Windows8 Using the lock screen

Windows 8 offers a new Lock screen, which is much more functional than any Lock screen you might have encountered in previous Microsoft operating systems. It offers quite a bit of information. It offers the time and date, and it shows whether you’re connected to a network. If you are using a laptop, it also shows the status of the battery. You can also add

thumbnails for your favorite apps here so you can see the status of those apps without leav- ing the Lock screen, and some apps show information here by default. (As an example, you might see a Mail glyph with a number by it, announcing that new, unread mail is available.)

The Lock screen offers different ways to unlock the computer. You can slide the picture up and off the screen, click or tap it one time, or tap any key on the keyboard. Once you bypass this screen, you input your password.

How you unlock the Lock screen depends on the type of computer you’re using.

▪    TRAdiTionAL dESkTop CompuTER  tap any key on the keyboard or click with the mouse anywhere on the screen, or click near the bottom of the screen and drag upward. If applicable, type your password when prompted.

▪    TRAdiTionAL LApTop CompuTER hold down the left track pad button while mov- ing the cursor upward, or perform a similar movement. alternatively, tap any key on the keyboard or click with the mouse (or appropriate track pad button) anywhere on the

screen. If applicable, type your password when prompted.

▪    TouCH-CompATiBLE CompuTER oR TABLET Place your finger anywhere near the middle or bottom of the screen and flick upward. If applicable, type your password when prompted.