1. Lock screen
Windows 8 opens on its lock screen, which looks
pretty but unfortunately displays no clues about what to do next.It's
all very straightforward, though. Just tap the space bar, spin the mouse
wheel or swipe upwards on a touch screen to reveal a regular login
screen with the user name you created during installation. Enter your
password to begin.
2. Basic navigation
Windows 8 launches
with its new interface, all colorful tiles and touch-friendly apps. And
if you're using a tablet then it'll all be very straightforward: just
swipe left or right to scroll the screen, and tap any tile of interest.
On a regular desktop, though, you might alternatively spin the mouse wheel to scroll backwards and forwards.
And
you can also use the keyboard. Press the Home or End keys to jump from
one end of your Start screen to the other, for instance, then use the
cursor keys to select a particular tile, tapping Enter to select it.
Press the Windows key to return to the Start screen; right-click (or
swipe down on) apps you don't need and select Unpin to remove them; and
drag and drop the other tiles around to organise them as you like.
3. App groups
The
Start screen apps are initially displayed in a fairly random order, but
if you'd prefer a more organised life then it's easy to sort them into
custom groups.
You might drag People, Mail, Messaging and Calendar
over to the left-hand side, for instance, to form a separate 'People'
group. Click the 'minus' icon in the bottom right corner of the screen
to zoom out and you'll now find you can drag and drop the new group (or
any of the others) around as a block.
Right-click within the block
(while still zoomed out) and you'll also be able to give the group a
name, which - if you go on to add another 20 or 30 apps to your Start
screen - will make it much easier to find the tools you need.
4. Quick access menu
Right-click
in the bottom left corner (or hold down the Windows key and press X)
for a text-based menu that provides easy access to lots of useful
applets and features: Device Manager, Control Panel, Explorer, the
Search dialog and more.
5. Find your applications
The
Win+X menu is useful, but no substitute for the old Start menu as it
doesn't provide access to your applications. To find this, hold down the
Windows key and press Q or either right-click an empty part of the
Start screen or swipe your finger up from the bottom of the screen and
select 'All Apps' to reveal a scrolling list of all your installed
applications. Browse the various tiles to find what you need and click
the relevant app to launch it.
6. Easy access
If there's
an application you use all the time then you don't have to access it via
the search system. Pin it to the Start screen and it'll be available at
a click.
Start by typing part of the name of your application. To
access Control Panel, for instance, type 'Control'. Right-click the
'Control Panel' tile on the Apps Search screen, and click 'Pin to
Start'. If you're using a touchscreen, press and hold the icon, then
flick down and select 'Pin to Start'.
Now press the Windows key,
scroll to the right and you'll see the Control Panel tile at the far
end. Drag and drop this over to the left somewhere if you'd like it more
easily accessible, then click the tile to open the desktop along with
the Control Panel window, and press the Windows key to return you to the
Start screen when you're done.
7. Shutting down
To shut
Windows 8 down, just move the mouse cursor to the bottom right corner of
the screen, click the Settings icon - or just hold down the Windows key
and press I - and you'll see a power button. Click this and choose
'Shut Down' or 'Restart'.
Some of the tricks available in previous
versions of Windows still apply. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del, for instance, click
the power button in the bottom right-hand corner and you'll be
presented with the same 'Shut Down' and 'Restart' options.
And if you're on the desktop, press Alt+F4 and you'll be able to choose 'Shut Down', 'Restart', 'Sign Out' or 'Switch User' opt
8. App bar
Windows
8 apps aim to be simpler than old-style Windows applets, which means
it's goodbye to menus, complex toolbars, and many interface standards.
There will usually be a few options available on the App bar, though, so
if you're unsure what to do then either right-click an empty part of
the screen, press Windows+Z or flick your finger up from the bottom of
the screen to take a closer look.
9. What's running?
If
you launch a Windows 8 app, play with it for a while, then press the
Windows key you'll switch back to the Start screen. Your app will
remaining running, but as there's no taskbar then you might be wondering
how you'd ever find that out.
You could just press Alt+Tab, which shows you what's running just as it always has.
Holding
down the Windows key and pressing Tab displays a pane on the left-hand
side of the screen with your running apps. (To see this with the mouse,
move your cursor to the top left corner of the screen, wait until the
thumbnail of one app appears, then drag down.)
