Other Accounts in Windows 8.1 is a settings page inside the PC Settings application. It allows you to manage accounts of other users on your PC. You can use it to change the account type or delete the account.
If you want to open Other Accounts quickly, there is good news for you: Windows 8.1 allows you to create a shortcut to open Other Accounts. After that, you will be able to open the "Manage Other Accounts" page with one single click.
Tag: Windows 8.1
How to create a shortcut to Devices in Windows 8.1
In Windows 8.1 there is a simplified devices manager, which is located inside the Modern Control Panel. To open the Devices page, you have to open the Charms Bar, the click Settings, then click PC Settings -> PC and Devices -> Devices. This is a quite long path, right?
Let me show you how you can save your time and open Devices directly with the special shortcut.
How to make a backup of your Quick Access Toolbar settings in Windows 8.1
Windows 8/8.1 have the Ribbon UI in File Explorer, with a Quick Access Toolbar at the top. Imagine the following situation - you've customized the Quick Access Toolbar according to your personal preferences, adding your favorite commands in there and you are satisfied having only the commands you want - then wouldn't it be nice if you could easily save all those customized buttons and their order? Suppose some day, you re-install Windows or move to another PC with Windows 8.1, you wouldn't want to lose all your settings and start over again. So, today I would like to share with you a nice tip, which will help you to backup and restore the Quick Access Toolbar's settings and apply them later to your current PC or any other PC.
How to create a shortcut to open the Date and Time options in Windows 8.1
Here is another handy way to open one the of Modern settings in Windows 8.1 with one click. In this tutorial, we will look how we can open Date and Time options directly with a shortcut.
Date and Time options is a settings page which allows you to change date and time, set up the time zone and date formats and turn on or off the Internet time synchronization.
Read the rest, if you are interested how to create a shortcut to open the Date and Time options in Windows 8.1.
How to add any ribbon command to the Quick Access toolbar of File Explorer in Windows 8.1
The Quick Access Toolbar is now part of the Windows File Explorer app. That toolbar is very handy because it allows you to access your frequently used commands with one mouse click! In this tutorial, we will learn how to add any Ribbon command to the Quick Access toolbar in Windows 8.1.
How to create a shortcut to open the Power and Sleep options in Windows 8.1
Power and sleep options is a setting inside the modern Control panel, there you can set up when your PC will go into sleep mode. Also you can specify, how long your screen will be active when you do not use your PC or Tablet.
It is possible to create a shortcut to open those settings in Windows 8.1. This is a really easy task.
How to create a shortcut to open PC Info in Windows 8.1
PC Info is a special page of the PC Settings application inside the "PC and Devices" category. It allows you to view basic information about your PC like OS version and edition, CPU type and clock, the RAM size and some other details. Besides that, using the PC Info settings page you can change your PC name or Windows product key.
Did you know that Windows 8.1 allows you to create a shortcut to open PC Info directly with one click? Let's discover this ability!
How to remove the shortcut arrow in Windows 8.1 or replace it with a custom icon
If you find the default Windows 8.1 shortcut icon too large and ugly, or are bored with that blue arrow overlay, then you might want to change it or disable it completely. It's easy to do that. I have developed a tool for you to change the shortcut arrow with just one click! It's unfortunate that Windows 8.1 has no settings for this. In the past, we had TweakUI for Windows which allowed changing it. Well, let's fix it for Windows 8.1 right now!
How to create a shortcut to open Notifications in Windows 8.1
Notifications is a set of settings inside the PC Settings application which allows you to change the Notifications toasts behavior in Windows 8.1. You can specify quiet hours, enable or disable notifications for selected apps, turn off sounds, disable notifications for the Lock screen and many other things.
To change these preferences, it is required to go through PC Settings: Open the Charms bar -> Settings -> PC Setitngs -> Apps and Search -> Notifications. This is very long path with several taps/clicks.
Let's improve the usability of Windows 8.1 and create a shortcut to open Notifications in Windows 8.1 directly with one click!
How to create a shortcut to open Lock Screen Apps in Windows 8.1
Lock Screen, which was introduced in Windows 8, exists in Windows 8.1 too. Some of its options can be customized via the PC Settings application, and some of them are deeply hidden (thankfully, we have Lock Screen Customizer to control them). One of the features of the Lock Screen is Lock Screen Apps. It allows you to place some apps directly on the Lock Screen to see their notifications even if your Tablet or PC is locked (the Mail app for example). This is a very handy option, especially on a Tablet which is a portable device.You can save your time and not miss the important things.
I would like to share with you how to create a shortcut to open the Lock Screen Apps settings with one click. This also can save you time if you customize them very often.
