Update-ul Windows 8.1 Preview came to the package with many feature-uri we who improve users experience with new operating system of the Microsoft. But few are the ones who have discovered and Windows 8.1 hidden features, their number reaching 5 at the moment, but definitely until the launch the final version others will be discovered.
What are the 5 hidden features of Windows 8.1 Preview?
1. A new way to finish modern applications
In Windows 8, in order to Close a modern application, we had to "catch" the application with the mouse from the top edge and shoot with it towards the bottom of the screen (swipe down). In Windows 8.1 Preview This action but it only makes the application in a suspended condition (this still running in background). In order to Close the application completely, users must pull the application to the bottom of the screen and hold thumbnaulul It there for a few seconds, until it returns (flip), action that will finish the application (obviously, a simpler way to finish an application is from Task Manager).
2. Optiunea Slide to shut down your PC
Most likely this feature was introduced after users complained like options Shutdown and Restart I'm pretty hard to access in Windows 8. In Windows 8.1 Preview, users can close or restart the system and using Power menu (or Win+X), displayed when clicked-right on the start button (in Windows 8 you have to click-right on The Start Screen thumbnail which appears when we carry the cursor of the mouse in the extreme left-hand corner of the screen), but I can also use a system utility To display the screen Slide to shut down your PC:
- go on Installation partition At Windows 8.1 Preview, catre is surfed WindowsSystem32
- Identify the utility SlideToShutDown.exe and create one shortcut its on Desktop (Click-right on it, then select Send to > Desktop (create shortcut) from the displayed menu)
- If you want to launch the option Slide to shut down your PC with a certain Combination the Taste, click-right on the Shortcut created on the desktop and select Properties, then in the tab Shortcut, you can enter the desired key combination for launching utility in the field of right Shortcut key (for example, Ctrl+Alt+S)
3. The option to use the Skydrive application to navigate the Local Hard
In Windows 8.1 Preview, application SkyDrive It is much improved compared to the one in Windows 8, this having some feature-uri In addition useful. These include the possibility of a browse the local hard disk through the application.
To access the files stored on hard-disk through the application SkyDrive, open the application, then click on headerul SkyDrive And select the option This PC from the displayed menu
4. Modern applications are automatically updated
In Windows 8.1 Preview It is not necessary Manual updating FROM Windows Store a modern applications. Automatic update they are activated in default mode in PC Settings.
5. The possibility of using the camera of the Lock Screen device
If you use Windows 8.1 Preview on a mobile device (valid for laptop), no longer need to log In pe personal account To be able to access camera to him. All you have to do is pull your finger/mouse down (swipe down) pe Lock Screen To be able to use the room, even if your device is still blocked. In order to activa (or disable) this feature, go in PC Settings > PC & Devices.
STEALTH SETTINGS – 5 hidden features in Windows 8.1 Preview