And of course you can
always press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to see all your running apps in the Task
Manager, if you don't mind (or actually need) the extra technical
detail.
10. Closing an app
Windows 8 apps don't have close
buttons, but this isn't the issue you might think. Apps are suspended
when you switch to something else so they're only a very minimal drain
on your system, and if you need the system resources then they'll
automatically be shut down. (Their context will be saved, of course, so
on relaunching they'll carry on where you left off.)
If you want to
close down an app anyway, though, move the mouse cursor up to the top of
the screen. When it turns from the regular mouse pointer to the icon of
a hand, hold down the left mouse button and drag it down the screen.
Your app should shrink to a thumbnail which you can drag off the screen
to close it.
If that's too much hassle, then simply pressing Alt+F4 still works.
And
when all else fails then press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch Task Manager,
right-click something in the Apps list and select End Task. Beware,
though, close something you shouldn't and it's easy to crash or lock up
your PC.
11. Mastering Internet Explorer in Windows 8
Click
the Internet Explorer tile from the Start menu and you'll launch a
full-screen version without toolbars, menus or sidebars, which like so
much of Windows 8 may leave you initially feeling lost.
Right-click
an empty part of the page or flick your finger down from the top of the
screen, though, and you'll find options to create and switch between
tabs, as well as a Refresh button, a 'Find' tool and the ability to pin
an Internet shortcut to the Start page. Click the spanner icon and
select 'View on the desktop' to open the full desktop version of
Internet Explorer.
12. Run two apps side by side
Windows 8
apps are what Microsoft calls "immersive" applications, which basically
means they run full-screen - but there is a way to view two at once.
Swipe from the left and the last app you were using will turn into a
thumbnail; drop this and one app displays in a sidebar pane while your
current app takes the rest of the screen. And you can then swap these by
swiping again.
13. Spell check
Windows 8 apps all
have spellcheck where relevant, which looks and works much as it does in
Microsoft Office. Make a mistake and a wavy red line will appear below
the offending word; tap or right-click this to see suggested alternative
words, or add the word to your own dictionary if you prefer.
14. Run as Administrator
Some
programs need you to run them with Administrator rights before they'll
work properly. The old context menu isn't available for a pinned Start
screen app, but right-click one, and if it's appropriate for this app
then you'll see a Run As Administrator option.
15. Make a large app tile smaller
You'll
notice that some Windows 8 apps have small live tiles, while others
have larger tiles that take up the space of two tiles. Right-clicking on
a Windows 8 app's Start screen tile will display a few relevant
options. If this is one of the larger tiles, choosing 'Smaller' will cut
it down to half the size, freeing up some valuable Start screen real
estate.
16. Uninstall easily
If you want to hide an unused
app for now, select 'Unpin from Start'. The tile will disappear, but if
you change your mind then you can always add it again later. (Search
for the app, right-click it, select 'Pin to Start'.)
Or, if you're sure you'll never want to use an app again, choose 'Uninstall' to remove it entirely.
17. Apps and privacy
It
is worth keeping in mind that by default Windows 8 apps can use your
name, location and account picture. If you're not happy with that, it's
easily changed. Press Win+I, click More PC Settings, select Privacy and
click the relevant buttons to disable any details you'd rather not
share.
18. Administrative tools
Experienced Windows users
who spend much of their time in one advanced applet or another are often
a little annoyed to see their favourite tools buried by Windows 8.
Microsoft has paid at least some attention, though, and there is a way
to bring some of them back.
Open the Charm bar by flicking your
finger from the right-hand side of the screen and select 'Settings' then
'Tiles'. Change 'Show administrative tools' to 'Yes' and click back on
an empty part of the Start screen. And it's as simple as that. Scroll to
the right and you'll find a host of new tiles for various key applets -
Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, Task Scheduler, Resource Monitor and
more - ready to be accessed at a click.
19. Disable the lock screen
If
you like your PC to boot just as fast as possible then the new Windows 8
lock screen may not appeal. Don't worry, though, if you'd like to ditch
this then it only takes a moment.
Launch GPEdit.msc (the Local Group
Policy Editor) and browse to Computer Configuration > Administrative
Templates > Control Panel > Personalisation.
Double-click 'Do not display the lock screen', select Enabled and click OK.
Restart and the lock screen will have gone.
