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How to display the ‘Power Users’ menu in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Posted on January 19, 2014

windows-8-logoMicrosoft made a ton of changes in Windows 8, and many them were not well received. But they did make a few changes that are actually great, and one of them was the addition of a handy new ‘Power Users’ menu.

The Power Users menu places a number of Windows’ most useful tools just a couple of clicks away, regardless of which screen you happen to be on at the moment.

Here are the tools that are available from the Power Users menu: 

  • Programs and Features (handy for uninstalling programs)
  • Mobility Center
  • Power Options
  • Event Viewer
  • System (displays the System Information screen)
  • Device Manager
  • Computer Management
  • Command Prompt
  • Command Prompt (Admin)
  • Task Manager
  • Control Panel
  • File Explorer
  • Search (displays the Search box)
  • Run (displays the Run box)

Here’s a screenshot of the Power Users menu in action:

power-users-menu-screenshot

As you can see, this is one handy menu! I use it all the time, and you can save a lot of time (not to mention your sanity) by using it too.

There are two fast and easy ways to access the Power Users menu in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1:

1 – Press the Windows+X key combination.

2 – Right-click on the Start button in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.






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