers Preview (Consumer Preview) has been released , this version is more mature version of the installation experience of a friend I am sure many, Here we give some application tips, I hope you can let everyone experience Windows the function is more convenient.

1, lock screen

Started, the user will first see the lock screen interface for Windows 8, whenever the system starts, restore or logged in, lock screen will appear. If you are using a touch screen device, and then swept away with your fingers and then enter the password you can log in the system. If it is not touch screen devices, then use the mouse to click on to sign-on system.

2, Metro main screen

When the user to log on to Windows 8, the new Metro startup screen will appear above was covered with tile-like program. Of course, 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.

3, a simplified Start menu

Metro user interface with the Start menu, which contains some simple options such as setting, equipment, sharing and search.

4, run any program

Hold down the Windows key or Win + F can be called the search window, type the name of the program can open the specified application.

5, the task switching

Metro screen does not have the taskbar, so users can easily find those applications that are running this case, the user simply hold down the Alt + Tab keys to be able to view the running application, but hold down the Win + TAB key to switch from one running application to the next application.

6, close the application

Metro application does not contain a "Close" button, In fact, this is Microsoft deliberately designed to run another application, the application will be suspended when a lack of resources, the system will automatically close the application procedure.

Of course, users can manually close the application, hold down Ctrl + Alt + Esc to can open the Task Manager, right-click on the excess application to choose to terminate the task can be.

7, shut down the system

If you want to shut down the system in the Metro interface, you can simply bring up the Settings dialog box, click the power button, then close the can. Of course, if you are in the desktop state, you can also hold down the Alt + F4, and then shut down, restart, switch user or canceled options.

8, the Metro Internet Explorer,

Click on the IE Metro pane, a full-screen version of the browser will appear, it is a touch-friendly browser, mouse users, of course there are also some advantages: right-click the Web site can be fixed to the Metro screen, for example, open a new the browser tab or switch to the old label.

Of course, if your favorite old IE interface, you can simply start the IE browser on the desktop or hold down the Windows key and then one can.

9, multi-screen display

Under normal circumstances, the Metro application is running full-screen, but if you are running a touch-screen device, it can also simultaneously view two applications.

10 inquiries on weather

Under normal circumstances, the binding of the Metro application by right-clicking reconfiguration. By default, the weather application is show in Anaheim, California weather, if the user wants to view the local weather, just right click option to add the city, type the nearest city name can.

11, the spell checker

Metro applications have the spell check function, with the Office. Violations words below will display a red wavy underline error, right-click you can see the suggested alternative, users can also add these words to their own dictionary.

12, Run as Administrator

Some applications only be run under administrator privileges, simply right-click the application, click the "Advanced", select "Run as administrator" option.

13, hibernation or sleep

By default, hibernate or sleep options do not appear in Windows to close the dialog box, but the user can restore them.

Start the Power Options program (powercfg.cpl,), click in the left pane select the power button on the health, if you see "Change is currently unavailable" link, click on it, select the option of "sleep or sleep Click Save Settings, then hibernation or sleep "option will appear in the dialog box is closed.

14, automatic login

Tired of manually to log on to Windows 8? Here is automatically to log on to Windows 8: Hold down the Windows key and press R, type netplwiz and then press Enter to start the User Account dialog box. Clear the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer "check box, click" OK "button.

15, Windows 8, Windows shortcut keys

Although Windows Metro user interface is designed for touch screen, but it supports most of the old Windows shortcut keys.

Win + C: Show Charms, such as setting, equipment, share and search options;

Win + D: Start the desktop;

Win + E: Start Explorer;

Win + F: Open the search;

Win + I: Open the settings;

Win + L: Lock your computer;

Win + P: switch your monitor to a second monitor or projector;

Win + R: Open the run box;

Win + U: Open Ease of Access Center;

Win + W: Search your system settings;

Win + Z: When you open a full-screen Metro application, right-click context menu is displayed;

Win +: zoom in;

Win -: reduced;

16 Quick Start application

If you are accustomed to using a keyboard device, do not want to scroll to find the desired application, then do not worry, Windows 8 also supports a useful old shortcut.

To open the desktop, start media player, right-click the taskbar icon, select fixed this program to the taskbar. Close the Media Player, drag the taskbar icon to the left, with whom the taskbar button to close, then hold down the Windows key again to switch to the Metro user interface.

