The question I was originally asked was, “How do I bring up the soft / on-screen keyboard when a Surface Book is locked, so that I can press CNTL ALT DEL?”. This took me some time to figure out… but I got it and it is easy. If you want Read more…
Microsoft found that 85% of Task Manager use was to view and /or kill applications and processes. This video provides a four minute brief on the new Windows 8 Task Manager https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTVSwaAHIYY MORE DETAILS and LESS DETAILS “…The value of the default view is all about what we took out. Read more…
Here is a SHORT list of Windows 8 features you might/should care about: A new authentication system lets uses draw their own custom patern on the (touch) screen as an alternative to using a password. Windows To Go lets you run Windows 8 from a USB stick Windows 8 will Read more…
In Windows 8 Microsoft disabled 13 Services, set a number other Services to Manual Start (from Automatic Start) and set another group of services to “Start on Demand” (like Windows Update and Plug and Play Services). A test from Windows8Beta.com shows the results of these changes: