MicroNugget: How to Change Settings in Windows 8

In this video, Don Jones covers how to change system settings in Windows 8. He shows you how ordinary users can find common settings that were once associated with the Control Panel. He further shows admins how they can gain access to the traditional Control Panel that they are used to working with.

After watching this video, you will know the various ways in which you can find Control Panel settings in Windows 8. This is especially useful for those who are coming from previous versions of the operating system. Don first shows you where you can find the common settings that non-admins use. He then provides various ways that an admin can find the traditional Control Panel. This includes how to reach the panel through the interface and how to reach it purely through a set of shortcut keys. He also shows you a way that you can bring it up by simply typing its name.

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[Jiraiya]

There's a VERY easier way to get to Control Panel: Windows + X (or just right click on the lower left corner, both from ANYWHERE on the PC), which opens this very complete administrating contextual menu:

[MILSIM]

Just get start8 and stop mourning about nothing wrong with ms window 8