Three minutes to learn to use Win8 novice can also quickly master

Retrieving Win8 Start Menu

Users who have experienced Win8 system will find that there is no start button and start menu in Win8, although when using Win7 I didn't think they were important until I canceled them, only to find that if there is no start button and start menu, the system is really inconvenient to use. In fact, although there is no start button in Win8, the position where the start button was placed remains a small part, just like the desktop area in the lower right corner of Win7. Move the mouse
here, it will display the thumbnail of the Win8 Metro interface, click to switch directly to the Metro interface.

Win8 Metro interface thumbnail

Click the start button with the left mouse button to open the start menu and find the program you need. This series of operations has become a habit, so you may not pay attention to it. In fact, Win8 did not completely cancel the start menu. Just click the right mouse button at the location where the original start button is located, and you will see a lot of familiar features in the pop-up menu. Includes command prompt, control panel, search, run, and more.

Win8 hidden "start menu"

This hidden "start menu" does not seem to be as feature-rich as it used to be, but for users who have just accepted Win8, it is still convenient. It can continue some of the past usage habits and make the new system no stranger.

Win8 system new shutdown method

Win8
System new shutdown method

There is no start menu, how about shutdown? do? Do you want to press the Power
switch directly? of course not. In Win8, there are some minor changes to the shutdown operation, and Win8's shutdown method is more than one.

In the traditional or Morden interface of Win8, point the mouse
arrow to the upper right corner of the screen, and a black sidebar will appear on the right side of the screen with some function buttons.

Sliding to the right corner appears Charm bar

Clicking on the last "Settings" button will pop up six settings including network, volume, brightness, notification, power and language. . Click on the "Power" button and you will see the shutdown option.

Click "Power" to select the shutdown

This is the most traditional shutdown method. If you feel that this operation is troublesome, you can also press the keyboard.
Shortcuts directly call up the shutdown dialog.


Shortcut Shutdown

In the Windows interface, press the “Alt+F4” key combination on the keyboard to pop up the Win8 shutdown menu. You can also perform the shutdown operation by selecting "Shutdown" in the drop-down list and then clicking the "OK" button.

Traditional interface and Morden interface switching

Traditional interface and Morden interface switching

The Morden interface is the biggest feature of Win8
, which is completely different from the traditional Windows interface. And after the Win8 system starts, it will open the Morden interface by default. It is very easy to go back to the familiar Windows desktop. You can use the mouse
click or keyboard
shortcut keys to be in the two interfaces. Switch between.

In the Morden interface, there is a tile called "Desktop" that can be switched to a traditional Windows desktop with a single click.

Click on the "Desktop" tile to return to the traditional Windows interface

In the traditional Windows interface, point the mouse to the lower left corner of the screen, which is where the button is used before, the system will pop up a Morden The thumbnail of the interface, click the left mouse button will switch back to the Morden interface.

Click on the bottom left corner of the screen in the traditional interface

If you feel that it is not convenient to switch with the mouse, for example, if you use laptop
and there is no mouse, move the pointer It’s far from using a keyboard shortcut to get to a fixed location.

There is always a Windows button on our keyboard. In the past, it was not used much. In Win8, this button was finally taken seriously by everyone.

Windows key to quickly switch Win8 interface

No matter which interface of Win8, just press the Windows button, you can immediately switch to another interface.

Application switching under Morden interface

Application switching under Morden interface

In the traditional Windows interface, to switch between running programs, just click on the taskbar The corresponding window is fine. And in the Morden interface of Win8
, there is no start menu, how to switch applications?

In the Win8 system, whether the user is in the Metro interface or the traditional window interface, just move the mouse
according to the method of "top left corner (lower left corner) - left line" of the screen, you can switch Interface mode and shows the application that is currently running in the background of the system. Mouse trajectory (gesture) as follows:

mouse locus (lower left corner may be)


application can occur
left running

Window Interface

Note that users can also perform the above switching operations when running a full-screen application or game on the Metro interface, but it is not possible in the traditional Windows interface.

Win8 Start Screen Personality Settings

Win8
Start Screen Personality Settings

Compared with Win7, Win8 Personalization is no longer limited to desktop wallpapers. There is also a start screen and a lock screen. There are three ways to call up desktop personalization in Win8, one is to open in the control panel, and the other is to open the desktop to select "personalization", these operations are completely different from Win7. In addition, there is another way that is unique to Win8. Move the mouse
to the top right or bottom right corner of the desktop to call the Charm bar, and then select the personalization option in the Settings option.

Personalization location

Win8's desktop personalization settings are the same as Win7, you can directly use the system's own theme, but also on wallpaper, color, The sounds and screensavers are set separately and support for saving custom themes for use at any time.

Tabletop personalization is not much different from Win7

After setting up the personalized project of the desktop, the following will enter the focus of Win8 personalization, which is also the starting interface of the new concept. After entering the start interface, also move the mouse to call out the Charm bar. In the settings, select the “Change Computer
Settings” option at the bottom. The first one is to see the personalized settings.

The personalization of the Win8 start interface is divided into three parts, namely the lock screen, the start screen and the user avatar. The lock screen settings can use the system's own wallpaper, or you can add your favorite wallpaper as a lock screen interface. In addition, the lock screen interface also supports the display of application messages, such as receiving new mail, even in the lock screen interface we can see notification reminders.

Lock Screen Settings

The start screen can't add custom background at present, but the system provides users with 20 background patterns and 25 color matching schemes. Meet the user's requirements. As for the user avatar, there is not much to introduce here, just add the selected image to it.

Start Screen Settings

From the above, users can completely customize from the lock screen to the start interface to the desktop, allowing their computers to go from inside to outside. They are all different.