20130709104500


Windows 8.1

    "Never complain. Never explain."
                
    Katharine Hepburn
    
      http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/84099.Katharine_Hepburn
         
Complaining:

  - Windows XP SP3 and Office 2003 support ends. Start your migration before support ends April 8, 2014.

  - Taskbar is 1 pixel wider, So 1280 x 960 VirtualBox screen does not fit anymore.

  - VirtualBox drivers vBoxNetAdp.sys vBoxNetFilt.sys have to be removed manually:

    1. uninstall old version of VirtualBox
    2. remove keys (folders) with CMD(Admin) -> Regedit, 
    3. delete named files from C:\Windows\System32\Drivers
    4. reboot and install current version of VirtualBox
      
Explaining:

  Sign in: drag "lock screen" up from the bottom, pick your account, type your password and click the arrow.
  
  Sign out: drag "Desktop" down from the top, on the "start screen" select your account picture and choose
sign out in a popup menu.

  Don't cash thumbs.db: [Win + R] -> gpedit.msc:
  
    User Configuration -> 
      Administrative Templates -> 
        Windows Components --> File Explorer
        
  In the right-hand pane, double-click “Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files”. Select Enabled.

  [WIN + X] -> Power Shell (Admin) -> control userpasswords2
  
    opilane   Administrators

    uncheck -> [ ] User must enter a user name and password to use this computer
                      
  Desktop -> Taskbar -> Properties -> Navigation TAB -> Start Screen:

    check   ->    [x] Go to the desktop instead of start when I sign in
                      
  Hotkeys
  
    WIN + X
    
      +----------------------------+
      | Power User Menu:           |
      | Programs and Features      |
      | Power Options              |
      | Event Viewer               |
      | System                     |
      | Device Manager             |
      | Disk Management            |
      | Computer Management        |
      | Windows PowerShell         |
      | Windows PowerShell (Admin) |
      +----------------------------+
      | Task Manager               |
      | Control Panel              |
      | File Explorer              |
      | Search                     |
      | Run                        |
      +----------------------------+--------------+
      | Shut Down                 >| Sleep        |
      | Desktop                    | Shut Down    |
      |                            | Restart      |
      +----------------------------+--------------+
                
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Windows 8

  corners (mouse)

  Left bottom  - Start Screen
  Left top     - Recent Applications
  Right Top    - Charm Bar (Search, Settings, Shutdown, etc)
  Right Bottom - Charm Bar (Search, Settings, Shutdown, etc)

  Close current metro - mouse cursor - top center (hand), 
                        press left, drag windows to bottom center
                        release button

  Split metro screen  - mouse cursor - top, center (hand), 
                        press left, drag windows to right, center
                        or left center, release button

  Start screen horizontal scroll - rotate mouse wheel

  Hotkeys
  
    WIN + X
    
      +------------------------+
      | Power User Menu:       |
      | Programs and Features  |
      | Mobility Center        |
      | Power Options          |
      | Event Viewer           |
      | System                 |
      | Device Manager         |
      | Disk Management        |
      | Computer Management    |
      | Command Prompt         |
      | Command Prompt (Admin) |
      +------------------------+
      | Task Manager           |
      | Control Panel          |
      | File Explorer          |
      | Search                 |
      | Run                    |
      +------------------------+
      | Desktop                |
      +------------------------+
   
  WIN         - Switch between Start Screen and Desktop
  WIN + Q     - Search:
                Apps:     "co" for 
                           command prompt or control panel
                Settings: "features" for 
                          Turn Windows Features On or Off
  WIN + F     - Search Files
  WIN + Tab   - Switch opened app.
  WIN + Space - Switch keyboard language

  Turn Off

  Charm Bar -> Settings -> Power -> Shutdown

