Shortcuts
Network
Windows 8 Versions
Tiles
Facts
100
Windows key + C
What is charms menu?
100
Makes it easier to share files and printers on a home network.
What is a homegroup?
100
Mainstream consumers with simplistic apps and options.
Who is Windows 8 aimed for?
100
In the Windows 8.1 start menu with the down arrow on the bottom left to direct you to the Apps screen with all your currently installed apps.
Where are newly installed apps/programs located?
100
Alternative login password.
What is face recognition/picture point recognition?
200
Windows key + Q
What is Search Bar in Charms menu?
200
Where to find and join a homegroup.
What is active networks under Network and Sharing Center?
200
Avid users of predecessor Windows and professional environments.
Who is Windows 8 Professional aimed for?
200
By finding it and pinning it to "Start".
How do you make the app tile show up in the Start menu?
200
Blocks/squares for apps/programs on the Windows 8 desktop.
What are tiles?
300
From desktop, Windows key + Shift
What is transitioning from desktop to windows 8 (Desktop)?
300
Changes sharing options for different network profiles (Private, Guest/Public, All Networks)
What does "Change advanced sharing settings" allow you to modify?
300
Business users only accessible through buying in volume.
Who is Windows 8 Enterprise aimed for? How is it only obtainable through?
300
Click, hold, and drag the tile to another panel/area.
How do you organize Tiles in the Start menu by means of relocating?
300
About 100 million.
How many licenses did Microsoft roughly sell in half a year?
400
Ctrl + Shift + ESC
What is opening Task Manager directly?
400
Domain Name System
What does DNS stand for?
400
A special version of Windows specifically designed for mobile devices.
What is Windows RT?
400
On the Start menu, right click an open area and hit customize in the bottom right. You are now able to choose to rename the different panels of apps.
How do you name different panels on your Start screen?
400
October 26, 2012.
When did Windows 8 first become available to the public?
500
Windows Key + Page Down
How do you move the Start screen and apps to secondary monitor on the right?
500
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It dynamically distributes configuration parameters, such as IP addresses to users/interfaces/services on a network.
What does DHCP stand for and what is its purpose?
500
Before Windows 7 shipped in 2009.
When was Windows 8 first in development?
500
Right click an app and hit re-size on the bottom left.
How do you re-size an app?
500
The "Windows 7" desktop was considered an app and not officially a OS by itself.
Why was the start buttons function removed and instead redirects you to the Windows 8 desktop?