50 win 8 tips

Although it is still the era of win 7, but many users have begun to adopt the win 8, and win 8 is also a trend, so Xiaobian today prepared the use of win8 system skills.

Help you sort out 50 tips on using “win8”:

1. Lock screen

After booting, users will first see the lock screen of Windows 8. Interface, the lock screen will appear whenever the system starts, restores or logs in. If you are using a touch screen device, you can log in to the system by swiping your finger and entering your password. If it's not a touch screen device, you can log in to the system with a mouse click.

2, Metro main screen

When the user logs in to the Windows 8 system, the new Metro startup screen will appear, which is covered with tiled programs. Of course, if you don't like an app, you can right-click to remove it and then rearrange the app's location to your liking.

3, simplified start menu

The Metro user interface has its own start menu with simple options such as settings, devices, sharing and search.

4, run any program

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

5, task switching

Metro screen does not have a taskbar, so users can easily find those running applications, in this case, users just press and hold Alt+Tab The key will be able to view the running application, while holding down the Win+Tab key will switch from the running application to the next application.

6, close the application

Metro application does not contain a "close" button, in fact, this is Microsoft's deliberate design, when running another application, the current application The program will be suspended, and when the resources are insufficient, the system will automatically close the application.

Of course, users can also manually close the application, hold down Ctrl+Alt+Esc to open the task manager, right-click on the redundant application and choose to terminate the task.

7. Shut down the system

If you want to shut down the system in the Metro interface, simply bring up the settings dialog, click the power button, and then close. Of course, if you are on the desktop, you can also hold down Alt+F4 and select the option to close, restart, switch users, or log out.

8, Metro Internet Explorer

Click on IE's Metro pane, a full-screen version of the browser will appear, it is a touch-friendly browser, of course, mouse users also have some advantages: Right click to pin the site to the Metro screen, such as opening a new browser tab or switching to the old tab.

Of course, if you like the old IE interface, just launch IE on your desktop, or press and hold the Windows key and press 1.

9, multi-screen display

Under normal circumstances, the Metro application is running in full screen, but if you are running a touch screen device, you can also view two applications at the same time.

10, query the weather

In general, many bound Metro applications can be reconfigured by right clicking. By default, the weather app displays weather in Anaheim, California. If you want to see local weather, just right-click and select Add City and type the nearest city name.

11. Spell Checking

Metro apps have spell checking, similar to Office. Once an error occurs, a red wavy underline appears below the violation, and the suggested alternative words are visible by right-clicking, and users can add these words to their own dictionary.

12, Run as administrator

Some applications can only be run under administrator privileges, just right click on the application, click “Advanced", select “ The identity is running & rdquo; option.

13. Hibernate or Sleep

By default, the Hibernate or Sleep option does not appear in the Windows 8 Close dialog, but users can restore them.

Start the power option program (powercfg.cpl), click “ select power button health & rdquo; in the left pane, if you see the link to "change the current unavailable", click on it, Select the “Hibernate or Sleep” option and click Save Settings. The “Sleep or Sleep” option will appear in the Close dialog.