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Tips for Windows 8 (got any?)
Arizona Hot:
Windows 8 is too young. It's probably still full of bugs.
It’s a little mad buying immediately a new OS. It’s wise instead waiting for some years before buying it, so in the meantime many bugs will be fixed.
-Giampy (November 16, 2012, 07:31 PM)
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+1(I presume). This is why I expect to get a Win 7 machine. Timing is everything.
erikts:
How to Pin Any File to the Start Screen in Windows 8
http://www.howtogeek.com/129493/how-to-pin-any-file-to-the-start-screen-in-windows-8/
By default Windows 8 only allows you to pin a few file types to the Start Screen. Read on to find out how you can change that by editing the registry.
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Tips for Windows 8 (got any?)
erikts:
How to Do a Full Shutdown in Windows 8 Without Disabling Hybrid Boot
http://www.howtogeek.com/129021/how-to-do-a-full-shutdown-in-windows-8-without-disabling-hybrid-boot/
Windows 8 comes with a new Hybrid Boot feature, which decreases boot times. But from time to time you may find you need to do a classic, full shutdown. Here’s how to do just that without disabling Hybrid Boot.
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Tips for Windows 8 (got any?)
In short: Shutdown using shutdown.exe /s /t 0
Curt:
https://windowssecrets.com/langalist-plus/with-windows-8-off-isnt-really-off/
With Windows 8, “off” isn’t really off
Win8′s default shutoff and startup processes are unlike those of any previous Windows version. Completely shutting Win8 down — or doing a truly cold boot — requires a few extra steps!
Windows 8 doesn’t really shut down when you click the shutdown icon (or go to Power via the Charms bar/Settings). Instead, Win8 goes into a sort of ‘deep sleep’ mode, similar to hibernate.
You must hold down the Shift key while clicking the shutdown icon — and continue to hold Shift until the machine fully powers off. Only then was I able to enter the BIOS during system startup.
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phitsc:
I'm using the method described here to open the Windows Shutdown dialog from FARR.
Basically, you just have to put a shortcut to a text file called e.g. Shutdown.js with the following line
(new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application")).ShutdownWindows();
somewhere where FARR can find it.
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