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== Windows 8.1 notes == | == Windows 8.1 notes == | ||
=== User Interface === | |||
Win 8.1 doesn't have a start menu, i.e. you will have to find your program in the alphabetical list of "apps". There exist replacement programs, e.g. | |||
* [http://lee-soft.com/vistart/ Vistart] | |||
* [http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/ Start8] | |||
Some standard shortcuts | |||
; Windows-X | |||
: Displays some frequently used admin tools | |||
; Windows-R | |||
: Display the "run" box | |||
; Windows-W | |||
: Search the settings | |||
=== Java installation === | === Java installation === | ||
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* Exit from Firefox, before installing Java. Else it may not install the plugin and not even tell so .... | * Exit from Firefox, before installing Java. Else it may not install the plugin and not even tell so .... | ||
=== Keyboard Layout Generator === | |||
* In principal, the old [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964665.aspx MKLC] program made for XP is still working ... | |||
== Windows 7 notes == | == Windows 7 notes == | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 8 July 2014
This page just includes some notes.
Windows 8.1 notes
User Interface
Win 8.1 doesn't have a start menu, i.e. you will have to find your program in the alphabetical list of "apps". There exist replacement programs, e.g.
Some standard shortcuts
- Windows-X
- Displays some frequently used admin tools
- Windows-R
- Display the "run" box
- Windows-W
- Search the settings
Java installation
- http://java.com/
- Exit from Firefox, before installing Java. Else it may not install the plugin and not even tell so ....
Keyboard Layout Generator
- In principal, the old MKLC program made for XP is still working ...
Windows 7 notes
- To know about your system, look at the System Information panel
- Start button -> run. Type msinfo32
- This panel allows you browse by categories most things you may want to know about your system. To change configurations however, you need other tools, e.g. the ones you can find in the Administration tools.
- Admin Tools
- Services allows to stop/start services and to define how they should start
- System Configuration: Examine the Start (Démarrage) tab to stop software that starts when you boot and that you don't want to (e.g. the multiple Adobe tools ...)
- Network traffic monitoring
- Install http://www.winpcap.org/ + a client
Input
Also:
- AltGr-e (or ALT-CTRL-e) creates €
- AltGr-7 creates | (not the same as ¦)