tips for windows 8
Activate win 8 and look at the tipsThe latest version of windows contains whole new interface. Learning a whole operating system takes a little time . here is 3 tips for windows 8.
Windows 8 contains some new keyboard shortcuts. Here
are some shortcuts for you. Hope thats will help you get around Microsoft
latest operating system.
Windows 8
keyboard shortcuts.
Property
Win+C:
Open property
Win+Q:
Search property
Win+H:
Share property
Win+K:
Devices property
Win+I:
Settings property
Search
Win+Q:
Search for application
(Note: an
even easier way to search apps is to just begin typing from the start screen)
Win+W:
Search for settings
Win+F:
Search for files
Windows 8 Application
Win+Z:
Go to app options
Win+.:
Snap app to the left
Win+Shift+.:
Snap app to the right
Ctrl+Tab:
Cycle through app history
Alt+F4:
Close an open app
Desktop shortcut
Win+D:
press for open desktop
Win+,:
press for Peek at desktop
Win+B:
press for Back to desktop
Other shortcut
Win+X:
Open system utility settings menu
Win+PrntScrn:
Take screenshot and save to Pictures
Win+Tab:
Open switch list
Win+T:
Preview open windows in taskbar
Win+U:
Open Ease of Access Center
Ctrl+ESC:
Start screen
Win+Enter:
Open Windows Narrator
Choose your default program.
Win8 chooses to
open you file with its default program. For music, video. Its good. But if you
want to open your file with your desire player you have take some step to do
it.
If you want play
your file with vlc just follow this.
Right click of the
file, > open with and select VLC.
Now you will get
the below window. Where you can select what you wish to use. Check the box that says "Use this app
for all files" to make the change permanent.
If you want to do
this for more than one file type at a time, you can still make changes through
the Control Panel.
If you haven't got it pinned to your Start screen, the
quickest way to open it is to do a quick search through the Charms bar. Once
it's open, select Programs > Default Programs.
From here, you can
choose to either associate certain file types with programs or list all of the
programs available and set specific ones as defaults for all of the file types
it can open.
As there are so
many file types to go through, I find it easier to select "Set your
default programs" (as seen in the main image at the top of the page). From
here, you can set each program to become the default for all of the file types
it's able to open.
File backup:
Windows 8 gives you
several offers to secure your file ,like document, music video etc. from those
automatic back up is very useful. It can also backup your browser
favorites, desktop icons, and other personal files. Once set, it will run
automatically at specific times. Though you can trigger it manually.
You can also set the backup destination to a USB or
network drive so your files are recoverable even if your hard drive crashes or
gets corrupted. If one of your personal files gets lost or damaged, you can
simply restore its most recent copy from the File History.
>
Plug in a blank USB drive. Make sure the drive has enough space to house
all of your documents and other personal files.
> At the Metro Start screen, type the
phrase file history. Under the search field, click on the Settings category.
From the search results on the left pane, click on the result for File History.
>
File History should detect and display the USB drive. Click the Turn on button
to enable File History. You'll see a message that "File History is saving
copies of your files for the first time." After the backup completes, File
History displays a message telling you when the files were last copied.
> If you want to use a network drive
instead of a USB drive, click the Turn off button. Remove the USB drive. In the
left pane, click on the select drive option. Then click the Add network
location button. Windows displays the names of your networked PCs and drives.
Click the network drive you wish to use.
> Select a specific network share or folder
where you want to save the File History. You can also click on the New folder
button to create a new folder to store the File History. Then click the Select
Folder button. You should see the network drive and folder listed as the File
History drive. Click OK. Windows asks if you want to move your existing files
to the new location. Answer No.
> The network drive now appears as the new
backup location. File History copies your files to the network drive. After the
backup completes, File History displays a message telling you when the files
were last copied.
>
You can exclude certain folders from being part of the File History. In the
left pane, click on the Exclude folders option. In the Exclude from File
History screen, click Add. Choose any folder you wish to exclude from the
history. Click Add again to exclude another folder if you wish. Click Save
changes when you're done.
>You can tweak other settings as well. In
the left pane, click on the Advanced settings option. In the Save copies of
files dropdown box, select how often you want the files to be saved. Every hour
is the default. In the size of offline cache dropdown box, select how much
space you want to devote to the File History on the backup location. Five
percent is the default. And in the Keep saved versions dropdown box, select how
long you want to keep the saved version. Forever is the default. Click Save
changes when done.
> Finally, to restore a file or files,
click on the Restore personal files option in the left pane. Double-click the
folder or category of files you wish to restore, for example, Documents. Select
the file or files you wish to restore. Click the button to Restore to original
location. A Windows Explorer window pops up showing the restored files in their
original location. Close the File History window when you're done.
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