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Tips, tricks, treats, and secrets revealed on Windows 8
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Q & A with the authors of From the Back Cover Microsoft is introducing a major new release of its Windows operating system, Windows 8, and what better way for you to learn all the ins and outs than from two internationally recognized Windows experts and Microsoft insiders, authors Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera? They cut through the hype to get at useful information you’ll not find anywhere else, including what role this new OS plays in a mobile and tablet world.
Regardless of your level of knowledge, you’ll discover little-known facts about how things work, what’s new and different, and how you can modify Windows 8 to meet what you need.
Windows 8 Secrets
•  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  Windows 8 Secrets Should consumers adopt Windows 8 or Windows RT? Windows RT offers both advantages and disadvantages compared to Windows 8, and which you choose will depend on your needs. The biggest issue with Windows RT, of course, is the lack of desktop application compatibility: Though it comes with most Windows 8 desktop utilities and a version of Microsoft Office, Windows RT is not compatible with any third party or Microsoft desktop Windows applications that are already included. That said, Windows RT should offer much better battery life and amazingly thin and light form factors when compared to similar PCs and devices designed around a traditional PC microprocessor.
What’s best way to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8? Upgrade or clean install? Is an upgrade safe? Generally speaking, you will actually see better results with an upgrade with this version of Windows, which is different than our experience with previous versions. To be safe, backup everything first, perform the upgrade, and if it doesn’t go well, you can always do a clean install afterwards.
One thing to watch during an upgrade, however, is Internet Explorer: If you have configured a different browser as your default browser in Windows 7 and then upgrade to Windows 8, you will actually lose the ability to run the Metro-style version of Internet Explorer 10. You can fix this by configuring IE as your default browser after the fact.
Does Windows 8 really run faster and better than Windows 7 on the same hardware? Yes. But in real world usage, you won’t notice much of a difference in usage. That said, Windows 8 boots, resumes from sleep, and performs other power management functions much, much faster than does Windows 7. You can also use Push Button Reset to refresh or reset a Windows 8 PC in just minutes.
Will all of my Windows 7 apps and drivers work with Windows 8? For the most part, yes. Microsoft claims that if it works with Windows 7, it should work with Windows 8. And in our experience, that has definitely been the case. Even the now-ancient game “Halo: Combat Evolved,” from 2003 installs and runs just fine. That said, you may need to uninstall some applications if you’re upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8, and then reinstall them after the fact. And of course there will always be some exceptions.
What are the most important keyboard combinations we should memorize? If you remember just one keyboard shortcut, it should be WINKEY + C, which enables the Charms and access to several key system functions, including Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings. Some other useful keyboard shortcuts include WINKEY + D (to navigate directly to the desktop), WINKEY + I (for Settings), and WINKEY + L for lock. And let’s not forget our favorite keyboard combination: WINKEY + X, which displays a power user menu of sorts containing lots of useful shortcuts.
In their introduction, the authors of this book say that “with Windows 8, suddenly, everything is different.” And they are right—with a completely new interface presenting users with a completely new experience, Windows 8 and its device-based cousin Windows RT are arguably the biggest change in Windows ever. But bestselling authors Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera have you covered with Windows 8 Secrets, a completely new, written-from-scratch guide to the ins and outs of this new Windows experience. Covering topics both large and small, ranging from how the new immersive experiences and familiar Windows desktop interface coexist to the subtle differences in interacting with Windows 8 via touch, keyboard, or mouse, this book digs in to reveal helpful and advanced insight in all major Windows areas: application management, data backup and security, networking, and much more.
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•  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  The Secrets series reveals:
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Connecting to a wired network is as easy as plugging an Ethernet cable into your home router on one end and the appropriate port on your PC on the other. When you do, a few things happen. Under the hood, Windows establishes the connection and enables sharing and device connections. Then the Network icon in the Notification Area (of the Windows desktop) changes to indicate that you’re connected, similar to the way it did in Windows 7.

If you click this Network icon, a new Metro-style interface, the Networks pane, will appear. This interface, shown in Figure 13-1, will help you manage not only wired networks, but also wireless (Wi-Fi) and cellular data networks.

Figure 13-1:The new Metro-style Networks pane helps you manage networks of all kinds.

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The Networks pane is important enough that you may need or want to access it from the Start screen or a Metro-style app. To do so, you must first enable the Settings bar (Winkey + I being the easiest way) and then select the Network icon at the bottom of that pane.

