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This Charm Bar is available on every screen in Windows 8, including the Classic Desktop. To access the Charm Bar, simply hover your mouse over the upper right and bottom right corners of your screen.
Windows should plunk you right into Desktop. And that’s all there is to it. If you want to go back to Start-screen booting, just repeat the process and uncheck the box in step 3.
Tired of of Windows 8 annoying you when opening a picture or document, just to have a metro-style app launch it full screen view when you're working on the desktop? Take control of the new OS and ...
Windows 8.1 packs some new settings that make it a snap to spend the majority of your time in the traditional desktop. With a few more tweaks and an extra program or two, you’ll be able to shun ...
How to flip or rotate the screen on a Windows computer. You can flip or rotate your screen in the Display Settings in Windows. 1. Right-click a blank area in the Windows desktop and click Display ...
Laptop: If you are in Windows 8′s desktop environment and want to launch a new desktop application, you must return to the tile-based Start screen to click a shortcut.
A Windows 8 lock screen. (Click for larger view.) The differences start at the very beginning. After turning on a Windows 8 machine, users won’t be greeted with the traditional Windows logon dialog.
Microsoft has released the optional KB5035941 preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2, introducing widgets on the lock screen, Windows Spotlight on the desktop, and 21 other fixes or changes.
The virtual desktop feature in Windows 11 helps you organize and work on different things on one screen. Sarah Jacobsson Purewal Freelance Writer Sarah is a freelance writer and CNET How To blogger.
Windows 8.1 has some new features, including bypassing the Start screen at log-in, so you can go straight to the desktop. We'll show you how to enable it.