Discovering Windows 8’s Hidden Quick Access Menu

Discovering Windows 8’s Hidden Quick Access Menu

By Michael Miller
Sep 3, 2013

Windows 8 has a hidden menu that few people know about, but that adds
extra value to savvy power users. In this article, My Windows 8 Computer
for Seniors author Michael Miller shows you how to find the hidden Quick
Access Menu, and explains all the neat things you can do with it.

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2130739

"Ken1943" wrote in message

On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 03:57:58 -0500, Johnny
wrote:

Discovering Windows 8's Hidden Quick Access Menu

By Michael Miller
Sep 3, 2013

Windows 8 has a hidden menu that few people know about,
but that adds extra value to savvy power users. In this
article, My Windows 8 Computer for Seniors author
Michael Miller shows you how to find the hidden Quick
Access Menu, and explains all the neat things you can
do with it.

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2130739

Thank you, was wondering where those were hidden.

If you like that you'll love this...

1. Make a folder
2. Rename it to...
Wow.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
3. Click on it and choose what you want.


Actually, most people name it God
Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} but I'm an atheist





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That menu (Quick Access was not coined by MSFT but the blogging and tech
community) also has a few other names - 'Expert Menu', 'Power User Menu',
'Admin Menu', 'Tools Menu', 'WinX Menu', 'Win+X Menu' all of which might be
preferred nomenclature since Windows Explorer and other MSFT software (e.g.
Office, Windows Essentials, etc.) provide a feature called the 'Quick Access
Toolbar'.
i.e. its not uncommon for some folks to confuse the two

But MSFT probably caused some of this confusion...the official name given by
MSFT (and shown in a few places in their online documentation) is 'Quick
Link' menu
cf. Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...oard-shortcuts


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msft mvp consumer apps

"Johnny" wrote in message ...

Discovering Windows 8’s Hidden Quick Access Menu

By Michael Miller
Sep 3, 2013

Windows 8 has a hidden menu that few people know about, but that adds
extra value to savvy power users. In this article, My Windows 8 Computer
for Seniors author Michael Miller shows you how to find the hidden Quick
Access Menu, and explains all the neat things you can do with it.

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2130739

Ken1943 wrote:
I don't pay attention to that stuff and have used almost no keyboard
commands in the past. Just found a little zip file to get a Admin Command
Prompt that I put into my start menu.

That menu (Quick Access was not coined by MSFT but the blogging and tech
community) also has a few other names - 'Expert Menu', 'Power User Menu',
'Admin Menu', 'Tools Menu', 'WinX Menu', 'Win+X Menu' all of which might be
preferred nomenclature since Windows Explorer and other MSFT software (e.g.
Office, Windows Essentials, etc.) provide a feature called the 'Quick Access
Toolbar'.
i.e. its not uncommon for some folks to confuse the two

But MSFT probably caused some of this confusion...the official name given by
MSFT (and shown in a few places in their online documentation) is 'Quick
Link' menu
cf. Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...oard-shortcuts


KenW


Fyi...the shortcut for Command Prompt was on the Win8 All Apps menu. It
can be dragged to the Desktop and the properties changed to Run As Admin
(or no need to change the Properties - just rt clicked and Run As Admin
- just like prior MSFT o/s)

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...winston
msft mvp consumer apps