16 very practical Win8 tips Xiaobai does not look regret!

Win8 system has been on the market for more than 2 months. More and more users are installing Win8 system. Many friends have become accustomed to this new operating system. However, because it is the first time to combine the touch screen and mouse and keyboard operations, some features will inevitably be slightly different from Windows7. This article does not introduce those well-known operations, but specifically collects a set of lesser-known tips. I hope this article will give you a deeper understanding of this new system!

1. Corner hot zone

The new Win8 cancels the start menu, but you can still enter the Metro interface when you click the lower left corner with the mouse. In fact, the remaining corners have similar functions. For example, the upper left corner represents cyclic switching between open Metro applications, the upper right corner represents one-click activation of the Charm toolbar, the lower left corner is Metro and traditional desktop switching keys, and the lower right corner means that all open programs are minimized (Metro interface) The next represents the global display of the Metro group).
The four corners of the desktop "utility"

2. Program shutdown

We know that the Metro application does not have a close button when the system switches from one application to another. Win8 will automatically "hang" & rdquo;. Although the suspended state has no consumption of CPU and network bandwidth except for a small amount of memory, many people are still not used to "hanging" too much Metro process. The Consumer Preview allows you to close the Metro app by right clicking on the app toggle bar and closing the target app. Of course, you can also use the Win7 era of "local law", directly with the task manager to get it!
Figure 2 Turn off the Metro application

3. One-click Metro

Metro is the biggest highlight in Win8, but do you know that there are several ways to quickly enter the Metro interface? The first and easiest is to directly click on the bottom left corner of the desktop. Secondly, the Win key on the keyboard is also a good choice. In addition, the same thing can be achieved by the “Start” icon in Charm.
Figure 3 Quick access to the Metro interface

Note: ESC key, Win key can also be used as a shortcut to return to the traditional interface by Metro.

4. “Start Menu”

A lot of people know that hovering over the bottom left corner of the desktop will activate a thumbnail icon and click to enter the Metro interface. But you may not know, if you right click on this place, it will activate another hidden menu —— a small menu that looks like the old version of "Start Menu".
Figure 4 hidden "start menu"

In addition Win+X can achieve the same purpose, don't forget.

5. One-click lock screen

A lot of time when I leave the computer temporarily, how can I avoid others from tampering with my files? Of course, you can click on the top right corner → “ lock & rdquo; (Metro interface), but an easier way is to directly press — & mdash; Ctrl + L.
Figure 5 One-button lock screen

Note: This shortcut can be used in the traditional interface.

6. Program uninstallation

Control panel to find uninstall, this is the old habit of more than ten years, Win8 can also do this. However, if you look closely, you will find that the program is uninstalled in the Metro interface. Just right-click on the program you want to process and select the “Uninstall” button. And this technique is not only suitable for traditional programs, but also for Metro applications.
Figure 6 Metro menu uninstall directly
7. Quick shutdown

The shutdown of Win8 has always been a headache, because it is designed in a second-level menu, many new users can not find Shutdown button. Shortcuts are sometimes a good way to solve such problems. For example, Metro+I can use Win+I, and traditional interface can use Alt+F4. However, the most important thing is to use “Power Management” (by “Setting Search” →power→Change the function of the power button"Open) Set the power button to shutdown, and then just press the power off button as soon as possible.
Figure 7 Alt+F4 brings up the quick restart box

8. Quick Search

The Metro interface supports direct keyword search, which is a feature that many people know. However, Win8 has been divided into three sub-entries: “Apply” and “Settings”, “Files”, and each search searches for “Apply”. Other results require users to manually switch. In fact, these three entries correspond to different shortcut keys, such as “ application & rdquo; corresponding to Win + Q, & ldquo; set & rdquo; corresponding to Win + W, & ldquo; file & rdquo; corresponding to Win + F, Which one is required to directly press the corresponding shortcut key is much more convenient than the previous manual switching.
Figure 8 Quick Search

9. Magnetic Finishing

After a long time, there will be more and more icons under Metro. How can we keep them in order? In fact, in Win8, the tile can be easily moved and positioned. For example, you can drag and drop a tile to another tile group, right click on the tile to complete the hidden or size adjustment, and also drag and drop the tile to the group and A new grouping is formed between the groups.
Figure 9 Managing Metro Groups

If you click the zoom button in the lower right corner of Metro, you can also manage the tile grouping. The function and method are the same as a single tile.

10. Input Method Switching

Maybe you are used to "Ctrl+Shift"; switch keyboard layout, “Ctrl+space"; switch keyboard language, but The two methods don't seem so easy to use in Win8. Try “Win+space”, it’s very convenient to have a look.
Figure 10 Try Win+Space~

Note: Use “Win+Space" to switch to Microsoft Pinyin, you can also use the "Shift" key to continue switching between Chinese and English mode.

11. Task Switching

We know that the task switching bar can be activated when you hover your mouse over the top left or bottom left corner of the desktop. But this is not the most efficient way because of the short pause in the middle. In fact, Win+TAB has the same effect as the above operation, but it is more convenient to use.
Figure 11 Win+TAB directly activates the toggle bar

12. IE launches

Metro version IE does not support Plugin-in, so many netizens prefer the program version IE. But every time you have to → traditional desktop & rarr; double-click IE is not very troublesome? Then a simpler method is —— just press Win+1 (Metro, traditional interface is suitable for ~)

Note: The principle of this shortcut is to start the first project of Win8 taskbar. Since IE is the first item in the taskbar by default, we can use this to complete the quick start of IE.

13. No password login

Win8 supports online accounts, but if your computer is at home, there is no need to enter the login password every time. In fact, Win8 can also achieve automatic login of the specified account just like Win7. To do this, type "<quo;netplwiz” in the "Run" box, select the account name you want to use, and then cancel the “ to use this computer, the user must enter the username and password> checkbox to Win8 provides the password for the account.
Figure 12 Set Win8 automatic login
14. Press a~z to find the application

Before we said that Win8 can use Win+Q to search for the desired application, but if you don't know the keyword Trouble. In fact, we can let the system sort the application by itself, by clicking the lower right button on all application interfaces (right click on the Metro blank) and Win8 will automatically sort the application by a~z. Chinese characters are grouped by software vendors. As a result, application lookups are much simpler.
Figure 13 Application Panel Transfiguration

15. Metro“My Computer&<<>

The Metro interface itself does not include "My Computer", which means if When we want to access a file, we must first enter the traditional desktop, and then use the double-click method to start the function. In fact, in Win8, the icons in every traditional desktop can be solidified into the Metro interface by right clicking on the icon and selecting “fix to ‘start & rsquo;screen”
Figure 14 will "My computer" fixed under Metro

16. Task Manager turned

Win8 task manager is very useful, but the huge panel sometimes It does hinder the hand. In fact, the task manager can still be "transformed", such as double-clicking the chart into a special chart style, double-clicking the indicator into a global chart style, or right-clicking in the chart to select "hidden graphics" to become a pure monitoring style and many more. In line with the original "put on the top", the task manager instantly turned into monitoring software.
Figure 15 pure chart style
Figure 16 pure monitoring style

written in the end: many people are not optimistic about Win8, mainly because the new Metro (UI) interface is not suitable for mouse and keyboard operations, and some Classic Windows operations are not very good at Win8. In fact, as the latest generation of Microsoft's operating system, Win8 is not only synonymous with Metro, but also hides many unknown tips. Use them properly. You will find that replacing Win7 with Win8 is just a replay of Win7's history of XP. So what else can you complain about Win8? In addition, many superbooks now support touch functions, and the UI interface is quite practical.