Hold down the Windows key, press 1, you will see the desktop appears, media player started. Of course, the user can hold down the Windows +2 or 3 key to start the second (the default is IE) or the third icon (the default Task Manager).

17, all installed applications

Windows 8 is no longer displayed the Start menu, which means that users can not easily see all non-Metro application. Unless the user hold down the Windows + F keys to view the search dialog box, you will see an alphabetical list of installed applications, click to start it.

18, the shutdown shortcut keys

The fastest way to shutdown is through a shortcut, start the desktop application, right-click an empty part of desktop, click New - Shortcut.

Enter shutdown.exe-s-t 00 is shut down your computer;

Enter shutdown.exe-h-t - 00 is a dormant computer;

Click Next, enter a shortcut name, click Finish.

19, to restore the "Start" menu

If you do not like the Metro user interface, then the following ways to revert to a more traditional Windows look and feel: Start REGEDIT (registry) and then browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer, double-click RPEnabled, then parameter values ​​from one tone to remove the Metro, the new taskbar and Start menu, and so on.

In addition, set RPEnabled parameters a value of 2 is removed the Metro to restore the Start menu and Windows 8 most of the other improvements reserved.

20, since the desktop to start the Metro application

Most of the time spent on the desktop does not mean abandoning the Metro application, create a folder called "applications" on the desktop, then open it you will find in each Metro screen application icons and other Windows applet. If you want to open a specific Metro application, then open this folder, double-click the application icon.

Win + Tab: Switch between open applications.

21, since the USB flash drive to install Windows 8

If you want to install the Windows operating system from a USB flash drive, instead of the DVD, the Windows 7 USB / DVD download tool can help you. Windows 7 USB / DVD download tool the user can point to Windows 8 ISO file, then it can create a bootable USB drive, Windows installer.

22, SmartScreen

Windows 8 system-wide use IE SmartScreen security features, check the download file to ensure their safety. However, if users do not want to SmartScreen function can also be adjusted, press Windows + R key, type control.exe in the Enter to start the old control panel.

Open Action Center panel, click Change the the SmartScreen set so that the user can open warning, but avoid disturbing their own, or turn off SmartScreen function.

23,64-bit IE

If you are using 64-bit Windows 8, then a copy of its Internet Explorer running is 64-bit mode, but requires the user to manually open.

Click on the Tools - Internet Options - Security, select the security zone you want to adjust, start the 64-bit mode is selected, click OK, you can restart.

24, the virtual machine

After installing the Windows 8, you also have access to Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization capabilities, it allows you to create and run virtual machines. To start OptionalFeatures.exe, check the Hyper-V, and then click OK to enable the Hyper-V features.

Switch to the Metro user interface, slide to the right of the Hyper-V tile to begin to explore this feature.

25, the early introduction of anti-malware features

Windows 8 starts, it is able to selectively decide to initialize which the driver refused to load a suspicious or unknown driver to protect your computer from infection.

However, users need to manually start the anti-malware capabilities, start GPEDIT.MSC browse to Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates - System - the early start of malicious software, double-click the right side of the start to initialize the driver installation strategy, choose your the desired option to.

Of course, I need to remind everyone, if this anti-malware are not careful to prevent a legal driver, then your system may crash.

26, Windows 8 files history

Windows 8 contains a well documented history, it can back up selected files by any user.

27, the USB drive

Connect USB drive to Windows 8 system from the menu, select "Configure this drive to backup the file history, by default, the user's library, contacts, favorites and desktop content will be the backup.

28, the control panel

Click the new control panel tiles in Metro Windows custom process started. For example, clicking personalization, you can change your lock screen picture; click the "user" tile at the top of the screen, you can change the picture on behalf of your account.

29, picture password

Windows 8 allows users to create the picture password, select a picture, and then in the above drag to draw a wavy line, a straight line and circle combinations, then, only able to reproduce this model people are able to log in to the system.

Click Control Panel - Users - to create a picture password.

30, simplifies the search

By default, Windows 8 in their search results contains a bound application, if you do not want to see some applications, then click on Control Panel in the Metro on the screen, select Search, select the application you do not want to see . As a result, the list of users will be more easy to manage.

31, the touch keyboard

By default, the touch keyboard is very useful for users, for example, play a sound when the user typed the first letter of every word beginning with automatically adjusted to the upper-case, double-click the spacebar when to leave space and so on. If a feature you do not like, then go to Control Panel - Custom keyboard to meet your needs.

32, 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.

