Windows Control Panel & Desktop
Most of the control panels, utilities and applications with-
in Windows are accessed from the Start menu in Win-
dows 7, and from the Desktop in Windows 8.
Throughout this manual you will see an instruction to
open the Control Panel. In Windows 7 click the Start
menu and select Control Panel. In Windows 8 right-click
the lower left hot corner to bring up the context menu (or
use the Windows Logo Key
and select Control Panel.
Move the mouse to the
bottom left of the screen
and right-click to access
the menu.
Figure 11 - Windows 8 Context Menu
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The desktop interfaces for both Windows 7 & 8 are similar
(Windows 8 has no start button). To access the Desktop
App in Windows 8 use the Windows Logo Key
key combination or Desktop App in the Metro UI Start
Screen (Windows 7's standard interface is the desktop).
+ X key combination)
Screen Resolution for Metro Style Apps
(Windows 8)
The minimum resolution in which Metro style apps will
run is 1024x768.
The minimum resolution required to support all the fea-
tures of Windows 8 (including multitasking with snap) is
1366x768.
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