Is Windows Update giving you a headache? We have compiled seven tips to help you get it un-stuck. When I connect to my Windows 7 desktop computer via Remote Desktop (MSTSC.exe), the options under the Start Menu are "Log Off" (the default), "Lock", and "Disconnect".Learn Microsoft's Windows 8 shutdown command line switches. Also detailed instructions on how to create a Metro tile. ![]() Windows 8. 1 Tip: Restart an App In Windows 8. Microsoft has changed a key behavior of Metro- style mobile apps: When you drag from the top of an app down to the bottom of the screen, it no longer closes the app. And thanks to an interesting addition, you can optionally restart an app this way now as well. Thanks to Jeremy N. If you had used Windows 8 (or RT) previously, you know that one of the ways in which you could close an app was to drag from the top of the screen to the bottom of the screen. While doing this, the app would visually shrink to a thumbnail image and then disappear, indicating that you were closing it. You can still do this in Windows 8. Task Manager afterwards, you'll discover that the app didn't really close. All you did was exit from the app, and the OS will manage it from there. But in addition to changing this behavior, Microsoft added a new feature: You can now use this drag action to restart the app too. To do so, drag from the top of the screen to the bottom as before. But instead of releasing the app thumbnail as before, pause and hold. As you do, the app thumbnail will visually spin in place, and you will see its splash screen appear. Now, release the thumbnail. The app will start up again, as if from scratch. Alternatively, continue to drag the thumbnail off the screen after the flip animation and the app will close like it did in the original shipping version fo Windows 8. This is an interesting change. I'm wondering if there is any more information out there about it. Update: Matt G. notes via email that by keeping the apps alive in this fashion, Microsoft could give the appearance that they were opening faster on subsequent launches (as opposed to the slower "cold" launch). I think that makes sense, as does his assertion that it would then need to provide a mechanism to re- launch the app if it were in a bad state without having to drop back into Desktop and fire up Task Manager- -hence the pause and hold. How To Restart, Log Off, Sleep And Shutdown Windows 8. Users who have started using Windows 8 struggle finding options to Shutdown, Restart, Sleep and Shutdown their PCs. From Windows 9. 5 to Windows 7, the Power Control options have always been accessible from Windows Start Menu, but because Windows 8 is specifically optimized for tablets where users generally don’t require shutting down or restarting a lot, the new Metro Start Menu only contains the options to lock and log off Windows. There are two ways to access Power Control options in Windows 8; you can either use classic hotkey combination Alt+F4 on desktop or open Charms box using Win+C hotkey to Restart, Shutdown, and put your PC to sleep. It’s advisable to close all programs after saving changes. Open Charms Menu using Win+C hotkey and click Settings. Now click Power button to access Shutdown, Restart, Sleep, etc., options. The Lock Screen and Log Off options can be accessed from Windows 8 Start Menu user tile menu. The classic Windows XP like Power Control dialog is accessible via Alt+F4 keyboard shortcut. Before using this shortcut method, make sure all running applications are closed or inactive. If you are interested in the Classic Start Menu, you can use Metro Controller to bring Windows 7 Start Menu in Windows 8 to easily access Power Control dialog. SUBSCRIBE TO OURNEWSLETTER.
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