Windows 8.1 has several advantages over its predecessor Windows 7: it is faster, offers more possibilities and is more secure. However many users do not like the Kacheloptik. No wonder this is actually made for touch screens. The operation on the computer without touch screen is sometimes tedious. Also, the mixture of traditional Windows look and tiling is confusing.
Tip 1: System start without login screen
Although Microsoft has heard of the criticism of Windows 8 and in Windows 8.1 one of many missed feature back: the startbutton. The start menu, since Windows 95 an integral part of the operating system, is not until 2017 to come back. But with a few simple tricks you can "decode" Windows 8.1 and recover the Windows 7 look - while keeping the new operating system.
Tip 2: Start Windows 8.1 with the desktop view
Windows 8.1 requires the entry of a password at system startup. This is useful when several people use the computer or work on a notebook while on the road. A thief can not access your data. If you use the Windows 8.1 computer alone and only at home, the logon procedure is annoying. Microsoft is fortunately providing the Autologon tool, which turns off the spurious factor. You can find it on the developer side of Microsoft. This causes the PC to skip the login at startup. After downloading, click on the "autolog.exe" file.
Tip 3: Turn off automatic Internet search when searching
A window opens with your username and the domain name, ie the computer name. All you have to do here is enter your login password, it will be stored in encrypted form in the registry. Finally, click "Enable" and confirm with "OK". If you want to deactivate the automatic login, click on "autolog.exe" again and select "Disable". You can also disable automatic logon for one session only. To do this, you must hold down the [Shift] key before logging in.
Tip 4: Exchange large tiles for smaller symbols
After the computer has booted up, Windows 8.1 automatically displays the tiled view. If you want to see the desktop, you have to switch to it. However, you can also start the operating system with the desktop view. This works through the Windows settings. Click the right mouse button on the taskbar and click on "Properties". Then select the tab "Navigation"
Now you can select the item "Show or hide all apps instead of the start page" and confirm with "OK". You can also do this with the NoTilesPlease tool: After the installation, simply click on the "After logging in to the desktop automatically" check box and confirm with "OK."
Windows 8.1 has a search function that you can access by pressing the Windows and [S] buttons at the same time. But if you enter a term here, the operating system searches not only for files or programs on the computer, but also on the Internet. This slows down the search - and can be quite annoying. By default, the search is "everywhere" for Windows 8.1. If you want to exclude the Internet, enter "Search settings" in the search window. Then click on the slider in the "Use Bing for the Internet search" field and confirm with "OK". This will disable the Web search.
On the home page, Windows 8.1 displays large tiles with programs and apps - from calendar to weather to mail. At a glance, however, only a selection can be seen. To get access to the other tiles, you have to move the view by moving the mouse pointer to the right edge of the screen. Windows 8.1 also allows a different representation.
Then the apps are displayed with a smaller symbol image and more clearly. To enable this, right-click on the taskbar in the desktop view, select "Properties" and "Navigation". Here, select the "Automatically view apps" view when you visit the home page. Confirm with "OK". You can sort them alphabetically, but also by category, installation date, or frequency of use.
One of the most popular features in Windows 8.1 is the Start menu, known since Windows 95. The Classic Shell tool retrieves the start menu again. During installation, you determine what is to be set up. Select "Classic Start Menu" and "Classic Shell Update". Afterwards, the new start menu already exists, no additional window opens. Right-click on the start button and select "Settings."
Now you can customize the style of the Start menu. You can choose "Classic", "Classic with two columns" or "Windows 7 Style". Confirm with "OK". In the settings, you can also change the design of the start button - with predefined symbols or your own. With the new Start menu, you can still switch to the Home page with the Apps view: Classic Shell automatically binds the corresponding icon to the menu.
The Charm bar is a sidebar that Microsoft has introduced with Windows 8. This includes, among other things, search functions and settings. The charm bar is automatically displayed when the mouse or finger moves to the upper right or lower corner. But the Charm bar can be quite annoying because it opens even if you do not want it. For example, if you want to close a program and click on the cross in the upper right corner. The so-called Hot Corners, ie the touch and mouse-sensitive corners, can be defused in Windows 8.1 at least.
Then the charm bar no longer opens with a mouse or finger movement in the upper right corner, only at the bottom right. To do this, right-click the Taskliste and select "Properties" and "Navigation". Uncheck "Show the Charms when pointing to the top right corner." Confirm with "OK". You can also turn off this feature to show the last used apps when the upper left corner is touched. Simply remove the appropriate check mark.
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If you also want to free the lower right corner from the Charm bar, use the NoTilesPlease tool. After the installation a small window opens. Set a checkmark to "Disable hot corners" and select whether to affect only the charm bar or the last used apps (task switcher). Confirm with "OK". The charm bar has not disappeared - it now opens when you move with your mouse or finger in the middle of the right edge of the screen, but no longer in the corners.
In Windows 7, Microsoft has sorted music, video, and images into libraries, regardless of their location. Files of one type were easily accessible. Since Windows 8 these libraries have disappeared - but you can retrieve them. To do this, start Windows Explorer and click on "View" in the menu bar at the top and then on the right to "Options". Under "Navigation area", select a checkmark "Show libraries" and confirm with "OK". The libraries are then displayed in the explorer's sidebar.
Tip 5: Return the Start Menu
Microsoft has also thrown out some functions in Windows 8 and 8.1 compared to Windows 7. This includes the desktop widgets and the sidebar, known from Vista and Windows 7. With the 8GadgetPack tool you can retrieve sidebar and widgets. After the installation the sidebar is directly visible. To customize it, right-click on it and add gadgets.
Tip 6: Do not show the charm bar
Tip 7: Retrieving libraries
Tip 8: Recover Sidebar & Gadgets
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