If
you can't easily find GPEdit.msc by searching in the Start screen,
search for 'mmc', and then press Enter. On the File menu, click
'Add/Remove Snap-in', then in the 'Add or Remove Snap-ins' dialog box,
click 'Group Policy Object Editor', and then click 'Add'.
In the
'Select Group Policy Object' dialog box, click 'Browse'. Click 'This
Computer' to edit the Local Group Policy object, or click 'Users' to
edit Administrator, Non-Administrator, or per-user Local Group Policy
objects, then click 'Finish'.
20. Install anything
Most
mobile platforms recommend you only install apps from approved sources
to protect your security, and Windows 8 is the same: it'll only allow
you to install trusted (that is, digitally signed) apps from the Windows
store.
If this proves a problem, though, and you're willing to take
the security risk (because this isn't something to try unless you're
entirely sure it's safe), then the system can be configured to run
trusted apps from any source.
Launch GPEdit.msc (see above for
instructions on how to find it), browse to Computer Configuration >
Administrative Templates > Windows Components > App Package
Deployment, double-click 'Allow all trusted apps to install' and select
Enabled > OK.
21. Log in automatically
Of
course even if you remove the lock screen, you'll still be forced to
manually log in every time your system starts. This can also be resolved
at speed, though, using much the same technique as in previous versions
of Windows. Hold down the Windows key, press R, type 'netplwiz' and press Enter to launch the User Accounts dialog. Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" box and click OK. Enter
the user name and password of the account that you'd like to be logged
in automatically, click OK, restart your system and this time it should
boot directly to the Start screen.
22. Replacing the Start menu
If
Windows 8's search and navigation tools still leave you pining for the
regular Start menu, installing ViStart will replace it with something
very similar. Download the program and install it, carefully; it's
free, but the Setup program will install the trial of a commercial
Registry cleaner unless you explicitly tell it otherwise. But once
that's out the way, your old Start button will return in its regular
place, and clicking it (or pressing the Windows key) will bring back the
usual Start menu complete with search box and all the usual menus. The program has a few flaws - on launch it gave us an e-mail icon for Outlook Express, for instance - but otherwise works well. There's
also Start8 from Windows customization veterans Stardock. It provides
similar functionality to ViStart but with a more up-to-date look.
23. Windows key shortcuts
Win : switch between the Start screen and the last-running Windows 8 app Win + C : displays the Charms: the Settings, Devices, Share and Search options Win + D : launches the desktop Win + E : launches Explorer Win + F : opens the File Search pane Win + H : opens the Share pane Win + I : opens Settings Win + K : opens the Devices pane Win + L : locks your PC Win + M : minimises the current Explorer or Internet Explorer window (works in the full-screen IE, too) Win + O : toggles device orientation lock on and off Win + P : switch your display to a second display or projector Win + Q : open the App Search pane Win + R : opens the Run box Win + U : open the Ease of Access Centre Win + V : cycle through toasts (notifications) Win + W : search your system settings (type POWER for links to all power-related options, say) Win + X : displays a text menu of useful Windows tools and applets Win + Z : displays the right-click context menu when in a full-screen app Win + + : launch Magnifier and zoom in Win + - : zoom out Win + , : Aero peek at the desktop Win + Enter : launch Narrator Win + PgUp : move the current screen to the left-hand monitor Win + PgDn : move the current screen to the right-hand monitor Win + PrtSc : capture the current screen and save it to your Pictures folder Win + Tab : switch between running apps
24. Launch programs fast
If
you're a fan of keyboard shortcuts and don't like the idea of scrolling
through app tiles to find the program you need, don't worry, Windows 8
still supports a useful old shortcut. Which is perfect if, say, you're
looking to be able to shut down your PC with a click. Launch the desktop app, right-click an empty part of the desktop and click New > Shortcut. Browse to the application you'd like to launch here. Of for the sake of this example, enter shutdown.exe -s -t 00 to shut down your PC, or shutdown.exe -h -t 00 to hibernate it, and click Next. Type a shortcut name - 'Hibernate', say - and click Finish. Right-click
the shortcut, select Pin to Start and it should appear on the far right
of the Start screen - just drag the tile wherever you like.
