1. Quick and easy way to access all the settings in Windows 8
One of the annoyances of Windows 8 is trying to find all the various system settings. Here is a way to make them readily available in one big list.
Go to the Desktop
Right-click an empty spot on the Desktop
Choose “New-Folder”
Give the folder this name:
All Settings .{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Open the folder to see a complete list of settings
(This works in Windows 7 also where it is sometimes called “God Mode”.)
2. How to shut Down Windows 8 quickly
Shutting down Windows 8 the usual way involves multiple steps. You have to open the Charms bar, click "Settings", then "Power", and finally "Shut down". Here is how to create a desktop shortcut that will reduce these four steps to just one.
Go to the Desktop
Right-click an empty spot on the Desktop
Choose “New-Shortcut”
Go to the line labelled “Type the location of the item…”
Enter: shutdown.exe -s -t 0 (The last character is "zero".)
Click “Next”
Type a name like Shutdown
Click “Finish”
Once the shortcut is created, you can pin it to the Taskbar:
Right-click the shortcut
Click “Pin to Taskbar”
You can also place the shortcut on the Metro (Modern) interface:
Right-click the shortcut
Click “Pin to Start”
Start in this case refers to the Start Screen and places a copy of the shortcut along with the tiles on the Metro interface.
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