Windows 8 has been with us over a half a year and if you used to previous version of windows then your're going to notice that a quite a bit has changed. Out goes start menu incomes the new touch oriented start screen with windows 8 style apps.
In our previous posts we have discussed many tips and tricks about start menu, hiding aplications, personalisation, handling basic navigator finding apps e.t.c. today heres some very useful tricks and secrets about windows 8 . Even experienced PC users may left feeling little lost.
1.Run two Apps side by side.
Swype from the ;eft and the last closed app will be seen as a thumbnail. drop this and one displays in a sidebarpane while current application will take rest part of the screen. two apps wil be shown as below.
2. Customise Apps Privacy
By default, Windows 8 apps automatically yse your name, location and account picture.But you can change it by going to privacy setting. for this simply press WIN+L
Click <More PC setting>
select <Privacy> and click the relevant button to diasble any data you would rather not share.
3. Use Six Apps at once.
Toolbox for windows 8 will help you to open six apps at one time. you get a facebook client, browser, calculator, weather app, clock and more in it.
4. Take ScreenGrabs.
For taking screenshots press down the WIN key, press prtSc . Image will be saved to your My picture folder. or you may do this using another shortcut keys, WIN+ALT+PrtSc
5.Recover Your System
If you got wondows 8 wont boot at some point then you now have to press SHIFT+f8 during the lunch process to acess thee recovery tools.
after this acess the troubledhoot menu, advance option. you can now easily able to use automatic recovery option.
We willgo updating this posts with many other tricks which will help you alot stay tuned to Techwic news.
In our previous posts we have discussed many tips and tricks about start menu, hiding aplications, personalisation, handling basic navigator finding apps e.t.c. today heres some very useful tricks and secrets about windows 8 . Even experienced PC users may left feeling little lost.
1.Run two Apps side by side.
Swype from the ;eft and the last closed app will be seen as a thumbnail. drop this and one displays in a sidebarpane while current application will take rest part of the screen. two apps wil be shown as below.
2. Customise Apps Privacy
By default, Windows 8 apps automatically yse your name, location and account picture.But you can change it by going to privacy setting. for this simply press WIN+L
Click <More PC setting>
select <Privacy> and click the relevant button to diasble any data you would rather not share.
3. Use Six Apps at once.
Toolbox for windows 8 will help you to open six apps at one time. you get a facebook client, browser, calculator, weather app, clock and more in it.
4. Take ScreenGrabs.
For taking screenshots press down the WIN key, press prtSc . Image will be saved to your My picture folder. or you may do this using another shortcut keys, WIN+ALT+PrtSc
5.Recover Your System
If you got wondows 8 wont boot at some point then you now have to press SHIFT+f8 during the lunch process to acess thee recovery tools.
after this acess the troubledhoot menu, advance option. you can now easily able to use automatic recovery option.
We willgo updating this posts with many other tricks which will help you alot stay tuned to Techwic news.