33, complete control panel

Hold down the Windows + R key, type Control.exe and press Enter to directly open a complete control panel.

34, the Windows Explorer

Now, in Windows Explorer contains a Ribbon user interface.

35, to hide the Ribbon

If you feel that the ribbon takes up too much space, the following is to hide the ribbon method: Hold down the Windows + R keys, type gpedit.msc press enter, click Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates - Windows Components - Windows Explorer zone in the region.

Double-click the "Minimize the ribbon to start Windows Explorer, to enable this feature.

36, the Quick Access Toolbar

The latest Explorer contains a Quick Access Toolbar allows users to easily access the "New Folder", "Minimize" and "undelete" option.

37, disk error checking

When the error check the drive, Windows 8 also provides an additional option, a "scan drive" option, a new scan and repair "option, can repair computer problems.

38, improved file copy

Explorer to copy files, users will be able to see an enhanced dialog box, which provides more information, if there is a problem, the user can click the Pause button to suspend the period of time. If there is conflict, then the user can decide to retain or cancel which files.

39, the Mount the ISO file in Windows 8

Want the look of an ISO file? Right-click Explorer, click on the Mount and then you can view a virtual drive, the user can open the files it contains, or add more files.

40, 8 the Windows folder options

There are new changes to Windows 8, Folder Options, Toolbar menu disappeared, but if the user clicks on the file - Change Folder and Search options, then, the old-style dialog box appears.

Of course, users can customize the old control panel to load Folder Options: Hold down the Windows + R key, type Control.exe and then press Enter to start the Control Panel, choose the large icon view in the list, then click on the file Folder Options to open the dialog box.

41, to open a new process

Windows 8 Explorer looks more stable, but once you crash, the user can by following these steps to open them: click on File - open a new window - open a new window in a new process, the Explorer will be in a separate Explorer.exe process running in a new window.

42, restart Explorer

If Windows Explorer 8 is locked for some reason, so users do not need to close Explorer and restart, simply hold down Ctrl + Alt + Esc to select Explorer and then click restart can.

43, virtual installation problems

If the virtual machine to install Windows 8, you will likely encounter some problems, such as VMware Workstation, can not successfully complete the task, while Microsoft's own Virtual PC and Virtual Server to fail. In this, the user's best choice is to run the latest version of VirtualBox, of VMware Workstation on the Mac and the Parallels 7 may also work properly.

44 to address the performance issues

If your Windows 8 system running slow, but do not know what reason, then, then the new task manager is likely to help you solve the problem.

Hold down the CTRL + Shift + Esc or right-click the taskbar and select Start Task Manager to start the new version of Task Manager, Processes tab will show you are currently using a detailed view of CPU time, memory, hard disk drives and network bandwidth, The Performance tab will show you a graphical view of the use of resources, application history dialog box will show you which application is the most resource-consuming.

45, the Metro application can not start

If you click on a Metro application, but it does not start, this may be because of display problems. It is reported that the Metro application does not support lower than the 1024x768 screen resolution, so you should try to increase your screen resolution.

If that does not work, then update your video driver. In addition, user account problems is also common cause of Metro's application can not start, try to create a new user account through a different e-mail address.

46, the old task manager

If the new version of Task Manager does not meet your needs, you can hold down the Windows + R key, and then to enter TaskMGR press Enter to start the old Task Manager.

47,16-bit applications

Open the desktop control panel, open the 16-bit application support for small applications, click OK to run the old 16-bit applications in Windows 8.

48, Windows 8 crash

When the Windows blue screen crash, will appear the following screen.

49, Device Manager events

If you experience a drive or hardware-related problems in Windows 8, then start the Device Manager, navigate to the associated equipment, right-click it and select Properties and click the new event label, you can see where Windows is installed the driver, and related services.

50, repair Windows 8

If Windows 8 Stop work, then the following several new ways to make Windows 8 to resume normal work.

Windows 8 starts, select the Metro Control Panel application, click on the "General" select "refresh" option to re-install Windows and at the same time keep your data, if you select "Reset" option, then you can restore Windows and remove your data and applications.

If the Windows can not start, then 8, then start since your original installation CD, select your language and keyboard, click the "Repair your computer" and select "Troubleshooting", since you can re-install or reset your computer. Click the "Advanced" option, you will see that since the previous restore points to restore the Windows tool or system image file and an "Auto Repair" option to solve the common startup problems in Windows.