For (a) you can "swipe up" on the start screen to get access to all applications (including admin tools). I can't find an easy way to get access to Control Panel except from the Explorer ribbon bar. You can always just start typing for your app name on the Start screen (same as clicking "Orb" in Win 7 and typing an app name). However how you're supposed to do that on a tablet I'm not sure. I ended up pinning the "Onscreen keyboard" to my start screen apps
For (b) there's Powershell... -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, 3 March 2012 5:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Win 8 CP - Initial thoughts? Bottom line: They've changed around the interface again, and hidden all my tools. They seem to take as their baseline for UI design someone who's never seen a computer before, and see what works for them. Stuipd, IMHO. Ah, well, as long as I can attach a keyboard and get to a command prompt that has reasonable power and is reasonably well documented, I'll be able to reconcile myself to it. Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
