Showing administrative tools in windows 8

IT pros like to keep their administrative tools handy. They also like keyboard shortcuts. Not
only can you add administrative tools to the Start screen, but you can also open a menu of
administrative tools quickly. Complete the following steps to see how you can quickly access
administrative tools by using just the keyboard:
1.   On the Start screen, press the Windows logo key + I, click Tiles.
2.   Click Show administrative tools to change it to Yes.
3.   Return to the Start screen. Notice all of the administrative tools on the right end of the
Start screen.
4.   Now press the Windows logo key + X. Notice the menu of administrative tools in the
lower-left corner of the screen (Figure 2-2). Press Esc to close the menu.

Pinning Tiles to the Start screen in Windows 8

The Start screen displays your most-used apps and live Tiles. Live Tiles update in real time to
keep you constantly connected to the information you care about most. It is like pinning apps
to the Start menu in Windows 7, but in a way that is alive with activity. Just like in Windows 7,
you can pin additional apps to the Start screen anytime. Complete the following steps to pin
the Computer app to the Start screen:
1.   Right-click anywhere on the Start screen, and click All apps in App commands.

2.   In the Windows System group, right-click  Computer. Notice the commands available in
      the App Commands.

3.   Click Pin to Start.

4.   Return to the Start screen. Notice on the right end of the Start screen the Computer
      desktop app Tile. When you pin Windows 8 or desktop app Tiles to the Start screen,
      Windows 8 adds them to the right end of the Start screen.

5.   Right-click the Computer desktop app Tile, and click Manage in App commands to
     open Computer Management

Organizing Tiles into groups in Windows 8

On your PC, the Start screen will eventually have many Tiles on it. You can group Tiles to
make them quicker and easier to find. Try the following on your Start screen:

•   Drag a Tile upward with your mouse or finger until it snaps out of place; then, drag it

to left or right until you see a white separator, and drop it.

•    Drag a Tile to the bottom edge of the screen, but do not release it. Notice how the

Start screen zooms out so you can see all of your groups and app Tiles. Continue
 dragging the Tile to the one that you moved previously. After the Start screen zooms
back in, drop the second Tile below the first one.

•    Click the minus sign (-) in the lower-right corner of the screen to zoom out; then,

 right-click a group and click  Name Group.

•    To change the size of the Weather app Tile, right-click it (or swipe it a short distance up

[flick it]); then, click or tap Smaller in the App Commands. Notice that the Calendar app
Tile is now half its original size.

Returning to the Start screen in Windows 8

The new Start screen has all of the information you care about in one place. Real-time
 updates about things like news, the weather, and what your friends are doing are all  available
right here. No searching is necessary—Tiles are the quick way to see it all. Returning to
the Start screen in Windows 8 is just like opening the Start menu in Windows 7. The only
 difference is the addition of touch gestures. For example, you can use any of the following
methods to return to the Start screen at any time:

•   Swipe in from the right edge of the screen and tap Start.
•   Move the mouse to the lower-right or upper-right corner of the screen, and click Start.
•   Move the mouse to the lower-left corner of the screen, and click.
•   Press the Windows logo key.