New Features in Windows 8

New Features in Windows 8

• Start  screen 
• Cloud integration
• Reset  and  r efresh  y our PC
• Windows To Go
• Remote Desktop Services
• Hyper- V
• Support for multiple processor architectures

Hardware Requirements for Installing Windows 8

Hardware Requirements for Installing Windows 8 

1.   1  gigahertz ( GHz )  or faster processor 
2.   1 GB RAM (32- bit) or 2 GB RAM (64- bit) 
3.   16 GB available hard  disk space  (32 - bit) or 20 GB (64- bit) 
4.   DirectX®9 graphics device with a Windows Display Driver Model ( WDDM)  1.0 or  newer  driver 

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Free Screen Recorders

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CamStudio

TakeScreen Lite 

Windows Registry Cleaner Software

Advanced SystemCare Free

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Advanced System Care Free 4

Wise Registry Cleaner

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JetClean

Best Free Windows CD / DVD Burning Software

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CD Burner XP

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Best Windows Backup Software

EASEUS Todo Backup

Comodo Backup

GFI Backup

Cobian Backup

Paragon Backup & Recovery Free

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EASEUS Todo Backup

Comodo Backup

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PDF Creator

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Online Armor Free Firewall

Comodo Firewall

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Free Download Managers

FlashGet

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Windows Aero features 2

Windows + SHIFT + right arrow OR Windows + SHIFT + left arrow
Move selected window from one monitor to another. They will remain in the same relative location.

Windows + P
Select presentation display mode.

Windows + + OR Windows + -
Activates Windows Magnifier to zoom in or out of screen.

Ctrl + Alt + D
Switch to docked mode.

Ctrl + Alt + L
Switch to lense mode.

Ctrl + Alt + F
Switch from docked or lens mode back to full screen mode.

Ctrl + Alt + I
Invert colors.

Windows + Esc
Exist magnifier views
.
Windows + G
Cycle through desktop gadgets.

Windows + X
Launches Windows Mobility Center. Especially useful if you’re working on a laptop.

keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8 part 2

 Win+W                    
 Search through your settings.

Win+X                      
On the Windows 8 desktop, this displays a context menu that leads you to   various locations. It comes up on the lower left corner of the screen, where  the Windows 7 Start button used to be.

Win+Z
 Brings up the app bar in the Modern interface.

Win+Period (.)
Snaps an app to the right of the screen. Pressing "Shift" along with this  combination snaps the app to the left.

Win+Print Screen          
Takes a screenshot and saves it to your Pictures folder. Pressing "Print  Screen" on its own will just save the image to your clipboard, and you'll have  to paste it into a photo editor. This is much more convenient.

Shift+Delete
Bypass the Recycle Bin and just delete the selected file permanently.

Win+0-9  
Launch a particular application pinned to the taskbar or bring it into view.

Win+Shift+0-9
Launch a new instance of an application pinned to the taskbar. This launches a new clone even if the application is already open.

Win+Spacebar                
 Display the current language and keyboard layout. In Windows 7, this combination would show you a peek into the desktop.

Win+Ctrl+Spacebar          
Change to a previously selected input

Win+Plus (+) /Win+Minus (-)              
Opens the magnifier and zooms the view in or out, depending on the  character used. Obviously, the plus sign zooms in and the minus sign zooms out.

Win+Esc                    
Gets out of the magnifier application.

Win+Ctrl+Tab              
Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are  cycled

Win+Comma (,)              
Get a peek into the desktop. In Windows 7, the combination used to be  "Win+Spacebar."

Win+PageUp                
 Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the   desktop won't change monitors)

Win+PageDown              
Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won't change monitors)

Win+Shift+Up    
Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen

Win+Shift+Down
Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width

Win+Home                  
Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)

Win+Enter                  
Brings up the narrator. It will read the text you have in front of you.

Win+Start typing          
Search your PC

keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8 part 1

Win                        
Open the charms

Win+B                      
Gets you out of the Modern interface and into the desktop, then selects the tray notification area. If you're already on the desktop, this just selects the tray notification area.

Win+C
Opens the "Charms" menu. This menu allows you to quickly access Windows settings and features such as search, shutdown, and restart.

 Win+D                      
Brings you to the desktop. Pressing the key combination again will bring you back to the original active window.

 Win+E                      
 Opens Windows Explorer. This quickly lets you browse the contents of your device.

Win+F 
 Opens Search charm. It's a quick way to search through all your apps.Alternatively, you can just type away in the Start screen. The app search console appears immediately as you start typing in the Start screen.

Win+H 
Opens Share charm. Allows you to share a selected item to your friends andother people you know.

Win+I                      
Opens Settings charm. Here, you may configure PC settings such as resolution, app notifications, and user accounts.

Win+J  
 Switch the main app and snapped app

Win+K
  Opens Devices charm. Allows you to see a list of devices connected to your computer.

Win+L
 Locks the screen. You may have to log back in to the computer to unlock it. Keep this in mind when using this shortcut.

Win+M/Win+Shift+M
Minimizes every window. It works like Win+D, but it isn't reversible when you  press the combination again. You must press "Shift" along with it in order to restore the windows.

 Win+O                      
 Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)

Win+P                      
Choose the display mode. You may duplicate the image on two displays,  extend the display onto a second monitor, move the image to a projector, or keep the image on one single monitor.

 Win+Q
 Search through apps installed on your computer.

