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How to transfer data from your old computer to Windows 8
But the thing is Windows Easy Transfer feature, transfers only some documents such as Pictures, Desktop contents, Videos, etc. It cannot transfer programs that are currently running on your new computer. Whatever programs that are willing to use on your new Windows 8 computer have to be reinstalled.
Follow the below given steps to transfer your data
Follow the below given steps to transfer your data
Steps to be performed on your old computer
1. Initially connect an external drive to the old computer. If you use Windows Vista or Windows XP you should download and install 'Windows Easy Transfer' feature first on your computer. As soon as the program is installed, it gets started automatically. In case you are use Windows 7, click "Start" button and type 'Windows Easy Transfer' and after that click on its search result as soon as it appears.
2. Now Click on """Next""" button and you will be driven to a screen where you must select how you want to transfer your data.
2. Now Click on """Next""" button and you will be driven to a screen where you must select how you want to transfer your data.
3. Click on USB flash drive or external hard disk and you will be moved to a screen where Windows asks you whether this is your old or new computer. Kindly click on "This is my old computer" button.
4. Now you will be at a screen where Windows Easy Transfer is scans your computer for information. Once the process is done it displays a list of all the users on your computer and how much data is probable to be transferred.
5. Since we are upgrading to Windows 8, you must not transfer Windows setting. To remove Windows settings option, click on Customize link which is under every user and under the Shared Items. This displays a small screen.
6. Now remove check mark ""Next"" to the Windows Settings. If you want to view what folders are going to be copied over, you should click on the Advanced button, that lets you to browse from end to end the data that is going to be transferred. If you do not wish to transfer particular data, just clear the boxes present ""Next"" to that data by simply clicking on them. If box is white, then data is not going be transferred. When you are happy with your selections, ""Next"" click on little red X button present in the upper right hand corner of the on top of screen. After that click on the ""Next"" button.
7. A screen will be displayed where you should enter password to access the data file. If you would like to set a password to guard your file, you should enter your password and after that click on ""Next"" button.
8. Now you will be prompted to a location where you hope to save the file. You must double-click on drive letter linked with the external drive which is plugged into your computer. After you double-click on drive, click on "Save" button.
9. Windows now saves your selected data to external drive. It might take some time to complete the process, do kindly be patient.
10. After saving of data is finished completely, Windows Easy Transfer informs you regarding the same. Now click on the ""Next"" and you will be at the final instruction screen.
Steps to perform on new Windows 8 Computer
1. Type Windows Easy Transfer on the Windows start screen and then start "Windows Easy Transfer. Click on it when you see it in the search results. Windows Easy Transfer opens now and you must click on "Next" button. Now a screen will be displayed before you asking the way how do you like to transfer your data.
2. Click on "USB flash drive" or "An external hard disk" option. On "Next" screen while it inquires if this is old or new computer, click on "This is my new PC button". Windows Easy Transfer feature displays a screen inquiring whether your data is previously saved on the external drive.
3. Ensure that your external drive is plugged into Windows 8 computer and after that click on the "Yes" button. Windows opens a browse screen and display all the drives available on your computer. Double-click on drive where you have saved your older data.
4. A file by name Windows Easy Transfer - Items from old computer will be displayed now. Left click on the file to select it and after that click on Open button. A new screen opens displaying the users data that is going to be copied to new Windows 8 computer.
5. Initially you must click on the "Advanced Options" button. A screen will now display the mapping between the new and old users.
6. On the screen you can indicate which account on new machine the user's data from the old machine must go. In case both the account names are same, you need not change anything here. Click on the Map Drive tab and also indicate which drive on new machine the data from the drives on machine must go. Once you got the necessary settings, click on "Save" button.
7. Choose the things that you want to transfer to your new PC. Click on "Customize" option for every user or Shared Items. Click on "Transfer" button, once the process is done.
8. Once the data transfer is finished, a new screen will be displayed with 2 options like
* "See what was transferred"
Click on this you view the report of all data and things that were transferred to the new Windows 8
computer by Windows Easy Transfer.
* Look at the list of apps you wish to install on the new computer
As soon as you click on this option, Windows Easy Transfer displays a report of applications that are installed on the old computer. This list can be further used to verify if you want to install any of these yet again on the new computer.
9. Once you are ready, click on Close button to close the Windows Easy Transfer. Your data is now been transferred successfully to the new Windows 8 computer.
How to close an app in Windows 8
There is a new feature in Microsoft windows 8 that your open apps are remain open at last your computer shutdown. In Microsoft windows 8 they get rid of the file menu, close, minimize, and resize choices and give another feature which is app command. The bar of app command is place at the bottom of the screen and you can select it with right click.
