How to get started with Windows 8

The guide in this article is based on the Windows 8 Release Preview version. This version can basically be seen as a feature finalized before the Release of the official version, that is, there will be no major changes, therefore, existing skills can be extended to the official version of Windows 8 without accident.

The first hurdle: Win8 screen lock
For first-time users, the screen lock screen of Windows 8 is often the first hurdle. According to previous habits, after the system is started, you can either log on to the desktop directly or in the login window, asking the user to enter the account and password. However, Windows 8 adds a new screen when logging on, that is, the screen lock screen. In Win8RP, users will see a screen similar to the figure below, there is no account password input box, the system will not automatically log in. It is actually easy to get through this hurdle. When you press the space or press enter on the keyboard, the screen will be removed and the login box hidden behind it will appear, I don't need to teach any more next?

How to operate a touch screen
Considering the optimization made by Windows 8 for touch devices, Win8 will become more and more popular in the future when I touch a display or even tablet. How can I do this without the keyboard and mouse? See the diagram below.

Level 2: Metro Start screen
After finishing the screen lock, after logging on to the system, the second hurdle is approaching. When you see the following interface, it may be strange, how is Win8 like this, desktop?

In fact, this is one of the most significant changes in Windows 8 compared with the previous system. In Win8, this interface is called "Start screen", and its status is equivalent to that of the previous desktop. The traditional desktop we are familiar with is retained, but it has been retired from the second-line desktop, it becomes a special application of Win8.

The large icon in the upper block on the Start screen is called a "tile", which serves as a shortcut for the application. The name of the application is displayed in the lower-left corner of the tile. After a closer look, you will find the tile labeled "desktop" and click it to enter the usual desktop.

If you right-click the tile, an additional "application command bar" will pop up at the bottom of the screen. You can narrow down the large rectangular tile to accommodate more tiles ), you can also delete the tile from the start screen (the application is still running) or uninstall the application. Some other available commands, such as running as an administrator, are available for different applications ".

How to operate a touch screen

The tile operation involves right-clicking the mouse. How can this problem be achieved on the touch screen? After exploration, the editor found that as long as we hold down a tile with our fingers, move down a short distance and then release it, the tile will be selected and the "application command bar" below will pop up ".

Hold down the tile and drag down for a short distance to activate the "application command bar". After you know how to handle the tile, you can handle them as you like: Do you think the rectangular tile occupies too much space? It's easy to narrow them down and adjust the positions again.

Third hurdle: What about the Start button?

After getting started with Metro, click the "desktop" icon to go to our long-awaited desktop. Well, it looks like Windows 7 ...... What about the Start button? That's right. This is the third hurdle Win8 provides for Beginners: The Start button and start menu have been canceled. This is not a program Bug, but Microsoft did this. Win8RP default desktop, basically the same as Win7, except for the start button

Although the start button is not very big, in fact it has been shouldering the important responsibilities, whether it is centralized program management, or various Windows functions, can be carried out through the Start menu, it is the central control area of the operating system. Now that Win8 does not have the start button and the start menu no longer exists, what should the user do? At this time, we need to look back at the start screen of Metro. In fact, it serves most of the functions of the original start menu, and various application icons can be placed. Previously, commands such as system function settings were integrated into the new Win8 superbutton (Charm column.
So where is this super button? Pick up your mouse, move to the upper right corner of the screen (also in the lower right corner), and move down some distance, you will find a black background on the right side of the screen, this is the super button.
There are always five functions integrated with the super button, from top to bottom: Search-search applications, system settings, files, you can also use a specific application to achieve the search in the application. If you are looking for a file or something, click here. By the way, search commands also provide part-time functions to display all installed programs and system commands.

All applications and system setting commands are shared here-used to share some good things, such as pictures, videos, text, and other things.

Start-switch between the desktop and Metro start screens, or between the application and Metro start screens. Its shortcut key is the Windows logo key on the keyboard ]. Device-if your computer is connected to another external device, you can manage it from here. Settings -- options include control panel, personalized settings, computer information, help, volume, power supply, and so on. Note! The shutdown command is in the power options. The shortcut key is Win + I ]. When using a touch screen, you only need to gently scan the right edge of the screen to call out the super button.
After you step through the first three hurdles, the Win8 system's entry ceremony will be completed. The following describes how to operate Win8 Metro applications.

When we enter the new system, the first thing is to install the applications we need. Currently, most popular applications can smoothly enter Win8, so there will be no compatibility issues. The installed program runs and is used in the same way as Windows 7/XP. The following describes how to obtain and use Metro style applications. The difference between Windows 8 and the previous system is that Windows 8 has a special Metro application, which is different from common programs and needs to be specially developed, it works in different environments with traditional programs. Currently, except for some applications that are compatible with Metro and desktop versions, other Metro-style applications need to be obtained from the Windows app store. Note that you must have a Microsoft account (that is, a Windows Live account) to obtain an application from the App Store. If you log on to Windows 8 with a Microsoft account, you can skip verification; if you log on with a local account, you are required to enter the Microsoft account and password during the download and installation process. If you do not have a password, register one. Go to the Metro Start screen and click the "app store" tile to log on to the store. The shop interface layout is similar to the Metro Start Screen. Select the app you are interested in on the horizontal scrolling page. Select and click to go to the application introduction page. After you confirm your needs, click "install" on the left side of the page. Win8 will automatically start downloading and installing, after the installation is complete, a new tile is created for the newly installed application on the Start Screen. Click it to run the application.

Metro application control

After running any Metro application, you will find that it presents a different new style. It is full-screen and only supports full-screen mode. In terms of operation control, you only need to move the mouse or touch the text. In addition, to facilitate touch operations, the control buttons are relatively large and the distance between them is also relatively long. Each application has an additional "application command bar". Right-click the application interface and you can call them out. Some command lines will appear at the top of the screen, some appear below, while applications such as IE Metro have both the upper and lower pages, tab thumbnails, and address bar and navigation control buttons. To use the touch screen, you just need to sweep up from the bottom of the screen to call out the "application command bar ".

Disable Metro applications

When you start using the Metro application, you will surely notice that they didn't close the button? How Can I disable it?
Before giving you a solution, let's briefly introduce the processing mechanism of a Windows 8 Metro application: When an application is not used for a period of time, the system will automatically pause it until the user reactivates it, if the user no longer activates it, the system will automatically shut down it, so there is no need to worry about dragging the system performance after running too many applications. This is why the Metro application does not close the button.

Of course, it is not a way to directly close the Metro application. In the application interface, try to press [Alt] + [F4], and the application will be closed directly. If you use the mouse, first move to the top of the screen. After the mouse pointer turns into a palm shape, hold down the left button and move the mouse to the bottom of the screen, when the application interface is reduced and there are only half left, you can close the current application by releasing the left button.
If you use a touch screen, slide down from the top of the screen. In Windows 8, the [Alt] + [Tab] program switching mode is retained. You can switch between all running desktop programs and Metro applications. At the same time, a switch is specially set for the Metro application, and only switches between all Metro applications.
Move your mouse to the upper left corner of the screen and a thumbnail will pop up. It is the application you used last time. Click it to return to the previous application. If you do not directly click it, but move the mouse down for a certain distance, you will see a full application list bar on the left side of the screen, all open Metro applications (plus a fixed desktop) they will all appear here in the form of thumbnails. Click here and you will switch over when you want to change the application.

You can also use the [Win] + [Tab] Keys to switch between Metro applications in sequence.

There are some basic usage methods, just like our XP system will have some quick operation methods, most of which share the same meaning as the system we are currently using.