How To Use Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8

Internet Explorer 10 provides an “add-on free” experience. It supports HTML 5 for video content, but you can’t install toolbars and add-ons in Internet Explorer 10.

If you are viewing a webpage that requires an add-on or uses Flash, you can view the content by opening the website in Internet Explorer for the desktop. To do this, swipe in from the right edge of the screen (if you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen), tap or click Settings, and then tap or click Use the desktop.

How to Find Your Favorites

Internet Explorer 10 doesn’t use the traditional Favorites from previous versions. Instead, you can pin websites to the Start screen or open a list of pinned sites and frequently visited sites using New tab. If you open Internet Explorer for the desktop, you can use the traditional Favorites, but you can’t access the pinned sites from the Start screen.
How to view a website in Compatibility View
To view a website in Compatibility View, open Internet Explorer for the desktop, and then click the Compatibility view button in the address bar.

How to Set Your Default Web Browser

1. On the Start screen, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.
2. (If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, and then click Search.)
3. Enter Default programs, and then tap or click Apps.
4. In the search results, tap or click Default Programs.
5. Tap or click Set your Default Programs.
6. Choose the browser you want from the list.
7. Select Set this program as default, and then tap or click OK.

How to get back the Internet Explorer 10 Tile on the Start Screen

Internet Explorer 10 might have accidentally become unpinned. To pin it back to your Start screen, follow these steps:

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.
2. (If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, and then click Search.)
3. Enter Internet Explorer , and then tap or click Apps.
4. In the search results, swipe down on the Internet Explorer icon, and then tap Pin to Start.
5. (If you’re using a mouse, right-click Internet Explorer , and then click Pin to Start.)

Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview

Windows 8 is the next version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, Microsoft Tablet PCs, and home theater PCs. The release to manufacturing (RTM) is expected around July 2012, three years after the release of its predecessor, Windows 7. Windows 8's server counterpart, Windows Server 2012, is in development concurrently with Windows 8. The most recent official pre-release version of Windows 8 is the Release Preview, which was released on May 31, 2012. 

Microsoft Opens Windows 8 Pre-orders

Microsoft Corp opened its Windows 8 operating system for pre-orders on Friday, setting the price for an upgrade to the full version of the software at $70 for a DVD pack.

Users can also wait for launch on October 26 to download the system onto their computers for $40, an offer price that will expire at the end of January. PCs running Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 will be able to upgrade to Windows 8.

Shoppers can reserve the software pack at Microsoft’s own stores, Amazon.com, Best Buy, Staples and elsewhere. Microsoft has not yet announced the price of the full software to install from scratch, as opposed to the upgrade. The current price for a comparable version of Windows 7 is $200.

Any customer who buys, or already bought, a Windows 7 PC between June 2 and the end of January 2013 will be able to get an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $15, a move designed to prevent a drop-off in PC sales before the launch of Windows 8.

Microsoft also said PC makers such as Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Samsung and Sony were also now taking pre-orders for machines with Windows 8 pre-installed.

The world’s largest software company did not mention its own Surface tablet PC, which is expected on the market at the same time as Windows 8.

Will Windows 8 Succeed In The Market?

With barely a week away from the official launch of Windows 8, some critics of the new operating system from Microsoft are still skeptical about the success of the new OS among the users.

 

Intel, which makes the processors at the heart of 80 per cent of personal computers, doubts that Windows 8 will have a big impact on sales. CEO Paul Otellini said this week that he’s “very excited” about the new operating system but expects the usual holiday bounce in PC sales to be half of what it usually is. Otellini suggested that PC makers are being cautious about building big stocks of Windows 8 PCs.

Research firm IHS iSuppli expects the industry to ship 349 million PCs this year, down 1 percent from last year’s all-time high. Although small, the decline would be the first since 2001.

In the US, a mature market where consumers are gobbling up tablets, PC sales have already been declining for two years.

Meanwhile, Apple has been doubling sales of iPad tablets every year since the first model was introduced in 2010. In the April to June period, Apple shipped 17 million iPads, while Hewlett-Packard Co., then the world’s largest maker of PCs, shipped 13.6 million PCs, according to Gartner analysts.