25. Intelligent screengrabs
If
a Windows 8 application is showing something interesting and you'd like
to record it for posterity, then hold down the Windows key, press
PrtSc, and the image won't just go to the clipboard: it'll also be
automatically saved to your My Pictures folder with the name
Screenshot.png (and then Screenshot(1).png, Screenshot(2).png and so
on). You might hope that pressing Win+Alt+PrtSc would similarly save
an image of the active window, but no, sadly not. Maybe next time.
26. Photo Viewer
Double-click
an image file within Explorer and it won't open in a Photo Viewer
window any more, at least not by default. Instead you'll be switched to
the full-screen Windows 8 Photos app - bad news if you thought you'd
escaped such hassles by using the desktop. If you'd like to fix this, go to Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs and select Set your default programs. Scroll down and click Windows Photo Viewer in the Programs list. Finally,
click 'Set this program as default' if you'd like the Viewer to open
all the file types it can handle, or select the 'Choose default' options
if you prefer to specify which file types it should open. Click OK when
you're done
27. SmartScreen
Windows 8 now uses Internet
Explorer's SmartScreen system-wide, checking downloaded files to ensure
they're safe. In general this is a good thing, but if you have any
problems then it can be tweaked. Launch Control Panel, open the
Action Centre applet, and click Change Windows SmartScreen Settings in
the left-hand pane. Here you can keep the warning, but avoid the
requirement for administrator approval, or turn SmartScreen off
altogether. Make your choice and click OK to finish.
28. Windows 8 File History
Windows
8 includes an excellent File History feature, which can regularly and
automatically back up your libraries, desktop, contacts and favourites
to a second drive (even a USB flash drive - just connect it, and choose
'Configure this drive for backup using File History' from the menu). To
set this up, go to Control Panel > System and Security > File
History. Click Exclude Folders to help define what you're saving,
Advanced Settings to choose the backup frequency, Change Drive to choose
the backup destination, and Turn On to enable the feature with your
settings. And once it's been running for a while, you can check on
the history for any file in Explorer by selecting it, choosing the Home
tab and clicking History.
29. VHD - enhanced
Windows 7
added support for creating and attaching virtual hard drives in
Microsoft's VHD format. Now Windows 8 extends this with the new VHDX
format, which improves performance, extends the maximum file size from 2
to 16TB, and makes the format "more resilient to power failure events"
(so they shouldn't get corrupted as easily). Launch the Computer
Management Control Panel applet, choose Disk Management, and click
Actions > Create VHD to give the format a try.
30. Storage Spaces
If
you have multiple hard drives packed with data then you'll know that
managing them can be a hassle. But that's all about to change with a new
Windows 8 feature, Storage Spaces. The idea is that you can take all
your hard drives, whether connected via USB, SATA or SAS (Serial
Attached SCSI), and add them to a storage pool. And you can then create
one or more spaces within this pool, formatting and accessing them as a
single drive, so you've only one drive letter to worry about. What's
more, the technology can also maximise your performance by spreading
files across multiple drives (the system can then access each chunk
simultaneously). There's an option to mirror your files, too, so even if
one disk fails your data remains safe. And if your Storage Space begins
to fill up then just plug in another drive, add it to the pool and you
can carry on as before. Yes, we know, this is just a
consumer-friendly take on RAID. But there's nothing wrong with that, and
it looks promising. If you'd like to read up on the technical details
then the official Windows 8 blog has more, and you can then create and
manage your drive pool from the new Control Panel\System and Security
'Storage Spaces' applet.
31. Virtual Machines
Install
Windows 8 and you also get Microsoft's Hyper-V, enabling you to create
and run virtual machines (as long as you're not running in a virtual
machine already). Launch OptionalFeatures.exe (press Windows Key and R
and type it in to run), check Hyper-V and click OK to enable the
feature. Then switch back to the Start screen, scroll to the right, find
and click on the Hyper-V Manager tile to begin exploring its
capabilities.
32. Smart Searching
When you're in the mood
to track down new Windows 8 features relating to a particular topic, you
might be tempted to start by manually browsing Control Panel for
interesting applets - but there is a simpler way. If you'd like to
know what's new in the area of storage, say, just press Win+W to launch
the Settings Search dialog, type "drive", and the system will return a
host of related options. That is, not just those with "drive" in the
name, but anything storage-related: BitLocker, Device Manager, backup
tools, disk cleanup, and interesting new features such as Storage
Spaces. This Search feature isn't new, of course, but it's easy to
forget how useful this can be, especially when you're trying to learn
about a new operating system. So don't just carry out specific searches,
use the Apps search to look for general keywords such as "privacy" or
"performance", and you just might discover something new.
