Unlike previous Windows, Windows 8 provides two interfaces, a modern new interface (formerly known as Metro interface) for touch screen operation, and a traditional Windows desktop that we are familiar with. For users who need to use traditional Windows desktops for a long time, it is very important to create a familiar Windows desktop for Win8 systems.
After starting the Win8 system, we will directly enter the start screen full of colorful dynamic tiles, click "“ desktop", or press "</quot;Win+D” to enter the traditional Windows desktop of Win8 system. .
Retrieve Win8 traditional desktop & ldquo;computer”etc.
For the first time to enter the traditional desktop of Win8, we can only see the “Recycle Bin” icon, other familiar “computer”, “,” ” and “Control Panel” and other common system icons are gone, some users will feel very unaccustomed, and do not know where to find these system icons. The way to get more system icons on the Win8 desktop is simple.
Illustration: Win8 initial desktop only "Recycle Bin" icon
first right click on the Win8 desktop blank, select "Personalization".
Select “Personalization
Click on the left side of the personalization interface to "change the desktop icon", the original system desktop icon is here, there is "computer" , "User's File", "Network", "Recycle" "Recycle Bin" & "Control Panel", etc., check the required function icons, click “Application”, Win8 desktop will be able to see Got to them.
Icon: Check the icon desktop icon
required: Win8 desktop appears Check the System icon
Win8 traditional desktop taskbar settings
Microsoft has done a lot of function optimization on Win7's taskbar. Win8's taskbar also retains these convenient functions. We can fix the commonly used programs in the Win8 taskbar, or you can use the mouse to place them on the taskbar's program icon. Improve the work efficiency by zooming in on the currently open window and right-clicking on the taskbar to see the file history from the jump list.
It should be noted that the Win7 traditional desktop in the lower right corner of the "display desktop" is not the same as Win7, the default settings are to enable desktop preview. We can right click on the Win8 taskbar to bring up the "Properties" interface, and then tick "When you move the mouse to the "Show desktop" button at the end of the taskbar, use Peek to preview the desktop (P)” The option is fine.
icon: Enable Desktop Preview
Win8 Win8 in the Taskbar Properties interface, we can re-define the way the taskbar button, Win8 default using the same overlapping Win7 In this way, if you need to use other display modes, you can select “ from the drop-down menu on the right side of the “Taskbar button”; merge when the taskbar is full; <; never merge”.
illustration: set Win8 taskbar icon buttons are displayed
Win8 traditional desktop themes and wallpaper personalization settings
Win8 system comes with the familiar Windows (small white daisies), Earth, flowers and other wallpaper themes, including a small number of 3840× specially provided for dual-screen users; 1200-pixel super-wide dual-screen wallpapers, these themes containing multiple wallpapers can be switched in a slideshow according to the set time. The Win8 system can not only install the Win8 version of the theme package, but also install all the Win7 system personality theme packages, so that everyone can complete the system's personalized settings.
icon: After installing the theme into the Win8 personalize panel
illustration: Win8 wide support dual display wallpaper theme
previous Windows installation file suffix. Unlike themepack, Win8's theme package extension is .deskthemepack, but they also include one or more types of files in wallpapers, screensavers, system sounds, sidebars, theme colors, mouse pointers, desktop icons, and even Win7 skin styles. After the Win8 theme is installed, the system will enter the Windows traditional panel and open the "Personalization" setting panel.
illustration: Win8 system personalized settings panel
we can point & ldquo; & rdquo ;, the desktop background to further pick their favorite part of the wallpaper, set the picture position slide switch time interval and if no Play and so on.
Tip: single-screen display mounting 3840 & times; after 1200 pixels wide wallpaper, Win8 system will automatically display a middle portion ultra widescreen wallpaper.