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windows 8 and control panel
louise1966
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I have a laptop with W7 and one with W8. I really miss no start button on the latest version, and wonder if anyone can help me to find the control panel. I will be returning this laptop, and get a second one with W7. Thanks. Also, how do you navigate away from a page when there is no x in the right hand corner? I use the windows button and go back into IE. I cant set the time on it - I just cannot stand W8. And I'm computer savvy!
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Because if I can find an easier way of using W8, I may reconsider. I'm only asking if anyone can advise me. Is there anything wrong with wanting to absorb knowledge?
Re control panel i got to it by ckicking folder icon at the bottom of the panel screen, then pinned it to the panel perm.
I have heard Classic Shell mentioned a few times on here.
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/
Control Panel
3 options that I know of;
1. Type control panel on the start screen.
2. Right-click the start tip (the pop -up in the lower left where the start button used to be) and a menu pops up. One of the options is for control panel.
3. From the desktop, bring up the charms bar (mouse to the top or bottom right corners and move mouse away form the corner), click settings and then you get a list of options, including control panel.
Closing Metro-style Apps
1. Press Alt-F4 on the keyboard.
2. Bring up the switcher (same as how you bring up the charms, but on the left-hand side) right-click the apps you want to close and select close.
3. (touchscreen only) Drag down the screen, starting off the edge of the top bezel and continue dragging all the way off the bottom edge.
Set the Time
Same way as Windows 7.
Start8 is another option for a start menu replacement;
http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/
I've heard a lot of people prefer this over classic shell.
The answers are above.
I know Classic Shell is definitely freeware and ad-free, nag-free... is easy to install, and it works very well (I've used it for at least a couple of months and never go anywhere near the new Start Screen). It also separates apps from normal programs, so you can easily ignore all apps if you wish.
I haven't used Start8 but if you want to try that one, first make quite sure that it is also freeware, permanently ad-free and nag-free - because a commercial company makes it. It may be, this is just something for you to check on.
It is not freeware. It costs $4.99, but has a 30-day trial.
I have no personal experience with it, but I've used Stardock software for customising Windows in the past and it was very good. I've heard other people say that Start8 blends into Windows 8 better and looks more like it is an actual part of the OS, rather than a 3rd party add-on.
(other than just installing Windows 7, that is)
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/28560/windows-8-four-ways-to-close-metro-apps
Someone's missing the boat here. You're not supposed to want to close apps, that's the entire point.
I suggest adjusting your attention span to around 30 seconds, you'll just leave the device alone and then pick it up at a random point in the future and your app will still be running, just as you want, without having to open it again.
Double-clicking is so old hat.
http://www.faqforge.com/windows/correct-wrong-system-time-in-windows-8
On my two Win7's PC's, I often need to try two or three different time servers before I find one which works, and which one it is varies each time I do a time sync.
I would just do this as soon as possable.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/windows-os-software/698273-modern-ui-start-screen-tutorial-microsoft-should-have-provided.html
In Windows Explorer (ie where you see files) Click "computer" on the left, then the "computer" tab at the top (second from left after "file"), then "open control panel".
Right-click this and add it to the Quick Access Toolbar to make it available from any Explorer window with one click.
In that case, I wouldn't go near Start 8 on principle, because it isn't free and it simply replaces essential functionality options that MS deliberately left out. It isn't better functionally than Classic Shell as the latter does it all. For those who think style is as important as functionality, perhaps it's worth considering but even then I wouldn't on principle pay for this kind of thing.
I tried to. I failed.
I won't be trying again unless and until they take it out of its current stable alpha desktop release into something approaching at least a decent release candidate quality. I find it to be simply dreadful on my desktop (but I'm sure it's great on a tablet).
IMHO the problem isn't trying to use it in W7 mode, that's easily fixed with Classic Shell or Start8 etc. The problem most people seem to be having is discovering how to do common operations in Metro mode as there are no visual clues and most things are hidden and far from obvious.
Yes, it does. It lists them separately, under settings.
If you look below the search box, there are a list of different areas you can search in; the defaults being apps, settings and files. Then any program that has search functionality is listed under them.
That way you can use search on any application that has search functionality from the one pane.