33. Start screen background
If
you'd like to change your lock, user tile or start screen images then
press Win + I, click 'Change PC settings' and choose the Personalize
option. Browse the various tabs and you'll be able to choose alternative
images or backgrounds in a click or two. And in theory you'll also
be able to define apps that will display their status on the lock
screen, although the app must specifically support this before it'll be
accessible from your Personalize settings.
34. Scheduled Maintenance
Windows
8 can run common maintenance tasks - software updates, security
scanning, system diagnostics and more at a scheduled convenient time,
which is good. Unfortunately it doesn't actually ask you what time is
convenient, instead just setting it to 3am and allowing the system to
wake your computer (if hardware and circumstances permit) to do its
work. Which isn't so good. To change this, launch Control Panel,
click System and Security > Action Centre > Maintenance. You can
now click 'Start maintenance' to launch any outstanding tasks right now,
while selecting 'Change maintenance settings' enables you to choose a
more convenient time, and optionally disable the feature's ability to
wake up your computer if that's not required.
35. Picture password
Windows
8 enables you to create a picture password, where you choose an image,
then draw on it in a combination of taps, lines and circles - only
someone who can reproduce this pattern will be able to log on. Select
Win + I > More PC Settings > Users > Create a Picture Password
to give this a try.
36. Hibernate or Sleep
You won't
necessarily see either Hibernate or Sleep in the Windows 8 shutdown
dialogs, but if that's a problem then you may be able to restore them. Launch the Control Panel Power Options applet (powercfg.cpl) and click 'Choose what the power buttons do' in the left-hand pane. If
you see a 'Change settings that are currently unavailable' link, then
click it, and if Windows 8 detects that your PC supports Sleep and
Hibernate options then they'll be displayed here. Check the boxes next
to whatever you'd like to use, click Save Changes, and the new options
should now appear in your shutdown dialogs.
37. Simplify Search
By
default Windows 8 includes every bundled app in its Search results. If
you'll never want to use some of these - the Store app, say - then
select Win + I > Change PC Settings > > Search, choose which
apps you don't want included, and your search list will be more
manageable in future.
38. Touch keyboard
By default the
Touch keyboard will try to help you out by, for instance, playing sounds
as you type, capitalizing the first letter of each sentence, adding a
period if you double-tap the space bar, and more. If any of this gets in
your way, though, you can turn the relevant feature off: just go to Win
+ I > Change PC Settings > General and customize the keyboard to
suit your needs.
39. Sync and privacy
One very useful
Windows 8 feature is its ability to synchronize your settings with other
PCs and devices. So if you've set up your new Windows Phone device with
your contacts, email details and so on, then use the same Live account
on Windows 8 and it'll import them for you: very convenient. Of
course that may not always be a good idea. If several people use a
device then you may not want your website passwords to be synced, for
instance. In which case you'll want to hold down the Windows key and
press I, then click Change PC Settings > Sync Your Settings and
disable anything you'd rather not share.
40. Quick Access toolbar
Windows
Explorer in Windows 8 features a Quick Access toolbar immediately above
the menu, providing easy access to options such as 'New Folder',
'Minimize', 'Undo' and more. This is customizable, too - click the
arrow to the right of the default buttons, in the Explorer window
caption bar, and choose whatever options you need. And you can include
add any other ribbon option on the Quick Access Toolbar by
right-clicking it and selecting Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
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41. Advanced menu options
If
you need to run the command prompt as an Administrator then your
instant reaction will probably be to reach for the Start menu. Before
becoming annoyed a microsecond later when you remember it's no longer
there. It's good to see that Microsoft has provided a simple
alternative, then - just click the File menu in Explorer and click Open
command prompt > Open command prompt as administrator. And while
you're there, make note of the other advanced new options also on that
menu: you can open a new window in a new process, open Explorer, and
even delete your Recent Places and Address Bar histories with a click.