In Microsoft windows 8 there is a option to open the app but they don’t provide you the choice to close the app if you want to close app then we have some ways to do this. Follow the instructions below.
· Shift the mouse to the extremely peak of the app that must transform the mouse arrow in a hand, then click and drag or else take that app to the underneath of the display. just the once you permit leave of the app it will close up.
· There is also a simple option that you can press Alt+F4 to close the app or any other program you want.
· WHEN YOU CLICK WINDOWS BUTTON WITH Tab then app will appear click on the app and close it.
How to Reset Window 8 Password
It has been less than 2 months since the launch of Windows 8 and people start searching how to change admin password some people says we ca't some says yes But answer is yes and as usual without any third party software to unlock or remove or reset the user or admin account password. Here I show tutorial that will be use full for newbies as well as professionals when they get stuck behind the log on screen of a Windows 8 because they lost or forgotten their password. So here's how to do it in 10 minutes or less :
Steps:
1- You need a Windows 8 PC to make a System Recovery Disk .2- You need a CD Burner + Blanck CD.
3- If you have a tablet or a netbook and you don't have a CD burner then You need a 512 MB USB thumb drive to make a System Recovery USB instead.
4- To make a system recovery CD, Go to control panel and navigate to Windows 7 File Recovery, click on that icon, and
from the next screen choose from the top left ( Create a System Recovery Disk ) and follow the on-screen instructions to make
that CD.
5- To make a System Recovery USB thumb drive go to control panel and navigate to ( Recovery ), click on that icon and from
the next screen choose ( Create a recovery drive ) and follow the instructions to make a bootable System Recovery USB.
6- When you are ready, boot the locked PC that needs to be unlocked with that CD or USB you just made, and follow the
pictures below :
7- The command prompt screen will open, type : diskpart and hit Enter key
8- Type : list vol and hit Enter key (watch for spaces)
9- locate your Windows partition letter ( in our case here the letter will be C drive)
10- Type : Exit and hit Enter key.
11- Type: c: and hit Enter key (your Windows drive maybe different so change it accordingly to the drive letter you have)
12- Type: cd windows (watch for spaces ) and hit Enter key
13- Type: cd system32 (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key
14- Type: copy cmd.exe cmd.exe.original (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key.
15- Type: copy Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.original (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key.
16- Type: del Utilman.exe (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key.
17- Type: ren cmd.exe Utilman.exe (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key.
18- Type: Shutdown -r -t 00 (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key, the PC will restart.
19 – When you reach the Logon screen click on the Ease of Access Center icon on the left bottom side of the screen.
20 – The command prompt window will open
21- Type: net user (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key.
22- Type: net user Reboot.Pro * ( replace Reboot.Pro with the name you find in your pc) and hit Enter key
23- now type the new password you want and hit Enter key( when you type the cursor will not move and you will not see what you
type, so be carefull what you type, because you are typing blindly the new password)
24- confirm the new password when prompted and hit Enter key when done:
25- Type exit and hit the Enter key to close the command window.
26- Logon now to the locked account with the new password you just created.
27- After successfully unlocking your account and resetting the account password now you need to roll back the changes you
made to Utilman.exe and cmd.exe, so go ahead and boot your pc with the System Recovery CD or USB you made earlier in this
tutorial and repeat steps in # 6 so you open the command prompt window :
28- Type: c: and hit Enter key(your Windows drive maybe different so change it accordingly to the drive letter you have) [see picture below]
29- Type: cd windows (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key [see picture below]
30- Type: cd system32 (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key [see picture below]
31- Type: del Utilman.exe (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key [see picture below]
32- Type: ren Utilman.exe.original Utilman.exe (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key [see picture below]
33- Type: ren cmd.exe.original cmd.exe (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key [see picture below]
34- Type: shutdown -r -t 00 (watch for spaces) and hit Enter key to reboot your pc [see picture below]
35- Now when the pc reboots and reaches the logon screen, check to see if the Utilman is fixed and returned back to place by
clicking on its icon on the bottom left side of the screen, if the Ease of Access list pops up then you succeeded in your work.
See picture below.
PS: some of you might have a Windows 8 Installation DVD, he can use it also in this process, boot with this Windows DVD and
when you reach the first screen where you have to click next - stop there and hit SHIFT key + F 10 , the command prompt window
will pop up and you can use it as we did in steps 7 onward to the end. see picture below
Done !
5 ways to Bring Back Start Menu in Window 8
Despite Microsoft’s best efforts to ensure that the Start button and menu remain dead, a bunch of third-party replacements have emerged. Really, it just goes to show how devoted the Desktop Windows user base is: Microsoft completely stripped out the underlying Start menu code to quash potential Luddite revolutionaries, and yet just weeks after the release of Windows 8 there are dozens of Start menu and Start button replacements.
