I had my first experience with Win 8 today

[Mnpaul]

They just purchased a Dell Venue at work and had a problem with the screen dimming too fast. I was able to find the setting in the control panel on my tablet running 7 pro and attempted to do the same to the Dell. One problem, I couldn't find the control panel. I typed "control panel" into the search box and clicked on the first result and it took me to a web page which told me to type "control panel" into the search box.


On my tablet, all I have to do is push the big Windows button below the screen and touch on control panel.

[Staph]

1. I have a Samsung with Windows 8....

so take these instructions with an appropriately sized grain of salt.

I move the cursor to either the upper right or lower right of the screen, and get a set of icons on the right side of the screen. One of those icons is Settings, and clicking on it brings up a menu that includes Control Panel.

Anyone else with a Dell and Windows 8?

[mockmonkey]

3. I do it different

Windows key plus the x button will give you a list with control panel on it.

Also windows key plus c will open the charms list,
or on the tile page there is a down arrow under the desktop tile that opens the Apps by name page which has the windows system items on there scroll far right.

I don't have a touch screen so I have my win 8.1 to open the regular (not tile) screen when I log on.

Here's a good link for win 8.1 users.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/01/technology/personaltech/starting-windows-8-1-in-desktop-mode.html?_r=0

[hobbit709]

2. Get Classic Shell and install it.

http://www.classicshell.net/

[Soylent Brice]

5. i 2nd this^^^

[ucrdem]

4. You can also right-click the start button from either screen to get this menu:

On your desktop, the start button looks like your start-page, and on your start page, like your desk-top. Control panel is on the menu. Clever eh?