How to transform a Windows tablet into a full-featured Windows PC

Microsoft and the PC vendors that work with it are launching a wide variety of tablet PCs, which are standard PCs running the standard Windows
8.1 version. Today's Windows
tablet provides exceptionally powerful office functions, with just a few peripherals plus some great software and several setup changes, which are expected to be a core part of a powerful workstation.

Video output options

If you want your tablet to work like a PC, you need a tablet with a video output port. Some of the cheaper Windows tablets on the market do not provide video output ports at all, and there are different types of ports on the products that provide interfaces. For example, the Lenovo ThinkPad 8 provides a micro-HDMI port, while Microsoft's Surface Pro 2 provides a Mini DisplayPort. You need a micro-HDMI to standard HDMI adapter, or a Mini-DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, so you can connect your tablet to a standard computer monitor or TV.

Some cheaper tablets don't have any video output ports, so you can only use the Miracast wireless screen technology built into Windows 8.1. However, the effects of Miracast are often unsatisfactory. Devices that are certified to be compatible with Miracast may not actually be compatible, and may need to purchase a wireless Miracast adapter for the screen.

Some Android phones offer mobile HD connection MHL support, which allows you to use the Micro-USB to HDMI adapter, but requires the display to also support MHL.

Using Surface Pro 2 as the main system of a PC workstation with an external monitor, keyboard and mouse.

Keyboard and Peripherals

In fact, every Windows 8.1 platform supports Bluetooth, so you can easily use your Bluetooth mouse and keyboard without worrying about ports. If you want to use a standard wired keyboard and mouse or a wireless keyboard and mouse with a receiver, just plug the USB mouse and keyboard into the USB port of your tablet. However, some tablets only have a micro-USB port, and a micro-USB to USB adapter is required to connect a USB device to such a tablet.

Other peripherals are the same. If you buy an external optical drive and connect via USB, you can read and burn the disc from the tablet. In the face of a tablet with only one USB port, buying a USB hub can solve the problem. However, hubs must have an external power supply feature, and powering only through the tablet port may not be enough to power the mouse, keyboard, and various storage devices you might want to connect to.

With a fed-in USB hub, it's much easier to use a Windows tablet as a Windows PC.

Connecting a wide range of peripherals to your tablet PC via USB.

Audio extension can be split into two

Like a smartphone, a Windows 8.1 tablet usually has only one headphone/microphone combo audio jack. If you want to use a speaker and microphone, you can purchase an audio splitter adapter that connects the audio output and audio input to a single audio port on your Windows tablet.

Some powerful tablets offer HDMI, DisplayPort, Ethernet, audio and three USB 3.0 ports.

Multi-Display Configuration

There are several ways to use an external display, which can be adjusted from the on-screen control panel. Right click on the desktop to select the screen resolution and you will find the panel to view the connected external screen. You can drag and drop these screens to rearrange them - for example, if the second screen is currently on the left side of the tablet, you should drag and drop the second screen to the left. Windows 8 provides better support for multiple monitors, so it can extend the taskbar across multiple screens. Right click on the desktop taskbar and select Properties. The multi-screen option inside can control how the taskbar works when facing multiple screens.

Adjust multi-monitor options in Windows 8.1.

The multi-screen section of the Attributes tab of the taskbar allows you to customize how the taskbar works when facing two or more displays.

Optimizing the tablet for the desktop

The latest version of Windows 8.1 is partially optimized for PCs as a PC office, much easier than in the past. Right click on the desktop taskbar and select Navigation. Use the options here to launch into the desktop and adjust how Windows 8.1 works on your PC. To use the desktop application as a default, open the charms bar and go to Settings > Change PC Settings > Search & Apps > Default to select the default application for your desktop PC.

If we prefer to use traditional desktop software when using the tablet as a PC, try the Windows 7 built-in Snap multitasking function to display the touch application on a flat screen and display it on a large screen. Traditional desktop. The two screens can be used in the environment where the tablet is used as a PC, and the touch screen and the external large screen are very convenient.

Many software can run Metro applications in the desktop window when using the tablet as a PC.