On Wednesday, Microsoft launched the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. So where do you start?
Now that you have the basics to get started. Here are two tips & trick I've picked up on using Windows 8 that I love.
“Right Click” on the bottom right of your desktop and you get the “Developer Start menu” (At least that’s what I call it…). Here you have my favourite menu items like “Run” and “Command Prompt”.
Someone on my team recently compiled this handy little table for all of you keyboard-addicts out there:
Key
Action
Win key+spacebar
Switch input language and keyboard layout
Win key+O
Locks device orientation
Win key+,
Temporarily peeks at the desktop
Win key+V
Cycles through toasts
Win key+Shift+V
Cycles through toasts in reverse order
Win key+Enter
Launches Narrator
Win key+PgUp
Moves Start Screen or application to the monitor on the left
Win key+PgDown
Moves Start Screen or application to the monitor on the right
Win key+Shift+.
Moves the gutter to the left (snaps an application)
Win key+.
Moves the gutter to the right (snaps an application)
Win key+ C
Opens Charms bar
Win key+I
Opens Settings charm
Win key+K
Opens Connect charm
Win key+H
Opens Share charm
Win key+Q
Opens Search pane
Win key+W
Opens Settings Search app
Win key+F
Opens File Search app
Win key+Tab
Cycles through apps
Win key+Shift+Tab
Cycles through apps in reverse order
Win key+Ctrl+Tab
Cycles through apps and snaps them as they are cycled
Win key+Z
Opens App Bar
Win key+/
Initiates input method editor (IME) reconversion
Win key+J
Swaps foreground between the snapped and filled apps