Showing posts with label Windows 8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows 8. Show all posts

Wednesday

China Bans Microsoft’s Windows 8 From Government Computers

Posted By: Arin Dey - May 21, 2014
China has banned Microsoft’s Windows 8 from all the government devices and government computers. It seems this is a step taken as a revenge for Microsoft's decision to discontinue support for its very old operating system Windows XP which is still popular in China.

China Bans Microsoft’s Windows 8 From Government Computers

But the Chinese government made the announcement restricting the OS in a notice about the use of energy-saving products and in regards to the concerns for security as reported by the country’s official news source Xinhua.

Xinhua also reported that “The Chinese government obviously cannot ignore the risks of running OS without guaranteed technical support. It has moved to avoid the awkwardness of being confronted with a similar situation again in future if it continues to purchase computers with foreign OS.”

This report indicated all desktops, laptops and tablet PCs purchased by central state bodies were affected by the decree, but the personal computer market should not be affected.

Microsoft said it was surprised by China’s decision, but said it would continue to offer older versions of its software to placate the government.

A Microsoft spokesman told the BBC.“We were surprised to learn about the reference to Windows 8 in this notice. Microsoft has been working proactively with the Central Government Procurement Centre and other government agencies through the evaluation process to ensure that our products and services meet all government procurement requirements. We have been and will continue to provide Windows 7 to government customers. At the same time we are working on the Window 8 evaluation with relevant government agencies.”

Microsoft pulled support for its 13-year-old operating system April 8, meaning there will be no more security updates. Windows XP was released in 2001 and from quite sometime Microsoft has been trying to obsolete its older products.

Friday

Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcut Keys

Posted By: Poketors - September 06, 2013
Sometimes we do find difficulties while accessing menus in Windows 8. to find an app or option you have to search them. What if you get a complete list which let you know the shortcut keys.
Find a quick list of the shortcut keys in Windows 8 :

Windows Key + D                                      Show Desktop 

Windows Key + C                                       Open Charms Menu 
Windows Key + F                                       Charms Menu – Search 
Windows Key + H                                      Charms Menu – Share 
Windows Key + K                                       Charms Menu – Devices 
Windows Key + I                                         Charms Menu – Settings 
Windows Key + Q                                       Search For Installed Apps 
Windows Key + W                                     Search Settings 
Windows Key + Tab                                   Cycle through open Modern UI Apps 
Windows Key + Shift + Tab                         Cycle through open Modern UI Apps in reverse order 
Windows Key + .                                         Snaps app to the right (split screen multitasking) 
Windows Key + Shift + .                                               Snaps app to the left (split screen multitasking) 
Windows Key + ,                                                Temporarily view desktop 
Alt + F4                                                  Quit Modern UI Apps 
Windows Key + E                                              Launch Windows Explorer Window 
Windows Key + L                                              Lock PC and go to lock screen 
Windows Key + T                                             Cycle through icons on taskbar (press Enter to launch app) 
Windows Key + X                                             Show Advanced Windows Settings Menu 
Windows Key + E                                             Launch Windows Explorer 
Window Windows Key + Page Down                     Moves Start screen and apps to secondary monitor on the right
Windows Key + M                                           Minimize all Windows 
Windows Key + Shift + M                                           Restore all minimized Windows 
Windows Key + R                                            Open Run dialog box 
Windows Key + Up Arrow                                         Maximize current window 
Windows Key + Down Arrow                                   Minimize current window 
Windows Key + Left Arrow                                       Maximize current window to left side of the screen 
Windows Key + Right Arrow                                    Maximize current window to right side of the screen 
Ctrl + Shift + Escape                                        Open Task Manager 
Windows Key + Print Screen                                   Takes a Print Screen and saves it to your Pictures folder 
Windows Key + Page Up                                             Moves Start screen and apps to secondary monitor on the left 
Windows Key + Pause Break                                    Display System Properties 
Shift + Delete                                            Permanently delete files without sending it to Recycle Bin 
Windows Key + F1                                          Open Windows Help and Support 
Windows Key + V                                            Cycle through notifications 
Windows Key + Shift + V                                           Cycle through notifications in reverse order 
Windows Key + 0 to 9                                    Launch/show app pinned to taskbar at indicated number 
Windows Key + Shift + 0 to 9                                  Launch new instance of app pinned to taskbar at indicated number 
Alt + Enter                                                  Display Properties of selected item in File Explorer 
Alt + Up Arrow                                          View upper level folder of current folder in File Explorer 
Alt + Right Arrow                                              View next folder in File Explorer 
Alt + Left Arrow                                                View previous folder in File Explorer 
Windows Key + P                                            Choose secondary display modes 
Windows Key + U                                            Open Ease of Access Center 
Alt + Print Screen                                            Print Screen focused Window only 
Windows Key + Spacebar                                    Switch input language and keyboard layout 
Windows Key + Shift + Spacebar                           Switch to previous input language and keyboard layout 
Windows Key + Enter                                    Open Narrator 
Windows Key + +                                            Zoom in using Magnifier 
Windows Key + -                                              Zoom out using Magnifier Windows Key + Escape  Exit Magnifier

Find a very useful guide on Windows 8 For Dummies

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