Windows 8.1 new "computer settings" function

The Windows 8.1 preview released recently has provided a more feature-rich "computer settings" and re-classified these setting options. Let's take a closer look at the new system setup features of the Win8.1 preview version of "Computer Settings".

After entering the Win8.1 preview system, the touch screen user can slide from the right end of the screen to the middle with the finger, the Charm super button will appear on the right side of the screen, click the <quo;Settings> function corresponding gear icon, desktop The function option interface is displayed on the right side. There are functions such as start, setting, notification, language, power, help, etc. Users who use the keyboard can directly press “Win+i” to enter, and then select “More Computer Settings” .
Icon: Select “Change PC Settings from the Settings menu of Win8.1 Preview.

Open the Win8.1 preview version of "Computer Settings" and you will see a new one. Top settings, which will record the user's previous actions according to the system and filter according to the frequency of use. List the more common setting options, so that users can quickly change the common settings. At the same time, a “magnifying glass” button has been added to the right side of the “Computer Settings” button to allow users to search for relevant options directly in the computer settings.
Icon: Win8.1 preview version of the new "computer settings" interface, top settings

Compared to the Win8 and Win8.1 preview version of the "computer settings" classification, you can clearly see The Win8.1 preview has fewer categories, but you can see the detailed settings in the category. You can see that Windows 8.1 adds a lot of setup options and reclassifies them into nine categories: Computers and devices, accounts, SkyDrive, search and applications, privacy, networking, time and language, easy to use, update and restore, there are a wealth of detailed feature settings under each category.
Left: Win8 computer settings project classification right: Win8.1 preview computer settings classification

Computers and devices

Win8.1 preview computer settings "Computers and devices ” Settings include lock screen interface, display, device, mouse and touchpad, input (view system and peripheral conditions), corners and edges, power and sleep, auto play, computer information and other settings.

Lock screen interface: Compared with the Windows 8 settings, the option “Show slideshow on the lock screen” and “Always use the camera” option when the computer is locked.

Display: This item is mainly used to display device related property settings. We can directly set the display and resolution directly without going to the control panel.

If you have multiple monitors, you can set up multi-monitor detection, resolution settings, monitor orientation settings, and application size options for small-screen high-resolution devices, which can zoom in on the tile on the start screen. .

Devices: Used to manage peripherals connected to the computer, such as printers, keyboards, mice, monitors, speakers, etc. The user can also set the default save location of the file to an external removable storage device by setting it here.

Mouse and Touchpad: Used to set the main mouse button (left/right) and the number of lines scrolled by the wheel.

Input: Set some performance during the input process, such as automatically correcting spelling errors; whether to display text associations, etc.

Corners and Edges: Users can change some gesture touches and mouse actions here, such as swiping in from the left side of the screen to change from the app to the display app list.

Power and Sleep: Set the time the screen automatically turns off and when the computer goes to sleep.

Auto Play: Set whether to enable the auto play function.

Computer Information: View the basic information of the current device, hardware configuration and operating system version, where you can change the current device name.

Accounts

The Win8.1 Preview PC settings under "Accounts" contain three sub-items for your account, login options and other accounts.

Your Account: Set the avatar and other information of the currently logged in account. Here you can set the local picture or the captured video as the user avatar.

Login Options: Users can change their account password, set picture password, PIN code and password policy here (login if you need to enter a password).

Other accounts: Users can add and manage other accounts on this computer here.

SkyDrive

The Win8.1 preview integrates SKyDrive's settings directly into the “Computer Settings” menu, which includes sub-options such as storage space, files, and sync settings.

Storage space: Use the pie chart to visually display the user's SkyDrive space usage. If the user feels that the space is not enough, you can purchase more storage space here.

File: Set various options for uploading native files to SkyDrive.

Sync Settings: Set whether the computer turns on sync and select the settings you want to sync.