Windows 8 Consumer Preview brings a lot of new changes, at least some of the legendary features that can be truly experienced in this edition. However, since it is the first time that the touch screen and mouse and keyboard operations are combined, some functions are inevitably slightly different from Windows 7. This article does not cover those well-known operations, but specifically collects a set of lesser-known tips. I hope this article will give you a deeper understanding of this new system!
1. Corner hot zone
The new version of Win8 cancels the start menu, but you can still enter the Metro interface when you click the lower left corner with the mouse. In fact, the remaining corners have similar functions. For example, the upper left corner represents cyclic switching between open Metro applications, the upper right corner represents one-click activation of the Charm toolbar, the lower left corner is Metro and traditional desktop switching keys, and the lower right corner means that all open programs are minimized (Metro interface) The next represents the global display of the Metro group).
Figure 1 The four corners of the desktop "utility"
2. Program shutdown
We know that the Metro application does not have a close button, when the system switches from one application to another, Win8 will automatically "hang" & rdquo;. Although the suspended state has no consumption of CPU and network bandwidth except for a small amount of memory, many people are still not used to "hanging" too much Metro process.
The Consumer Preview allows you to close the Metro app by right clicking on the app toggle bar and closing the target app. Of course, you can also use the Win7 era of "local law", directly with the task manager to get it!
Figure 2 Turn off the Metro app
3. One button Metro
Metro is the biggest highlight in Win8, but do you know that there are several ways to quickly enter the Metro interface? The first and easiest is to directly click on the bottom left corner of the desktop. Secondly, the Win key on the keyboard is also a good choice. In addition, the same thing can be achieved by the “Start” icon in Charm.
Figure 3 Quick access to the Metro interface
Note: The ESC key and the Win key can also be used as shortcut keys for returning to the traditional interface by Metro.
4. “Start Menu"
Many people know that hovering the mouse to the lower left corner of the desktop will activate a thumbnail icon, click to enter the Metro interface. But you may not know, if you right click on this place, it will activate another hidden menu —— a small menu that looks like the old version of "Start Menu".
Figure 4 Hidden “Start Menu”
In addition Win+X can achieve the same purpose, don't forget it.
5. One-click lock screen
When you leave the computer temporarily, there are many, how can you avoid others from tampering with your own files? Of course, you can click on the top right corner → “ lock & rdquo; (Metro interface), but an easier way is to directly press — & mdash; Ctrl + L.
Figure 5 One-button lock screen
Note: This shortcut can be used in the traditional interface.
6. Program uninstallation
Control panel to find uninstall, this is the old habit of more than ten years, Win8 can also operate like this. However, if you look closely, you will find that the program is uninstalled in the Metro interface. Just right-click on the program you want to process and select the “Uninstall” button. And this technique is not only suitable for traditional programs, but also for Metro applications.
Figure 6 Metro Menu Direct Uninstall
7. Quick Shutdown
It has always been a headache for Win8 shutdown. Because it is designed under a secondary menu, many new users can't find it. Shutdown button. Shortcuts are sometimes a good way to solve such problems. For example, Metro+I can use Win+I, and traditional interface can use Alt+F4. However, the most important thing is to use “Power Management” (by “Setting Search” →power→Change the function of the power button"Open) Set the power button to shutdown, and then just press the power off button as soon as possible.
Figure 7 Alt+F4 calls up the quick restart box
8. Quick Search
The Metro interface supports direct keyword search, which is a feature that many people know. However, Win8 has been divided into three sub-entries: "application", "set" " "file” three sub-entries, each search defaults to “ application”, other results require users to manually switch. In fact, these three entries correspond to different shortcut keys, such as “ application & rdquo; corresponding to Win + Q, & ldquo; set & rdquo; corresponding to Win + W, “ file & rdquo; corresponding to Win + F, Which one is required to directly press the corresponding shortcut key is much more convenient than the previous manual switching.
Figure 8 Quick Search
9. Magnetic Finishing
There are more and more icons under Metro for a long time. How can we keep them in order? In fact, in Win8, the tile can be easily moved and positioned. For example, you can drag and drop a tile to another tile group, right click on the tile to complete the hidden or size adjustment, and also drag and drop the tile to the group and A new grouping is formed between the groups.
Figure 9 Managing Metro Groups
If you click on the zoom button in the lower right corner of Metro, you can also manage the tile grouping. The function and method are the same as a single tile.
10. Input method switching
Maybe you are used to "Ctrl+Shift"; switch keyboard layout, "Ctrl+space", switch keyboard language, but these two methods do not seem so easy to use in Win8 It is. Try “Win+space”, it’s very convenient to have a look.
Figure 10 Try Win+Space~
Note: Use “Win+Space" to switch to Microsoft Pinyin, you can also use the "Shift" button to continue switching between Chinese and English mode.
11. Task Switching
We know that the task switching bar can be activated when you hover your mouse over the top left or bottom left corner of the desktop. But this is not the most efficient way because of the short pause in the middle. In fact, Win+TAB has the same effect as the above operation, but it is more convenient to use.
Figure 11 Win+TAB directly activates the switch bar
12. IE launches
Metro version IE does not support Plugin-in, so there are many netizens who favor program version IE. But every time you have to → traditional desktop & rarr; double-click IE is not very troublesome? Then a simpler method is —— just press Win+1 (Metro, traditional interface is suitable for ~)
Note: The principle of the shortcut is to start the first project of the Win8 taskbar, due to the default In this case, IE is the first project in the taskbar, so we can complete the quick start of IE.
13. No password login
Win8 supports online accounts, but if your computer is at home, there is no need to enter the login password every time. In fact, Win8 can also implement automatic login of specified accounts like Win7. To do this, type "<quo;netplwiz” in the "Run" box, select the account name you want to use, and then cancel the “ to use this computer, the user must enter the username and password> checkbox to Win8 provides the password for the account.
Figure 12 Set Win8 automatic login
14. Press a~z to find the application
Before we said, Win8 can use Win+Q to search for the desired application, but if you don't know the keyword Trouble. In fact, we can let the system sort the application by itself, by clicking the lower right button on all application interfaces (right click on the Metro blank) and Win8 will automatically sort the application by a~z. Chinese characters are grouped by software vendors. As a result, application lookups are much simpler.
Figure 13 Application Panel Transfiguration
15. Metro<;My Computer";
Metro interface itself does not include "My Computer", which means if we intend to visit When you want to use a file, you must first enter the traditional desktop, and then use the double-click method to start the function. In fact, in Win8, the icons in every traditional desktop can be solidified into the Metro interface by right clicking on the icon and selecting “fix to ‘start & rsquo;screen”
Figure 14 will "My computer" fixed to Metro
16. Task Manager turned into a
Win8 task manager is very useful, but the huge panel sometimes does not matter . In fact, the task manager can still be "transformed", such as double-clicking the chart into a special chart style, double-clicking the indicator into a global chart style, or right-clicking in the chart to select "hidden graphics" to become a pure monitoring style and many more. In line with the original "put on the top", the task manager instantly turned into monitoring software.
Figure 15 pure chart style
Figure 16 pure monitoring style
written in the end
Many people are not optimistic about Win8, mainly because the new Metro interface is not suitable for mouse and keyboard operations, And some classic Windows operations are not very good at Win8. In fact, as the latest generation of Microsoft's operating system, Win8 is not only synonymous with Metro, but also hides many unknown tips. Use them properly. You will find that replacing Win7 with Win8 is just a replay of Win7's history of XP. So what else can you complain about Win8?