Useful Windows 8 Tweaks and Keyboard Shortcuts
1. Enable Num Lock on the Windows 8 Logon Screen
Some user believes that there is a setting in Computer BIOS that num
lock will not be enabled automatically on the logon screen. But let's
think that you have enabled the user authentication while logon and your
password will be in numerical. So, if you want to enter in the
Operating System speedily you have to turn first Num Lock On then type,
if in case you forget to turn on then password will be wrong. Here is
the simple tweak to Enable Num Lock on the Windows 8 Logon Screen.
- Open "run" (Win Key + R), type "regedit" (without quote) and hit enter.
- After that one window will appear, as shown in below image.
- Now Browse to this location: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard
- Then edit the value of InitialKeyboardIndicators and set it to a value of 2.
- Done successfully.
2. Launch File Explorer with Drive List
In Windows 8 and Windows 7, when File Explorer is launched via the Task bar shortcut, Libraries are shown by default, which is not useful to us. But If I show the tweak that when you click on File Explorer via the Taskbar then My Computer opens with a drive list. Here is simple tweak to follow.- Right Click on the File Explorer which is on the Taskbar.
- Then Select Properties, it will open File Explorer Properties.
- Now change the Target Location to the following:
-
%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe ,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
- And click OK, you have done successfully.
3.General Windows 8 Shortcuts
Win – Display Start Menu
Win + Mouse Scroll Wheel – Zoom in and out on the Start Menu
Win + L – Lock your PC and return to logon screen
Win + P – Projector options
Win + X – Admin tools menu
Win + Enter – Starts Windows Narrator
Win + (plus sign + ) – Screen zoom in
Win + (minus sign - ) – Screen zoom out
Win + Print Screen – Saves a screenshot in the picture library screenshot folder
Print Screen – Saves a screenshot to clipboard
Alt + Tab – Classic app switcher
Win + Tab – Metro app switcher
Alt + F4 – Close application (Desktop and Metro)
Tab – Select different items
Ctrl + C – Copy
Ctrl + X – Cut
Ctrl + V – Paste
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