Smartphones, which were a niche market before the 2007 launch of the iPhone, outsold PCs last year, even though PC sales were at a record high. Some 488 million smartphones were sold in 2011, according to research firm Canalys.

Windows 8 is a response to the popularity of tablets. It tosses out many Windows conventions in favor of a radical new look that’s designed to be easy to use on a touch screen. With Windows 8, PC makers are releasing a slew of laptops that double as tablets, either with detachable screens or with screens that fold down over the keyboard.

Analyst Mary Jo Foley at UBS is “leery” of Windows 8, noting that it has an entirely new look and feel. It could either be a big success, she said, or it could confuse customers and turn them off.

PC makers began the year with the hope that a new wave of lightweight laptops called ultrabooks would provide a sales lift. But ultrabooks are still expensive, with most models around $1,000, and they haven’t been compelling enough to overcome the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets.

Now, PC makers are in a tough spot when it comes to taking advantage of Windows 8, said Patrick Moorhead, a former chief executive who now runs research firm Moor Insight. Adding a touchscreen into a PC is expensive, and they’re competing with tablets that are much cheaper.

HTC Windows Phone 8X Mobile Price and Specifications

HTC has introduced 2 latest mobile phones known as 8X and 8S at an event held in New York. Both of these smartphones operate on Windows 8 operating-system and plenty of other smart phone features. With these smartphones HTC is intending to revive the dip it has faced since February. HTC will face a great task from Nokia and Samsung as they too have released their mobile phones that operate on Windows 8.

Price : HTC 8X Price in India is expected to be around Rs. 35000

HP Brings Out Sleekbook 14 And 15 For Windows 8

HP is updating its Sleekbook 14 and 15 for Windows 8 and they measure as thin as 21mm and, in the case of the Sleekbook 14, weighs just 4 pounds.

 

Both systems will use ULV processors, Dolby Advanced Audio, and USB 3.0 and HDMI ports. Both will be configurable with up to 8GB of RAM, and 1TB hard drives. The resolution of the displays on both notebooks is 1366 x 768–a little unfortunate, but understandable given the price–and will not be a touchscreen. All interaction with Windows 8 will be via the touchpad, which supports those new gestures.

the 14-inch version will be available with both AMD and Intel CPUs, as well as Nvidia graphics as an option. The 15-inch model will only use an Intel processor, but will also have optional Nvidia graphics.

Dell Unveils Three Windows 8 Devices

Dell introduced three Windows 8 devices at IFA 2012, dubbed as the XPS 10 hybrid, XPS Duo 12 touch laptop, and a refreshed XPS One 27 all-in-one PC. However, the company did not reveal all the specs or pricing of the devices. All three devices will be available in October, after the Windows 8 launch.

XPS 10

Dell says the XPS 10 “embodies the intersection between work and play” with its “intuitive touch capability, long battery life and mobile keyboard dock for enhanced content creation and business productivity.” It features a 10-inch multi-touch display, and an unnamed ARM processor. According to Dell, the XPS 10 will have an extraordinary 20 hour battery life.

XPS Duo 12

Dell also unveiled the XPS Duo 12, a laptop-tablet hybrid or convertible laptop with a 12.5-inch touch display, which can be converted into a tablet form factor by swivelling the display over, onto the keyboard. Processor options range up to Intel Core i7s, and even an ARM Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor, topower the RT version.

XPS One 27

The XPS One 27 AIO PC comes with a touch display and Windows 8. It features a 10-point touch 27-inch display with a 2560×1440 pixel (Quad HD) resolution, up to 16GB of RAM, up to a 2TD hard disk, the choice of Core i5 or i7 processors, and an optional discrete GPU (GeForce GT640M).

Samsung Introduces ATIV Windows 8 Tablets

Samsung has introduced a new range of Windows 8 tablets – Series 5 and Series 7, featuring the company’s S-Pen stylus and optional keyboard dock. Samsung has branded these products as ATIV slates in regions outside the U.S, and also introduced a Windows RT tablet, called the ATIV Tab.

