Win8's Metro style once made many users happy, but after a happy one, a question came out. How to switch the background program? It is well known that in Win7, we usually switch through the taskbar, and this method seems to have been deepened. People, all books and websites are introduced like this. So after canceling the Win8 Metro style of the taskbar, how do we switch? I will give you a few questions. Have you seen it before?
1. Alt+TAB
Specialty: Metro With the traditional desktop to eat
switch program, the first thing that comes to mind is the classic Alt+TAB. Don't forget, it's the most famous switcher shortcut in the Windows family, and Win8 is no exception. Whether it's the familiar Win8 traditional desktop or the Metro style that people love and hate, Alt+TAB can easily complete tasks.
It is worth mentioning that Alt+TAB is very adaptable. Whether it is a normal task or a Metro task, it is within the switchable range of it. It can be said to be the best example of Win8 task switching.
Figure 5 Alt+TAB screenshot (traditional desktop)
Figure 6 Alt+TAB screenshot (Metro desktop)
2. Windows key
Features: Metro exclusive, only in Switch between the Metro start menu and the last Metro program
This method seems to know a lot of people, most users just quickly call up the Metro menu through the Win button. In fact, it also has a hidden function, which can switch back and forth between the last program and the start menu.
However, in advance, this feature can only be effective under the Metro interface, so it is a special tool for Metro users.
Figure 7 Magic Windows Keys
3. Hovering on the left side of the mouse
Features: Picking up the program through thumbnails
There are a lot of netizens who know this operation. It originally seems to be from a certain position. Great God's Win8 evaluation notes. Under the Metro interface, we can activate a program thumbnail by simply hovering over the leftmost side of the screen. After clicking, the program will automatically switch to the foreground.
But in fact, this trick has a hidden function, that is, when we call up the screen thumbnail, scroll the mouse (wheel), then Win8 will cycle through each open program image, which switch to which When the item is clicked, the entire task switching process is completed.
Figure 8 Convert thumbnails by scroll wheel
4. Win+TAB
Features: Alt+TAB in Win8
<quo;Win+TAB” Sounds familiar or not Wrong! It was the world-renowned Flip 3D shortcut when Vista was first launched a few years ago. In Win8, gorgeous 3D effects are gone, replaced by naked program switching. After pressing the shortcut key, the system will sequentially transfer each open program to the foreground, but unlike Alt+TAB, the whole switch is completely automatic, and a dialog box will not pop up for you to choose, so the author will not be able to I have captured some representative pictures. I hope that the above text will let everyone understand directly.
Figure 9 Win+TAB can directly switch programs to the foreground