![]() ![]() Topping the list of Windows aggravations for many people is the "Do you really want to delete this file?" warning that pops up when you select a file and press Delete. Restore the file-delete confirmation dialog Screenshot by Dennis O'Reilly/CNETįor more on using, customizing, and restoring files in File History, see Greg Shulz's post on TechRepublic. Windows 8's File History lets you change the frequency of file backups, the percentage of available disk space to reserve, and the length of time before the files expire. To prevent specific folders from being backed up, click "Exclude folders" on the left, click the Add button, and navigate to and select the folders you don't want File History to copy.Ĭlick "Advanced settings" on the left and use the drop-down menus to change the frequency of backups from the default setting of hourly, adjust the size of the offline cache (the default is 5 percent of available disk space, and the other options are 2 percent, 10 percent, and 20 percent), and set an expiration date for saved files (the default is "Forever"). File History also backs up your Contacts, Favorites, and Desktop folders.įile History limits your customization options. To choose another location for your file backup, click "Select drive" on the left, choose "Add network location," browse to and select a SkyDrive folder or other network location, and click Select Folder.Ĭlick the Turn On button in the main File History window to begin copying the files in your Libraries (Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos). If an external drive is connected to the machine, it will be listed in the File History window. To activate this handy feature, press the Windows key (if you're on the desktop), type "control panel" (without the quotes), and click File History. If you use a Windows Live ID to sign into Windows, you can use Windows 8's File History to back up files automatically to your SkyDrive account (or to an external storage device or any other folder). In any event, it's great to have options. For me, it's a matter of ergonomics: mousing makes my wrists ache. Of course, other experts insist the mouse-toolbar-menu interface is faster. Keyboard shortcuts let you keep your hands on the keys and off the mouse, which some experts claim makes you more productivity. The one keyboard shortcut you probably don't know but should is Windows-X, which opens the power menu from which you can access more than a dozen Windows system apps by pressing the underlined key in its name. The Windows-X keyboard shortcut opens the "power menu" that provides one-key access to Windows system tools. Windows-right arrow: Maximize program to the rightĪlt-Esc: Cycle through items in the order they were openedĪlt-Enter: Open Properties of selected item Windows-left arrow: Maximize program to the left Windows-down arrow: Minimize current window Windows-up arrow: Maximize current window Windows-Shift-Tab: Cycle through open apps in reverse order Windows-: Open taskbar app (in the order they appear on the taskbar) Windows-Shift-M: Restore all open windows In that case, I'd have to guess at its name to search for it or hunt through the Start screen or Apps screen to find it.Windows-M: Minimize all open windows (show the desktop same as Windows-D) But let's say the program I want isn't Photoshop but some other graphic utility whose name I can't quite remember. Yes, you can open a program from the Start screen simply by typing its name. In that event, I'd have to access the Apps screen in Windows 8 to click on the tile for the program. Hmm, I just don't see that as efficient.Įven further, I may not have a Start screen tile for Photoshop. In the second scenario, I have to leave the desktop to access the Start screen to open a desktop program, which then brings me back to the desktop. So in the first scenario, I never leave the desktop. From there, Windows then takes me back to the desktop to open Photoshop. ![]() I then have to swipe to the location of the Photoshop tile and click on it. To open Photoshop, I have to switch to the Start screen. I don't have a desktop or Taskbar shortcut for Photoshop because I rarely use it. Now let's say I want to do the same thing in Windows 8 where there is no Start menu. ![]()
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