Both the Series 5 (ATIV Smart PC) and Series 7 (ATIV Smart PC Pro) slates feature an 11.6-inch display. While the ATIV Smart PC Pro display has a 1920×1080 pixel resolution, the ATIV Smart PC’s display has a 1366×768 resolution. Both products will ship with keyboard docks.

ATIV Smart PC Pro

The Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro features an Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and up to 256GB SSD storage, 5MP rear and 2MP front camera and Bluetooth 4.0. It has 8 hours of battery life. The device measures 304.0 x 189.4 x 11.89mm (without keyboard).

ATIV Smart PC Pro

The Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro measures 304.0 x 189.4 x 9.9mm without keyboard. It features an Intel Atom processor, Intel HD Graphics, up to 128GB storage, Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, an 8MP rear camera, and a 2MP front camera. The ATIV Smart PC is expected to deliver up to 13.5 hours of battery life.

The Samsung Series 7 slate costs $1,199, while the Series 5 comes in two variants – one with keyboard dock costs $749 and one without is priced at $649. All of the products are slated to hit shelves on October 26.

In addition to the ATIV Smart PC and Smart PC Pro, Samsung also showed off its first Windows RT-based tablet, ATIV Tab.

The Samsung ATIV Tab has a 10.1-inch display has a 1366×768 resolution, and the tablet is 8.9mm thick. It has 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM and a mid-size 8,200mAh battery. Alongside the standard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0, the ATIV Tab features USB 2.0 port and NFC. The device comes with a free 60-day trial of Microsoft Office 2010.

Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows 8 has added a lot of shortcuts for easier navigation
according to a post in the MSDN blog, the Integrated blog from the Microsoft Developer Network.

 

Windows key: Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application

Windows key + C: Access the charms bar
Windows key + Tab: Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar
Windows key + I: Access the Settings charm
Windows key + H: Access the Share charm
Windows key + K: Access the Devices charm
Windows key + Q: Access the Apps Search screen
Windows key + F: Access the Files Search screen
Windows key + W: Access the Settings Search screen
Windows key + P: Access the Second Screen bar
Windows key + Z: Brings up the App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop App running
Windows key + X: Access the Windows Tools Menu
Windows key + O: Lock screen orientation
Windows key + . : Move the screen split to the right
Windows key + Shift + . : Move the screen split to the left
Windows key + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications
Windows key + Shift + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order
Windows key + PrtScn: Takes a screenshot of the screen and automatically saves it in the Pictures folder as Screenshot
Windows key + Enter: Launch Narrator
Windows key + E: Open Computer
Windows key + R: Open the Run dialog box
Windows key + U: Open Ease of Access Center
Windows key + Ctrl + F: Open Find Computers dialog box
Windows key + Pause/Break: Open the System page

Windows key + 1..10: Launch a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows key + Shift + 1..10: Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows key + Ctrl + 1..10: Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows key + Alt + 1..10: Access the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows key + B: Select the first item in the Notification Area and then use the arrow keys to cycle through the items Press Enter to open the selected item
Windows key + Ctrl + B: Access the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area

Windows key + T: Cycle through the items on the Taskbar
Windows key + M: Minimize all windows
Windows key + Shift + M: Restore all minimized windows
Windows key + D: Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all windows)
Windows key + L: Lock computer
Windows key + Up Arrow: Maximize current window
Windows key + Down Arrow: Minimize/restore current window
Windows key + Home: Minimize all but the current window
Windows key + Left Arrow: Tile window on the left side of the screen
Windows key + Right Arrow: Tile window on the right side of the screen
Windows key + Shift + Up Arrow: Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen
Windows key + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: Move the current window from one monitor to the next
Windows key + F1: Launch Windows Help and Support

PageUp: Scroll forward on the Modern Desktop Start screen
PageDown: Scroll backward on the Modern Desktop Start screen
Esc: Close a charm
Ctrl + Esc: Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application
Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel: Activate the Semantic Zoom on the Modern Desktop screen