42. Show all folders
The
default Windows 8 Explorer view doesn't show all the usual drives and
folders - Control Panel, Recycle Bin and so on - in the left-hand
navigation pane. It certainly keeps the display simple, and if you want
to see all your drives then you can just click Computer, but if you
prefer to see everything upfront then it only takes a moment. Click View
> Options, check 'Show all folders' and click OK.
43. Mount ISO files in Windows 8
Need
to take a closer look at an ISO file? Right-click it in Explorer, click
Mount and you can view it as a virtual drive, launch the files it
contains, or add more if you like.
44. Open new file types
If
you find a file type that none of your applications can handle, then
right-click on the file in Windows Explorer and choose Open With. You'll
see a 'Look for an app in the Store' option, which enables Windows 8 to
use an automated search tool to find and highlight an app for you. You can also click 'More Options' to see currently installed programs and apps that may be able to open the file
45. Restart Explorer
If
Explorer locks up for some reason, then regaining control is now very
easy. No need to close the process any more: simply press Ctrl+Alt+Esc,
select Explorer in the list, click Restart and Windows 8 will handle the
rest.
46. VirtualBox error
The safest way to sample
Windows 8 is to install it on a VirtualBox virtual machine. It's fairly
easy to set up, there's no need to worry about partitioning or other
issues, and if it doesn't work for whatever reason (which is possible,
it's a beta after all) then you'll have lost nothing but a little time. After
completing your installation, though, you might find your virtual
Windows 8 complaining that "Your PC needs to be repaired". But despite
telling you to "Press Enter to try again", or "Press F8 for alternate
boot options", neither option works. Fortunately there's an easy
answer. Close the Windows 8 window, select your virtual machine in
VirtualBox, click Settings > System > Processor and check the
'Enable PAE/NX' box. Click OK, restart your virtual machine and this
time it should launch properly.
47. Windows 8 apps won't launch
You
click a Windows 8 app, and nothing else happens? Display issues are
often the cause. In particular, Windows 8 apps don't currently support
screen resolutions lower than 1024 x 768 (or 1366 x 768 when snapping),
so increase your resolution if possible (launch the desktop,
right-click, select Screen Resolution). Or if that's no help, try updating your video drivers.
48. Performance problems
If
your Windows 8 system seems sluggish, the revamped Task Manager may be
able to offer some clues. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to take a look. Click
'More Details'. The simplified Processes tab then reveals what's
currently using your CPU time, RAM, hard drive and network bandwidth.
(The more in-depth data available in previous Task Manager versions is
now accessible via the Details tab.) The Performance tab gives you a
graphical view of resource use over the last few seconds, while the App
History dialog looks back over days or more to reveal which app is the
most resource-hungry. And is your boot time slow? Click the new
Startup tab to see programs your system is launching when Windows boots.
The 'Startup impact' now shows how much of an effect each of these has
on your boot time; if you spot high impact programs you're sure you
don't need, then right-clicking them and selecting 'Disable' will ensure
they're not loaded next time. Powerful though all this is, if you
can think of a reason to use the old Task Manager then it's still
accessible. Hold down the Windows key, press R, type TaskMGR and press
Enter to launch it. (Typing TM will launch the new version.)
49. Device Manager Events
If
you've got a driver or hardware-related problem with Windows 8, launch
Device Manager, browse to the relevant device, right-click it, select
Properties and click the new Events tab. If Windows has installed
drivers, related services or carried out other important actions on this
device then you'll now see them here, which is very useful when
troubleshooting.
50. Recovery options
Windows 8 has
performed well for us, but if you find it won't boot at some point then
you now have to press Shift+F8 during the launch process to access its
recovery tools. Access the Troubleshoot menu, then Advanced Options,
and you'll be able to try the Automatic Repair tool, which may fix your
problems. No luck? The same menu enables you to use the last System
Restore point, tweak key Windows Startup settings, and even open a
command prompt if you'd like to troubleshoot your system manually. If
that all seems like too much hassle then the Troubleshoot menu's option
to 'Refresh your PC' may be preferable, because it essentially
reinstalls Windows 8 but keeps your files, and will fix many issues. But
if it doesn't then there's always the more drastic 'Reset your PC'
option, which removes all your files and installs a fresh new copy of
Windows 8. You don't have to access these features from the boot
menu, of course. If Windows 8 starts but seems very unstable, then open
the new Recovery applet in Control Panel for easy access to the Refresh,
Reset and other disaster recovery features.
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