Paul Thurrott - Windows 8 Secrets

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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.
The Insider’s Guide to:
•  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  The Secrets series reveals:
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That’s a whole lot of new.

NOTE

Though we are calling this new environment Metro, Microsoft—for legal reasons—is not. One alternative style of naming we’ve seen used, in which Metro is called “the Windows 8 UI,” and Metro-style apps are referred to as “Windows 8 apps,” is, to us, inadequate. Windows 8 provides two user experiences, what we call Metro and the desktop. And both are “Windows 8 UIs” that contains “Windows 8 apps.” So we’re sticking with the Metro name, which has been in use for a couple of years now and which we feel perfectly encapsulates the new environment and the apps that run within it. Yep. We’re rabble-rousers.

Compare this to Windows 7. In Windows 7, Microsoft provided a refined version of the Aero desktop experiences it previously offered in Windows Vista. And Windows 7 ran on top of the same Explorer runtime engine as all Windows versions dating back to Windows 2000, while offering developers the exact same Win32-based APIs, with of course a handful of new capabilities.

Put simply, there’s no comparison.

What You Need to Know

We mentioned previously that we wrote this book for average users, and not technical experts. And that we assume you have used and understand modern Windows versions, especially Windows 7. And that your desire to learn more about Windows 8 has inspired this purchase. We won’t disappoint you.

The book doesn’t need to be read from cover to cover. That said, we do recommend reading through the first five chapters in sequence, if possible, since this is the foundation for understanding how the new operating system works and why things are the way they are. From that point on, feel free to cherry-pick as needed, as you discover and wonder about specific new features.

But before diving into Windows 8, it’s important to understand a few basic concepts, especially if you’ll be utilizing this system on a new tablet computer or similar multi-touch-based device. Throughout this book, we make no assumptions about how you’ll interact with Windows 8, and we cover multi-touch, mouse, and keyboard throughout, so no one gets left out. But multi-touch-based Windows machines, while not technically new, are going to become a lot more popular with Windows 8. And more important, perhaps, Microsoft has seriously bolstered multi-touch support in Windows 8 so that it is now an incredible, integrated experience. And if you’re using a multi-touch device of any kind, you’ll want to know a few basics.

So let’s start there.

Using Windows 8 with Multi-Touch

Those with multi-touch tablets and other touch-based Windows devices will soon discover that Windows 8 works quite naturally, and much like other familiar touch devices such as Windows Phone, iPhone, or Android smartphones or the iPad and other tablets. But Windows 8 is far more sophisticated than these other products, so while the basics are the same, understanding a few key multi-touch gestures and actions is key to getting off on the right foot, er, finger.

Here’s what you need to know.

Tap:To open an item, simply tap it with your finger, as shown in Figure 1. This works identically to clicking the item with the mouse.

Figure 1:Tap an item to open it.

Tap and holdTo get more information about an item tap and hold on that - фото 448

Tap and hold:To get more information about an item, tap and hold on that item. (Microsoft calls this “press and hold” for some reason.) This works similarly to right-clicking an item with a mouse, and the result is often similar, with a menu appearing providing more information or options. Tap and hold can be seen in Figure 2.

Figure 2:Tap and hold an item to view more information.

Slide to dragWith some Windows 8 user experiences you can tap and hold an - фото 449

Slide to drag:With some Windows 8 user experiences, you can tap and hold an item and then drag it to a new location on-screen by swiping your finger slowly in whatever direction you wish to go. This action, which is commonly used for rearranging tiles on the new Windows 8 Start screen, can be seen in Figure 3 and is similar to using a mouse to drag an item around.

Figure 3:After tapping and holding, you can use a slide gesture to move an item.

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Pinch to zoom out, stretch to zoom in:Users of touch-based smartphones and tablets are probably familiar with the pinch and stretch methods of zooming out and zooming in a display, respectively. You touch the screen with two fingers simultaneously and then move them away from each other to zoom in, as seen in Figure 4. Or, if you move the two fingers toward each other, you can zoom out. These actions are typically used in apps like Photos or Maps where zooming is a common activity.

Figure 4:Pinch or stretch with two fingers to zoom.

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Rotate:With this fairly uncommon gesture, you can rotate the display either clockwise or counterclockwise. To do so, touch the screen with two fingers simultaneously and then turn your hand in either direction, as in Figure 5. Few apps support this gesture.

Figure 5:Rotate the display with two fingers.

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Slide scrolling:While smartphones often use a vertical form of scrolling, similar to document-based applications like Microsoft Word, Windows 8 was designed to be used in landscape mode by default, and its multiscreen experiences usually scroll from left-to-right, not up and down. To scroll quickly through these multiscreen experiences, you can swipe the display with your finger, as in Figure 6. A swipe to the left will cause the display to scroll to the right.

Figure 6:Scroll through a multiscreen display by swiping with your finger.

Swipe selectingTo select an item in Windows 8 you can swipe on that item - фото 453

Swipe selecting:To select an item in Windows 8, you can swipe on that item using a short downward gesture. When you do so, it will typically become visually highlighted in some way, indicating the selection, and additional options will appear, often in an app bar, which can be attached to the top or bottom edge of the screen. A swipe selection gesture can be seen in Figure 7.

Figure 7:A short downward swipe can select an item.

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Edge swiping:Windows 8 provides app-specific and system-wide capabilities via so-called edge user interfaces, or edge UIs. To activate an edge UI, you swipe in toward the center of the screen from an edge. You swipe in from the top or bottom edge of the screen to display an app’s edge UI. And you can trigger various system-level capabilities by swiping in from the left or right edge of the screen. (These actions are further discussed in Chapter 3.) You can see an example of edge swiping in Figure 8.

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