Win8 feel the first day of Metro style

Unprecedented Metro interface Knowing it well after getting familiar

Although the Windows 8 system is currently not recognized by most users. However, after a small day's pre-emptive experience, I deeply believe that the widespread popularity of this system in the future market may be only a matter of time. In this day of trying to understand Win8, Xiaobian bid farewell to Win7's "slim" start menu, as well as Microsoft's traditional file manager interface, and even put aside all the familiar operations in the past, with confusion Entered the new system world of Windows8.

Built-in rich Metro style program

Start Win8 operating system, Xiaobian found that the biggest difference between it and Win7 is that the main interface is not the traditional blue sky and white clouds, replaced by Metro style magnetic Sticky icons, neat rectangular icons and square icons give a neat look.
Start screen

There is a significant difference between Win7 and Win7. Many Windows software products are built into Windows 8 main interface. For example, Bing search, click the Bing icon on the start screen, enter the Bing search interface, a square search box appears, and the current hot keywords are also enclosed in Metro style squares, the visual experience is very neat and comfortable.
Bing Search Interface

Also based on the Microsoft Bing search engine recommendation software, click on the Win8 start screen "Bing Travel", then there will be large-sized tourist attractions photos, users Drag the slider with the mouse, or press the “<-”“ ->” left and right buttons on the keyboard to move the movie, and enjoy the travel pictures from left to right. The feeling of being there.
Bing Travel

Win8 Power Operation Boot Restart Shutdown

After a preliminary understanding of the Windows8 system interface, the question that arises in the mind is —— how do we let the computer sleep? , restart, shutdown? These basic operations as a new Win8 should master the drop, we move the mouse to the lower right corner of the screen, you can appear the settings menu.
Right side of the system settings

With the mouse over the gears, the setup menu will appear in black long columns, the interface will look very clear, Xiaobian sees "Search”“ Share ”“start”“set” and more.







































”, “Restart” options are very convenient and smooth.
Power Management Options

When using Windows 7 in the past, the depth setting of the system needs to click the “Start” menu in the menu, and in Win8, just move the mouse to the right of the screen. In the lower corner, you can set it by clicking on the gear, which is convenient.

Say goodbye to Win7 start menu Win8 start screen management all

When using Windows7, click on the "Win" key, the pop-up "slim" start menu, now using Win8 After that, the start menu is gone, and it turns into a more powerful Metro style “start screen”. Users can view all the applications installed in Win8 on the Metro interface by clicking the "Win+Q” button, and can also search by application, settings, files. (Search interface on the right side of the figure below).
Use "“Start Screen" instead of "Start Menu"

After a small test, most of the software on Windows 7 can run on Windows 8 (as long as it runs in compatibility mode), and each A newly installed software will appear on the start screen of “Win+Q”.
User-installed software can be browsed on the "Start Screen"

Users can also set up a single software by right-clicking. This is the Win8 Metro interface instead of the Win7 Start Menu. Great features.
Set software shortcuts and taskbars

Believe in Xiaobian, using the Metro interface, you will find how simple Win7's start menu is. On the Metro interface, you can right click on the installed software. , to fix the software icon to the Metro start screen, or to unpin it; also to fix the software to the taskbar; uninstall the software; open a new window; run as an administrator; open the file location.

The netizens feel it. The setting operation of the software on Win8 is the same as that of the previous Win7 start menu, but it is replaced by a more convenient, beautiful and comfortable form.