Wow! That’s quick. Smack your mouse pointer against the left side of the screen to see a thumbnail of your most recently used apps and then use the scrol…
Read moreLocked down? Double tap on your mouse or hit any key on the keyboard to unlock the lock screen instead of dragging to the top.
Read moreIsn’t that pretty charming? To bring up the Charms Bar (share, settings, shutdown, etc), hit the lower-left corner of the screen with the mouse, no clic…
Read moreHuh! Is that a new zoom? Activate semantic zoom by zooming out in the app list in Search, with multi-touch.
Read moreAre you a dark theme lover? Use the dark Windows 8 theme. Go to Control Panel > Ease of Access and enable the high contrast mode to see a dark …
Read moreWindows 8 has added few newer keyboard shortcuts, keeping the old ones intact. WIN + Q for application search, WIN + W for settings search, WIN +…
Read moreThe Settings charm in applications reveal app-specific settings. Helps you dig in deeper!
Read moreWindows 8, a completely revamped version of Windows from Microsoft, is making lot of news recently in the technology realm. The much talked Metro …
Read moreThere are several quick ways to switch between open apps, even if they're a mix of Metro apps and Desktop apps. Pressing Windows Key-Tab doe…
Read moreWant to capture a screen from Metro or one of its apps? If you try a Windows Desktop screen capture program, it may not work --- press the …
Read moreRun a Metro app, and you'll notice one thing is missing --- there's no apparent way to close it down. Usually, this isn't a problem, …
Read moreWhat happened to the Windows Control Panel in Windows 8? It seems to have vanished. The Start button on the Desktop no longer launches a men…
Read moreWindows 8 Start Screen Microsoft’s new Metro interface is great for touch but how about keyboard and mouse users? We’ve put together a few t…
Read moreRun as Administrator Some programs need you to run them with Administrator rights before they'll work properly. The old context menu isn…
Read moreHibernate or Sleep By default Hibernate or Sleep won't appear in the Windows 8 shutdown dialogs, however you may be able to restore them. La…
Read moreCheck the Weather Many of the bundled Metro apps can be reconfigured, and this usually starts with a right-click. By default the …
Read moreSpell check Metro apps all have spellcheck where relevant, which looks and works much as it does in Microsoft Office. Make a mistake and a wavy …
Read moreSee more apps Metro apps normally run full-screen, but if you're using a touch interface it's possible to view two at once: just swip…
Read moreMetro Internet Explorer Click the Internet Explorer Metro pane and a full-screen version of the browser will appear. This is touch-friendly, and…
Read moreHow to shut down To shut down your system from Metro, call up the Settings dialog (move the mouse cursor to the bottom-left corner of the sc…
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