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Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview
is already available. In the Windows 8 Developer Preview, we have summarized some Win8 tips that are very useful and are shared here.

1, after Metro

main screen when a user logs Windows 8 system, the new Metro start screen will appear, topped with a tile-style program. 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.

2, multi-screen display

under normal circumstances, Metro applications run in full screen, but if you are running a touch-screen device, can simultaneously view two applications.

3, after the lock screen

starts, the user will see the first Windows 8 lock screen whenever the system starts, recovery or log in when lock screen will appear. 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.

4, open any program

hold the Windows key, or you can call Win + F search window, type the name of the program you can open the specified application.

5, as an administrator to run some applications only

only run under administrator privileges, simply right-click the application, click on "Advanced" and select "Run as administrator "Options can be.

6, switching between tasks

Metro does not have the screen taskbar, so users will not find it easy to run those applications, in which case, the user simply hold down the Alt The +Tab 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.

7, close the application

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

Of course, users can also manually close the application, press Ctrl + Alt + Esc can open the Task Manager, right-click on the extra tasks you can choose to terminate the application.

8, shut down the system

If you want to turn off the Metro UI system, you can simply bring up the Settings dialog box, click the power button, and then close it. 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.

9, check the weather

In general, many Metro application bindings are able to re-configure 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.

10, spell check

Metro applications have spell check, and Office similar. 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.

11, under the circumstances, hibernate or sleep option does not appear in Windows 8 to close the dialog box, but the user can restore them to sleep or sleep

default.

Start the power option program (powercfg.cpl), click "Select Power Button Health" in the left pane, if you see the link "Change is currently unavailable", click on it and select "Hibernate or Sleep option, click Save Settings, after which the Sleep or Sleep option will appear in the Close dialog.

12, automatically log

tired of manually log in Windows 8 Here is the automatic sign-in method of Windows 8:? Hold down the Windows key and press R, type netplwiz and press Enter to start a dialogue user accounts frame. Clear the "User must enter a username and password to use this computer" checkbox and click "OK".