Windows 8 100 tips & tricks for new Start experience
As the Windows 8 Developer Preview is soon to in the wild, most
people might find the new shell and user experience a little difficult
to settle into. Here are a few simple tips and less-known features I’ve
accumulated to help you master the new Start experience.
- Just start typing with a keyboard in the Start screen to quickly search and launch applications.
- Find additional applications (e.g. accessories generally found in the Start menu) can be found in the application list by clicking on the “Search” charm.
- New shell keyboard shortcuts:
- WIN+Q for application search
- WIN+W for settings search
- WIN+F for files search
- WIN+I for “settings” charm
- WIN+O for rotation lock
- WIN+C to bring up simple “Start menu” and time/date
- Most old shell keyboard shortcuts also work: e.g. WIN+D activates desktop, WIN+R opens “Run”, WIN+L locks user. WIN+E opens Explorer.
- In mouse mode, activate the options/charms by moving the mouse to the bottom left edge (where the Windows button used to be).
- In mouse mode, right clicking activates in-app options.
- With a keyboard, you can use the arrow keys and page up/down to select tiles. Enter launches them. The “menu” button (the key with a drop down) selects them.
- Make sure to check the “settings” charm in applications to reveal app-specific settings.
- Enable the “high contrast” mode in Control Panel > Ease of Access to see a dark themed Start screen (above)
- With multi-touch, zoom out in the app list in “Search” to activate semantic zoom
Tips and Tricks for Windows 8
To unlock the lock screen, double tap on your mouse or hit any key on the
keyboard instead of dragging to the top
To bring up the “charms bar” (share, settings, shutdown, etc), hit the lower-left corner of the screen with the mouse – no clicking required or use winkey+c
In any app, right click to bring up the “app bar” to see everything you can do
To go back to the Start screen, simply use the Windows Key on your keyboard
Bump your mouse against the left side of the screen to see a thumbnail of your
most recently used app. Use the scroll wheel to see all open modern apps
Modern apps don’t generally need to be closed — they are suspended when they’re
not in view. If you really need to close them, use the task manager (via the tile or
ctrl+shift+esc) to force quit
To search for anything on your system like applications, setting, or files, simply
start typing from the Start screen, and the search box will automatically pop up or
use winkey+f
Glance at your desktop by using Winkey+y
Activate application settings charm by using winkey+i
Project onto an external TV/monitor using winkey+p
Use the page up and page down keys to move between tile groups on the Start Screen
Bump your mouse to the left and grab an app, if you pull it towards the right and then bump
it to the left it will cycle to the next app (Thanks Tom Servo)
Pin/unpin tiles or remove apps by right clicking on tiles on the Start Screen
(Thanks
Activate Semantic Zoom in Metro apps by using Ctrl+ mouse scroll
Switch the input language and keyboard layout with Winkey+Spacebar
Show the desktop using Winkey+d
Open the share charm with winkey+h
Open the connect charm with winkey+k
Lock your Windows 8 PC with winkey+l
Lock screen rotation using winkey+o
Cycle through apps using winkey+tab
Switch between apps using alt+tab
For more Coming soon
For more information Please contact :- prabesh.baral@live.co.uk
keyboard instead of dragging to the top
To bring up the “charms bar” (share, settings, shutdown, etc), hit the lower-left corner of the screen with the mouse – no clicking required or use winkey+c
In any app, right click to bring up the “app bar” to see everything you can do
To go back to the Start screen, simply use the Windows Key on your keyboard
Bump your mouse against the left side of the screen to see a thumbnail of your
most recently used app. Use the scroll wheel to see all open modern apps
Modern apps don’t generally need to be closed — they are suspended when they’re
not in view. If you really need to close them, use the task manager (via the tile or
ctrl+shift+esc) to force quit
To search for anything on your system like applications, setting, or files, simply
start typing from the Start screen, and the search box will automatically pop up or
use winkey+f
Glance at your desktop by using Winkey+y
Activate application settings charm by using winkey+i
Project onto an external TV/monitor using winkey+p
Use the page up and page down keys to move between tile groups on the Start Screen
Bump your mouse to the left and grab an app, if you pull it towards the right and then bump
it to the left it will cycle to the next app (Thanks Tom Servo)
Pin/unpin tiles or remove apps by right clicking on tiles on the Start Screen
(Thanks
Activate Semantic Zoom in Metro apps by using Ctrl+ mouse scroll
Switch the input language and keyboard layout with Winkey+Spacebar
Show the desktop using Winkey+d
Open the share charm with winkey+h
Open the connect charm with winkey+k
Lock your Windows 8 PC with winkey+l
Lock screen rotation using winkey+o
Cycle through apps using winkey+tab
Switch between apps using alt+tab
For more Coming soon
For more information Please contact :- prabesh.baral@live.co.uk