The Windows 8.1 preview released recently has provided a more feature-rich "Computer Settings" and reclassified these setting options. Let's take a closer look at the new system setup features of the Win8.1 preview version of "Computer Settings".
After entering the Win8.1 preview system, the touch screen user can slide from the right end of the screen to the middle with a finger, the Charm super button will appear on the right side of the screen, click the <quo;Settings> function corresponding gear icon, desktop The function option interface is displayed on the right side. There are functions such as start, setting, notification, language, power, help, etc. Users who use the keyboard can directly press “Win+i” to enter, and then select “More Computer Settings” .
Illustration: Select "Change PC Settings" from the Settings menu of the Win8.1 preview version.
Open the Win8.1 preview version of "Computer Settings" and you will see a new one. Top settings, which will record the user's previous actions according to the system and filter according to the frequency of use. List the more common setting options, so that users can quickly change the common settings. At the same time, a “magnifying glass” button has been added to the right side of the “Computer Settings” button to allow users to search for relevant options directly in the computer settings.
Graphic: Win8.1 preview version of the new "computer settings" interface, top settings
contrast Win8 and Win8.1 preview version of the "computer settings" classification, you can clearly see The Win8.1 preview has fewer categories, but you can see the detailed settings in the category. You can see that Windows 8.1 adds a lot of setup options and reclassifies them into nine categories: Computers and devices, accounts, SkyDrive, search and applications, privacy, networking, time and language, easy to use, update and restore, there are a wealth of detailed feature settings under each category.
Left: Win8 right computer settings Item Category: Win8.1 Preview computer settings classification
computers and computer equipment
Win8.1 preview set & ldquo; computers and devices & rdquo; setting It includes settings for the lock screen interface, display, device, mouse and touchpad, input (view system and peripheral conditions), corners and edges, power and sleep, auto play, computer information and so on.
Lock screen interface: Compared with Windows 8 settings, the option to "show slides on the lock screen" and "when the computer is locked" can still use the camera's ” option.
Display: This item is mainly used to display device related property settings. We can directly set the display and resolution directly without entering the control panel.
If you have multiple monitors, you can set up multi-monitor detection, resolution settings, display orientation settings, and application size options for small-screen high-resolution devices. You can zoom in on the start screen. .
Device: Used to manage peripherals connected to the computer, such as printers, keyboards and mice, monitors, speakers, etc. The user can also set the default save location of the file to an external removable storage device by setting it here.
Mouse and Touchpad: Used to set the main mouse button (left/right) and the number of lines scrolled by the wheel.
Input: Set some performance in the input process, such as automatically correcting spelling errors; whether to display text associations, etc.
Corner and Edge: Here users can change some gesture touches and mouse actions, such as swiping in from the left side of the screen to switch from app to app to display the app list.
Power and Sleep: Set the screen auto-off time and when the computer goes to sleep.
Auto play: Set whether to enable the auto play function.
Computer Information: View the current basic information about the device, hardware configuration and operating system version, you can change the current device name here.
Accounts
Win8.1 Preview PC settings under "Accounts" contains three sub-items for your account, login options and other accounts.
Your Account: Set the avatar and other information of the current login account, where you can set the local picture or the captured video as the user's avatar.
Login Options: Users can change the account password, set the picture password, PIN code and password policy here (login if you need to enter a password).
Other accounts: Users can add and manage other accounts on this computer here.
SkyDrive
Win8.1 Preview integrates SKyDrive's settings directly into the “Computer Settings” menu, which includes sub-options such as storage space, files, and sync settings.
Storage space: Use the pie chart to visually display the user's SkyDrive space usage. If the user feels that the space is not enough, you can purchase more storage space here.
File: Set various options for uploading native files to SkyDrive.
Sync Settings: Set whether the computer turns on sync and select the settings that need to be synchronized.