Win8 Encyclopedia 49: Download the application stores the rest of

Author: Mayon

We know that Windows Store App Store already has tens of thousands of apps available for download, but these applications have Many are only available in app stores in some countries and regions, so if you want to use these apps you will need some methods. This issue of "Win8 Encyclopedia" will tell you how to download applications from other stores across regions.

Download other store apps

For example, we want to download a Skype now, but in the default Chinese store we can't find this app, then we are really anxious What should I do? Don't panic, this is actually very simple, we just need to put our computer system & ldquo; disguise & rdquo; into the United States.
Chinese store is not able to find Skype

First open the control panel, slide the mouse to the lower right corner of the desktop screen to bring up the Charm bar, select the settings we will find the control panel. Open “Clock, Language & Region" in the Control Panel, then click “Change Region” under the region.
Modify the location of the change in the area

The following is very simple, change the current location from China to the United States, click OK and you're done.
Currently changed to US

Now let's go back to the Windows Store app store to search for Skype. How can I see Skype now? And still ranked first. The rest is the same as we usually use the app store, download and install will not encounter problems.
Skype has appeared

In addition, here again, in the "Settings" option in the settings of the app store, the default options are all enabled, but we recommend that all be turned on, so even in You can see more applications without switching regions.

Setting the program default

We know that a program will be used when opening a file, but sometimes this program is not unique. For example, if we want to open a music file, we can open it with our own music program, or open it with a third-party program such as QQ music. But what if we want to fix a program or want to change to a default program?

Here we need to use the default program management. First open the control panel, then select “ program & rdquo;, here we select “ always use the specified program to open a certain file type & rdquo;.
Default Program Settings

In the new window we can set the association. For example, if we want to set the default program for ONENOTE, just select the ONENOTE file type, and then select the program in “Change Program”. The system will automatically provide you with the available options, you can change according to your own habits.
Modify file program association

Speaking of this, we will mention the default operation of the media device. I believe that many users have encountered the problem of automatically playing after inserting a USB flash drive or DVD. How to disable it here? Also in the program, select “change the default settings of the media or device” and then <;use autoplay for all media and devices" turn off. In addition, we can choose the appropriate operation for each type of media.
Disabling automatic playback of media and devices

Well, the above is the full content of this issue of "Win8 Encyclopedia". Looking back, we talked about how to download applications from other stores by switching countries. There are also how to change the default program and turn off autoplay. I hope that our column can help you master the use of Win8 more skillfully.