There isn’t a lot of configuring you can do with a wired network from this interface, but there is one bit of functionality: You can disable (or enable) PC sharing and device connections. To do that, right-click the wired connection in the Networks pane and choose Turn sharing on or off from the little pop-up menu that appears. This won’t be hard since that’s the only choice, as you can see in Figure 13-2.

In the resulting display, you’ll be confronted with a question, part of Microsoft’s never-ending attempts to turn something technical into child’s play: Do you want to turn on sharing between PCs and connect to devices on this network?

Figure 13-2:If you’re looking for lots of options, look elsewhere; this is all you get for a wired network.

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There are two possible answers:

• No, don’t turn on sharing or connect to devices. For networks in public places.

• Yes, turn on sharing and connect to devices. For home or work networks.

In case it’s not obvious, the first choice—for public places—maps to the old Public network location type from Windows 7. And the second choice, for home or work networks, maps to the Home and Work network location types, respectively.

Using Wi-Fi Networks

Wireless networks, of course, require a bit more finesse. Unlike wired networks, they’re not assumed to be safe, since you could be connecting to the Internet from a café, airport, or other location where electronic predators are lurking, waiting to steal your valuable personal information directly from the airwaves. Furthermore, not all wireless networks were created equal: There are wide-open, unprotected wireless networks and protected networks that offer various levels of security. But even the various types of networks aren’t completely safe, so it’s best to err on the side of safety, which is exactly what Windows 8 does.

To connect to a wireless network, you display the Networks pane. As described previously, you can do so by clicking the Network icon in the Notification Area or by typing Winkey + I and then clicking the Network icon in the Settings pane that appears. As you can see in Figure 13-3, when you’re within in range of one or more wireless networks, those networks will appear listed in the Networks pane under the heading Wi-Fi.

You will see two types of wireless networks here: unprotected and protected. An unprotected network is noted with a small exclamation point emblem to indicate that it could be unsafe. And as shown in Figure 13-4, when you select this type of warning, Windows provides a final warning before you connect.

Figure 13-3:Available wireless networks are displayed in the Networks pane.

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Figure 13-4:Windows 8 warns before letting you connect to an unprotected wireless network.

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Connect automatically is deselected by default for open, unprotected networks and selected for password-protected networks.

Regardless of the protected status of the network, you’ll see two other choices when you select a wireless network in the Networks pane: Connect and Connect automatically. If you check the latter option before connecting, Windows 8 will automatically connect to this network whenever it’s within range. (If there are two or more such networks, Windows 8 will intelligently select the one with the best connectivity.)

Once you click Connect, one of two things can happen.

For a password protected network, you’ll be prompted to enter the password, as shown in Figure 13-5, and then Click Enter.

Figure 13-5:You need to enter a password for a protected network.

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If you are accessing an open, unprotected network, the Networks pane will ask you whether you want to turn on sharing between PCs and connect to devices on this network. (For protected networks, this is the next step.) As with any other network type, there are two possible answers:

No, don’t turn on sharing or connect to devices. For networks in public places.

Yes, turn on sharing and connect to devices. For home or work networks.

Mouse over a connected network and Windows will provide information about the type of the network (for example, 802.11g or similar for wireless networks) and the type of security it uses, if any.

Choose accordingly, and you’ll be connected to the network. In the Networks pane, the connection will be accompanied by a Connected notation.

Wireless networks provide many more configuration options than do wired networks. If you right-click a wireless network to which you’re connected, you’ll see a number of options, though it should be noted that not all of them are relevant to Wi-Fi networks. (Some are more applicable to cellular data connections, as described in the next section.) These options include:

• Show/Hide estimated data usage:This option is actually a toggle. When it’s enabled, you’ll see a data usage estimate whenever you select the connection, as shown in Figure 13-6.

Using this information to keep track of usage is, of course, valuable for cellular data connections, which are always metered. You can click the Reset link in the Networks pane to reset the data usage estimate to 0.

Figure 13-6:Keep track of your data usage.

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• Set as metered/non-metered connection:This option changes the behavior of certain connected Windows features when enabled. Since it’s more typically needed for cellular data networks, we’ll discuss this feature in the next section.

• Forget/Remember this network:If you’ve configured Windows 8 to remember a wireless network and thus reconnect to it automatically, you can change that behavior using this option (and vice versa).

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