Alt: Display a hidden Menu Bar
Alt + D: Select the Address Bar
Alt + P: Display the Preview Pane in Windows Explorer
Alt + Tab: Cycle forward through open windows
Alt + Shift + Tab: Cycle backward through open windows
Alt + F: Close the current window Open the Shut Down Windows dialog box from the Desktop
Alt + Spacebar: Access the Shortcut menu for current window
Alt + Esc: Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened
Alt + Enter: Open the Properties dialog box of the selected item
Alt + PrtScn: Take a screenshot of the active Window and place it in the clipboard
Alt + Up Arrow: Move up one folder level in Windows Explorer (Like the Up Arrow in XP)
Alt + Left Arrow: Display the previous folder
Alt + Right Arrow: Display the next folder

Shift + Insert: CD/DVD Load CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or Autorun
Shift + Delete: Permanently delete the item (rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin)
Shift + F6: Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box
Shift + F10: Access the context menu for the selected item
Shift + Tab: Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box
Shift + Click: Select a consecutive group of items
Shift + Click on a Taskbar button: Launch a new instance of a program
Shift + Right-click on a Taskbar button: Access the context menu for the selected item

Ctrl + A: Select all items
Ctrl + C: Copy the selected item
Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item
Ctrl + V: Paste the selected item
Ctrl + D: Delete selected item
Ctrl + Z: Undo an action
Ctrl + Y: Redo an action

Ctrl + N: Open a new window in Windows Explorer
Ctrl + W: Close current window in Windows Explorer
Ctrl + E: Select the Search box in the upper right corner of a window
Ctrl + Shift + N: Create new folder
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open the Windows Task Manager
Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use arrow keys to cycle through open windows
Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Access the Windows Security screen
Ctrl + Click: Select multiple individual items
Ctrl + Click and drag an item: Copies that item in the same folder
Ctrl + Shift + Click and drag an item: Creates a shortcut for that item in the same folder
Ctrl + Tab: Move forward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move backward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Click on a Taskbar button: Launch a new instance of a program as an Administrator
Ctrl + Click on a grouped Taskbar button: Cycle through the instances of a program in the group

F1: Display Help
F2: Rename a file
F3: Open Search
F4: Display the Address Bar list
F5: Refresh display
F6: Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box
F7: Display command history in a Command Prompt
F10: Display hidden Menu Bar
F11: Toggle full screen display

Tab: Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box
PrtScn: Take a screenshot of the entire screen and place it in the clipboard
Home: Move to the top of the active window
End: Move to the bottom of the active window
Delete: Delete the selected item
Backspace: Display the previous folder in Windows Explorer Move up one folder level in Open or Save dialog box
Esc: Close a dialog box
Num Lock Enabled + Plus (+): Display the contents of the selected folder
Num Lock Enabled + Minus (-): Collapse the selected folder
Num Lock Enabled + Asterisk (*): Expand all subfolders under the selected folder
Press Shift 5 times: Turn StickyKeys on or off
Hold down right Shift for 8 seconds: Turn FilterKeys on or off
Hold down Num Lock for 5 seconds :Turn ToggleKeys on or off

Recycle Bin Added To SkyDrive

Microsoft has high expectations on SkyDrive with Windows 8 and Windows Phone. And since the company wants to get users to upload their photos, important documents, and other files to the Azure-powered cloud storage service they’ve decided to add a safety net. Your SkyDrive will now feature its own Recycle Bin.

 

It’s a very important addition for a number of reasons. First and foremost, it gives SkyDrive users a way to quickly undo an accidental click that would have otherwise permanently deleted a file. Going forward, SkyDrive will handle things just like Windows does by default. Those files will sit in the Recycle Bin until it’s time to empty the digital waste.

Items in the Bin won’t count against your storage limit, but they are connected in one very important way. If the Bin’s contents exceed 10% of your total storage, the oldest items will be removed to make way for newer deletions. Files will stay there for a minimum of three days, but nothing is permanently deleted until 30 days have passed.

Initially, the Recycle Bin will only appear in the SkyDrive web app, however both the Android and iOS apps will gain access, as will those for Microsoft’s own platforms — including Windows and Windows Phone.