Let’s take a look at the best, cheapest, and most authentic apps for bringing back the Windows Start menu and button.
Classic Shell
Classic Shell is free, open-source donationware that gives you the option of a classic (Windows 98ish), Windows XP, or Vista/7 Start menu. At its most basic, it puts a Start button back on your taskbar — but as always with third-party utilities, it has a ton of other features and settings that you can tweak to your heart’s content (in Classic Shell’s case, there’s probably too many tweakable settings). There is apparently an option for Classic Shell to boot straight to Desktop, but I couldn’t find it.
One strong point of Classic Shell is that it successfully rebinds your Start key, so that the Start menu pops up instead of the new Metro Start screen. Hitting the Start key from Metro pops up Classic Shell, too. Other Start menu replacements don’t usually cope quite so well.
Take care while installing Classic Shell, though: It’s not just a Start menu replacement, and if you’re not careful you will end up installing Classic IE and Classic Explorer, too.
Download Classic Shell (free)
Pokki
Where Classic Shell tries to replicate the Windows of yesteryear, Pokki (free) is very much its own beast — and as much as I love the Windows 7 Start menu, I have to admit that Pokki is probably even better. It utilizes a neat “pinning” system that isn’t unlike the home screen of your smartphone or tablet (though I would argue that the Windows taskbar/superbar still does a better job). You can also add widgets to Pokki, such as Gmail or Facebook, which display your latest email or status updates.By default, Pokki will configure your Windows 8 system to boot straight to the Desktop — and there is an option that will just completely disable the hot corners, if you so desire. (Remember, Win+C pops open the Charms menu, if you need.)
Download Pokki (free)
Start8
Finally, a commercial offering that will set you back $5: Start8. Start8 is very similar to Classic Shell, but it’s just a little bit smoother. Start8′s configuration interface is much easier to use (and easier on the eyes), and the actual Start menu feels much more like a contiguous part of Windows.
Start8 has a curious option where you can actually have the Metro Start screen pop up as a menu, rather than full-screen (pictured at the top of the story). This is kinda neat, though you’re probably better off sticking to the normal Windows 7-style Start menu replacement.
Like Pokki, Start8 can disable your hot corners and boot directly to Desktop. Start8 also has a bunch of configuration options for how the Start key interacts with Desktop and Metro, which can be useful if you’re looking for a very specific functionality.
Download Start8 ($5, free 30-day trial)
Window 8 Keyboard short keys
If you not habitual of keyboard shortcuts, you must use them in Windows 8. By making the interface more easy and friendly some features like the power button are now much harder to get to with the mouse.Microsoft has added some keyboard shortcuts that mostly saves time.We listed some useful and common Shortcut keys of Window 8 Below:
- Alt F4
This is among best changes after Developer Preview, Now we can close Metro apps using AltF4.
- Windows Key I
- Windows Key
If you have a multi monitor setup, popping up the Start Screen with the Windows Key is actually rather painless, and an excellent way to check on your mail, instant messages, and so on. Tapping Windows Key again hides the Start Screen and returns you to the previous app. If you start typing the name of an app from the Start Screen, Windows will automatically start looking for it (just like Windows 7)
- Windows Key-F
If specifically want to search through files, rather than apps, use Windows-Key-F. Windows Key-W searches settings.
- Windows Key-C
One of the most annoying menus to get to in Windows 8, with a keyboard and mouse anyway, is the Charms menu. Fortunately, you can also use Windows Key-C, and then the arrow keys.
- Alt-Tab
Alt-Tab, believe it or not, app switches through Desktop and Metro apps. This can take a bit of getting used to.
- Windows-Tab
This cycles through your Metro apps. I know, you’re probably devastated: The 3D “Aero Flip” from Windows Vista and 7 is no more!
- Windows Key-Z
In a Metro app, this opens the App Bar (i.e. the app’s menu). Unfortunately there aren’t any keyboard shortcuts for selecting items from the App Bar, but hopefully they’ll be added before retail release.
- Windows-Page Up
This switches which screen the Metro interface (i.e. the Start Screen and any Metro apps) appears on. The switch is very rapid (it’s kind of fun to just hit Windows-Page Up over and over…) Obviously, this is only useful if you have a multi-monitor setup.
Window 8 Free Free Download - Window 8 Developer Preview Free Download
The latest Window 8 preview is for download from 31st May.
Window 8 is the code name for the upcoming version of Microsoft Windows, that will follow its ancestor Window 7 with a Bold looks. Window Developer preview is available from November but the new preview is available from June.We don't when Window 8 will release till then you can enjoy Window 8 preview its free.
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From this you can enjoy Window 8 Developer Preview.