Win+R
 Opens the ever-friendly "Run" dialog box for running things such as the command prompt. (An easier alternative would just be to type your search term in the Start screen)

 Win+T                      
 Cycle through pinned programs on the taskbar. If you reach a pinned   application that's not currently opened, you can open it with "Enter."

 Win+U                      
Opens the Ease of Access Center. This lets you access tools such as the  magnifier, which zooms in on portions of the screen.

Win+V /   Win+Shift+V      
Cycle through "toast" notifications. It shows you different notifications your  apps generate. "Win+Shift+V" does this in reverse

Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)                
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start  screen

Just for fun

Open notepad

Copy these code

@echo off
:A
color 2
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%
goto A 

save as .cmd or .bat extension and run it.

HOW TO CREATE NAMELESS FOLDER OR FLILE

Create a new folder

Name the folder by pressind "Alt" and  "0160"
This will create a nameless folder.

Right click and select properties

Select the tab custoimize

Select "change icon"

Then select suitable icon and click ok

Windows Aero features 1

Windows + Spacebar 
Make all open windows transparent to view gadgets and icons on desktop.

Windows + D 
Show or hide the desktop.

Windows + Home
Minimize all but selected window. Reverse by clicking the key combination again.

Windows + left arrow OR Windows + right arrow 
Dock selected window to the left or right half of your screen.

Windows + up arrow OR Windows + down arrow
Maximized and restores the selected window.

Windows + SHIFT + up arrow OR Windows + SHIFT + down arrow
Maximizes and restores selected window in vertical dimension only.

Windows + Tab
Launch 3D representation of open windows and click Tab key again to flip through them.

Alt + Ctrl + Tag + left/right/up/down arrow
Flip window.

Alt + Tab
Cycle through open windows.

Windows + T OR Windows + SHIFT + T
Move focus to front or back of taskbar. Press T again while holding the Windows key to cycle through items in the taskbar from left to right or, with SHIFT button held too, from right to left.

Windows + B
Puts focus on the ‘show hidden icons’ button on the system tray.

Windows + 1 THROUGH Windows + 9
Launch first through ninth icon on taskbar, including items pinned to taskbar.

Windows + SHIFT + 1 THROUGH Windows + SHIFT + 9
Starts new instance of respective taskbar icon.

Windows + Ctrl + 1 THROUGH Windows + Ctrl + 9
Cycles through multiple instances of the respective icon.

Windows + Alt + 1 THROUGH Windows + Alt + 9
Opens jump list for respective icon.

Desktop Widgets

Desktop Widgets 

Alt-Tab Thingy 4.0.4
If you are not familiar with the Alt-Tab task switcher in Windows, it's a keyboard short-cut (hot-key) to enable fast switching between applications

Dexpot 1.6.7
Dexpot turns your monitor into up to 20. Dexpot creates additional workspaces you can quickly switch between.

Fences 2.1
Fences is a program that helps you organize your desktop, and can hide your icons when they're not in use.

Growl 2.0.9
Growl for Windows is developed completely with the end user in mind. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please drop us a line and let us hear your thoughts.

Rainlendar 2.12 Beta 130
Rainlendar is a customizable calendar that displays the current month. It is a very lightweight application that doesn't use much system resources

Samurize 1.64.3
Samurize is the popular advanced system monitoring and desktop enhancement engine for Windows.

TaskSwitchXP 2.0.11
TaskSwitchXP is an advanced task management utility that picks up where the standard Windows Alt+Tab switcher leaves off.

WindowBlinds 7.4
WindowBlinds is a software utility that allows you to completely change the look and feel of Microsoft Windows.

Yahoo! Widget Engine 4.5.2
Yahoo! Widgets help you save time and stay current by bringing an always-updated,.

Desktop Launchers

Desktop Launchers

Google Desktop 5.9.1005.12335
Google Desktop makes searching your computer as easy as searching the web with Google.

Launchy 2.5
Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
 
Nexus 12.02.0995
The Winstep Nexus Dock is a FREE professional dock for Windows. With Nexus, your most frequently used applications are only a mouse click away - and Nexus turns working with your computer into a fun and exciting experience.

ObjectDock 2.0
ObjectDock is a program that adds a skinnable dock to your Windows desktop. It is one of the most popular desktop enhancement programs available.

RocketDock 1.3.5
RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access

Y'z Dock 0.8.3
Y'z Dock is a program toolbar, very much like the dock in MacOS X. It is no longer being updated but still has a very large user base.

RK Launcher
RK Launcher is a free dock utility for Windows that provides a visually pleasing bar on the edge of your screen to which you can easily add shortcuts to programs, files and folders.

XWindows Dock
XWindows Dock is a free dock program for Windows that emulates the Mac launcher toolbar. It’s completely customizable and contains graphics effects like reflections, transparency, shadow, blur, etc.

Circle Dock
Circle Dock is a free, circular dock program for Windows, but different from Sliderdock. When you activate Circle Dock, it can display right at your mouse cursor, even if your mouse is at the edge of the screen.

Sliderdock
SliderDock is a freeware application launcher for the Windows OS. Unlike other similar docking programs, SliderDock uses a wheel-like interface to organize icons.

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

CTRL+Alt+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)

Alt+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)

Alt+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)

Alt+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)

Alt+HOME (Display the Start menu)

CTRL+Alt+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)

Alt+Delete (Display the Windows menu)

CTRL+Alt+- (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

CTRL+Alt++ (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)