3 WINDOWS 8/8.1 TIPS THAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT

So here we are with a Windows post (Am I obsessed?). This time, I am gonna tell you some awesome tweaks that you should know about to have a better windows experience. Let's BEGIN -

First of all, if you do not have windows 8.1, download it from here. It's awesome (that does not mean that these tricks don't work in windows 8)

1. Slide in To Shutdown. (May not be available in windows 8)

You'll get a better idea of what I am talking about after looking at the image below (not clicked by me) - 

Why go to options and then power and then shutdown when you can simply do it from the run command (in a very cool way) ?

What you need to do is this - Go to C://Windows/System32  and find the file named "SlideToShutDown". Try clicking on the file (your pc will not shut down). You'll understand what we are talking about here. Now either make a run command of the file or just make it's shortcut or pin it to the taskbar or whatever you want. To know how to make a run command, Go Here.

2. Open any file pinned to the taskbar without even touching the mouse.

Very easy trick. I won't explain much. What you need to do to achieve this trick is to simply count the position from the left (if taskbar is at bottom of screen) or from the top if the taskbar is at the side of the screen. Then press the windows key + the position of your file (the number pressed should be from the upper part of the keyboard and not from the numpad. For eg, in my pc, if I have to open windows explorer, I will have to press Windows+1 (because it is the 1st file from the left). Get the method?

3. Take Screenshots easily with a shortcut.

Not much to explain. Just press Windows+Print Screen button to take a screenshot of your pc. The screenshot will be saved in the "Screenshots" folder in your pictures library.

Categories: Tricks