Symptom:
Win8: Metro Edition IE10 and Mailbox Application
Solution:
In Win8, everyone's used IE browser has also been upgraded to the latest IE10. The most important thing is that in addition to the traditional desktop version of IE10, the Metro version of IE10 is also a highlight of this Win8. However, many of my friends found that their Metro version of IE10 is still open as a desktop version, so we will introduce how to set up the Metro version of IE10. In addition, we will also talk about another Metro app: Mail.
How to open IE10 in Metro version
I believe that many friends have found that the Metro version of IE10 that can be used normally can only be opened in the desktop version after a certain day. Of course, this is not a system error. It is caused by the default browser. If IE10 is not the default browser under the current computer, then IE10 will not be able to open the Metro version.
Metro version of IE10 icon
found the reason, we are concerned that the following methods, as long as the default browser to come back on it. First we open the desktop version of IE10, then select the IE option in the tool and switch to the "Programs" tab.
Here we see the option to set IE as the default browser. After clicking, we can see the program settings interface. The operation here is no different from IE9.
set IE as the default browser
in the left column default program settings interface found & ldquo; Internt Explorer & rdquo ;, then click on the right & ldquo; Set this program as default value & rdquo ;, finally click OK .
default program settings interface
When all playing boxes are confirmed, the next time you switch to the start screen, you will find the icon has become IE10 Metro version of the white Logo, start now Use the Metro version of IE10.
However, one thing to note is that if IE10 is set as the default browser, the Metro version of other browsers will not open, and it can only be opened as a desktop version.
Basic settings for the mail application
The mail application in the start interface is built in by default when Win8 is installed. Through this application, we can more easily check and send our own mail. This is convenient in the absence of Office Outlook, because there is no need to switch between multiple mailboxes in each web version.
mail application
If you are logged by Microsoft Win8 account, then it will directly open the mailbox when you open your mailbox without having to log in again Microsoft. Here we mainly introduce the operation of sending mail and account management.
Click on the “+” in the upper right corner to enter the email sending interface. The right half is the recipient's information, and the right half is the specific email content, including the email's title.
create a new message
this time right-click the mouse we will find many more tools available, including font settings, a variety of optional expression, but also the ability to add attachments. When we added the attachment, we entered Metro's file manager and even sent SkyDrive's cloud files directly.
add attachments
Here to talk about the management of the account, the lower right corner of the mouse and slide the screen to bring up the Charm bar and select & ldquo; & rdquo ;, click on the Account Settings option to enter the Account Management. At this time, we will see the option to add an account. Currently, the application provides the association of Hotmail, Outlook, Gmail and QQ mailbox. Simply input the password of the account of your mailbox and you can automatically associate it.
add a new account
Of course, if you are using a different mailbox, you can choose & ldquo; & rdquo ;, other accounts offer a mail account established EAS, IMAP and POP Here, you can according to actual needs select.
When the mailbox is associated, you can manage the information of multiple mailboxes in one application, and when there are new emails, you can also see the reminder on the dynamic magnetic block of the email application, and the lock screen interface also There will be obvious notice.