View and switch between running processes while in the metro screen using only the mouse? Also, how do I close a Metro app. It takes over the whole screen with no apparent way to get out of it, I can only alt-tab or alt-f4 it. I was also wondering how I can turn my computer off via the mouse without moving the cursor to the bottom right corner, clicking settings, clicking power, clicking turn off. I am really trying to like, and even tolerate Windows 8, but the more I use it the more pissed off I am getting.
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In Windows 8, how do I...?
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GushpinBob
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Closing a metro app: take the pointer to the top of the screen and click and drag the app towards the bottom (similar to WebOS).
switching among apps: hover the pointer in the upper left corner of the screen and a little preview bar will show up.
Powering off without using the Charms bar: press the power button on your machine or create a shortcut on the desktop.
switching among apps: hover the pointer in the upper left corner of the screen and a little preview bar will show up.
Powering off without using the Charms bar: press the power button on your machine or create a shortcut on the desktop.
Windows + i - opens the Charms Setting Menu, click from there
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Thanks for this tip.
Thanks! I didn't know about the drag down to close technique!
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Use the corners.
Top left corner and drag down will let you switch programs (as well as grab them to dock them for the split view mode). As previously mentioned, drag the app to bottom to close it. Why even turn off your computer (seriously)? It's easiest to just press the power button (which will initiate shutdown) if you need to turn the system off, but there's really no point (better to sleep).
I like shutting down because it's my laptop that I lug from home to work everyday. It's my primary computer and I am always changing internet connections, external monitors, misc USB devices I use for programming microcontrollers as I move it around. I set the power button to turn off the laptop, but force of habit has me doing it manually in software first. A couple of days ago through some kind of mishap my laptop didn't shut off and it sat baking in my laptop bag for like 2 hours before the battery ran dead. That's not good, if it gets hot enough some of the solder could melt and I could lose components on the circuit board. (RROD on xbox 360 anyone?)
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Why not just set it to sleep on lid shut? What laptop is it? If it's not sleeping with lid shut, have you updated the bios?
*edit* I'm also lugging a laptop or two (or three) around and using multiple monitors internet connections, microcontroller programming/ web programming, etc. I've never had a problem doing this without ever shutting down. The _only_ time I shut down is for patch tuesday (or to install a new win8 build)
I am constantly shutting the lid to access the keyboard for a different computer while im at work. Really sucks to have downloads interrupted or whatnot because your computer went to sleep on you.
I have an SSD and it boots in about 10 or 11 seconds to the windows logon screen, I don't mind booting it up every time.
If you look in the power options, there's lid settings depending on whether you're plugged in or on battery.