Tips and Trick For Windows 8

Windows 8 Consumer Preview split 1 million downloads not long after propelling last Wednesday and I'm certain a large portion of you have attempted it as of now. Whether you ran with a double boot, overhaul, clean introduce or virtual machine, in case you're originating from Windows 7 you'll see noteworthy changes promptly, while others may not be as self-evident.

Unavoidably, with change comes great and awful - in any event until you take in a few traps that get you move down to speed. I know I've been hitting my head against the divider when things don't act the way they used to. The Start menu's nonattendance is a flawless case of a radical change. To be sure, the duality of the OS may bring some inconvenience, yet as wary as I might have been, I should concede Microsoft has made a truly decent showing with regards to of facilitating a significant number of my worries.

Metro is without a doubt extremely touch-arranged and maybe a fledgling's blessing from heaven. For experienced clients, it appears like Windows 8 still holds some guarantee. The unseen details are the main problem, they say, so other than exploring different avenues regarding a clean introduce I attempted the overhaul alternative to perceive how well it functioned. Going from a year-old Windows 7 introduce to the Consumer Preview was as consistent as you could request.

Record duplicate exchanges, the assignment director and pursuit look better and work speedier, and that includes for an enhanced affair. I'm not adoring Metro on my desktop since there's little I can right now do with the stock applications, yet I think about whether that will be genuine once my most-utilized projects take full favorable position of live tiles.

Right away, here's a waitlist of Windows 8 easy routes and helpful speedy traps I've accumulated hitherto.

Hot corners

The Start menu is no longer there, but there's a hot corner that makes up for it (unfortunately on multiple screens it's somewhat of a pain to use).

Lower-left corner + Right click Power user shortcut menu (Device Manager, Control Panel, Command Prompt, Power Options, etc.).
Upper-left corner Shows open window thumbnails, click to switch between them.
Upper screen limit + Click & Drag on desktop Move to left or right to snap the current desktop or Metro app to one side of the screen.
Lower-right corner Windows 8 Charm menu or Windows Aero Peak.
Upper-right corner Shows Windows 8 charm menu.

Keyboard Shortcut

Windows 8 is very hotkey-heavy, here are some of the shortcuts I find most useful:

Windows key Shows the new Start screen (Metro).
Win + type keyword Instant application search (same as in Windows 7).
Win + D Standard Windows desktop. Also minimizes/restores all open windows in desktop mode.
Win + Q Shows all installed apps.
Win + W Instant search for settings.
Win + F Instant search for files.
Win + I Settings sidebar (control panel, network, volume, brightness, notifications, and more).
Win + P Shows multi-monitor options, also useful for connecting an external monitor or projector.
Win + X Power user shortcut menu (Device Manager, Control Panel, Command Prompt, Power Options, etc.).
Win + Z Shows App Bar in Metro applications.
Win + . (period) Snaps the current Metro app to the right side of the screen. Do it twice and it will snap to the left.
Win + . (period) + Shift Snaps the current Metro app to the left side of the screen.
Win + J Switches focus between snapped Metro apps.
Win + Page Up / Down Moves full-screen Metro app to secondary monitor.
Win + Left / Right arrow Moves and snaps desktop applications in that direction, or to a different monitor.
Win + Tab Switches between open applications. Similar to using the left-upper hot corner with a mouse.
Win + L Locks Windows.

You can snap Metro apps or your desktop to the side and continue working on the center of the screen. Another shortcut lets you switch focus between the two.