Windows 8.1 is one of the most exciting and latest things
for the people in these days. Everywhere discussion is going on about its
feature. Windows 8.1 being more familiar with the users. Some people are
reading, seeing and trying to use its valuable features.
Peoples want complete satisfaction and so they tries too
much to find out about the things. But some of them are still not familiar with
its hidden features that may be able to change their impression and observation
about Windows 8.1. By the searching on web and after reading many articles they
have acquired lots of information about Windows 8.1 within such a less time. But
only these are not enough and they are still unknown with some hidden feature.
As for instance- start button, Bing (Usage Rights for imageSearch), Multi window mode, Hero Search and many more other features. Now here I
am going to talk about some Best Hidden Features inside the Windows 8.1 OS.
1. Boot to desktop or some other
navigation settings
It may be you know that lots of unique features have been
supplemented with some new flash to the taskbar and various navigation
properties in windows 8.1. In this article I have already included that Windows
8.1 freely allows you to boot directly to the desktop on startup.
For knowing some latest & unique hidden features having
properties of navigation in windows 8.1, simply go on the desktop and make a
right-click on the taskbar and select Properties option. After selecting just
click on navigation tab at the top.
Now, you will be able to see new options for disabling the
various types of corners under the section of corner navigation. Although this
unvarying option is also present in the modern PC Settings interface. And Under
the Start Screen section, you can transfer to boot directly to the desktop or
transfer to start screen with all default apps. Here, you may also make fine
adjustment of other beneficial options like place the desktop background on the
Start screen.
2. Great appearance into the SkyDrive
Have you noticed? -
SkyDrive is the first cloud established service through Microsoft. SkyDrive has
been upgraded with several new features with intend to execute a vital role in
Windows 8.1.and even the entire part of new SkyDrive interface has been
upgraded with the modern PC Settings. Here you will be able to get a number of
handy settings like: camera roll folder, sync and many others.
If you are willing to use these hidden features of SkyDrive
app, then you will have to go for charm bar and select Settings option. Next,
make a click on Change PC Settings. And From the menu bar, just select the
option of SkyDrive and select Files in the left-hand menu bar. After the
selecting files, here you will be able to get the storing facility of
documents and snapshots from your folder of Camera Roll to the SkyDrive by
default.
3. How to Shut Down from the Start button
As you have used in windows 8 OS - During the shut down your
system you have used to swipe through a multi click manner with the charms bar.
The Start menu option of windows 8 is back but as a Start button in windows
8.1. S o should avoid calling it Start menu.
Process of shut down windows 8.1 system from the start
button
For the shut down, make a Right-click on the Start button
and just hover your mouse cursor towards the lower-left side of the desktop
screen. Then you will be able to see a complete pack of influence options like
Shut Down, Run, Search, File Explorer and Desktop in the drop down panel. Now
you may freely execute the action of shut down by hovering your mouse cursor
over it just for a second.
4. How to Enable Quiet Hours in Windows 8.1 (Silence Notifications)
You have used many features of notification & alerts on
Android and Apple. And Similarly the Windows 8.1 has introduced a notification
and alerts based features with us. And this feature is called Quiet Hours. It extends sound
alerts or notifications on your lock screen when you get a new message, calendar
event and email.
You will feel that it's a awesome feature to use, because
favorably the Windows 8.1 allows you to silence or active those notifications
by the use of Quiet Hours settings.
Once Quiet Hours feature is enabled, it conforms that your
notifications don’t create any sound or turn on the lock screen with simple
light during sleep mode. Then your notifications will be automatically come
back whenever you start your windows 8.1 system or the tabulated list settings
of Quiet Hours are over.
For start to use Quiet Hours -You will have to Start the Settings charm option and
navigate to Change PC Settings. After that, go for apps and make a click on
Notifications option. There are several option will be available, so scroll
down that page until you find Quiet Hours section. And once you get that
section, you will be able to set any schedule time frame according to your
wish. Many users have done and so you should try soon.
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