Dell, for example, added on some of its laptops' toggling power of the Bluetooth radio, overriding the hardware Wi-Fi switch, Fn Key Behavior and switching the Touchpad on or off. Nevertheless, customization is allowed and there is room in WDC for up to an additional eight tiles. Third-party customization expands tile choices: Microsoft was quite strict in its rules governing how OEMs could customize the Windows Mobility Center with their own tiles.

Those who own a Windows Phone may see some value with this tile. Sync center: This rarely used tile is a remnant of past Microsoft mobile devices such as the long forgotten Windows CE and Windows Mobile, the early OS for Windows cellphones. Again, this optional button appears only when it has been added by your computer’s manufacturer. While the external monitor is connected, press the Windows key + P at the same time and. Windows 8 has some great new features for power users with a dual monitor or mufti-monitor setup. I have a friend with a G55VW that came with Windows 8, and every time he plugged it into the projector using the external VGA port, his machine would blue. Click the tile’s icon to launch the Network and Sharing Center otherwise reached via the Control Panel. Here’s a couple of pictures showing how the dual monitor setup looks with Windows 8. However, if your particular computer had a dedicated hardware switch to power the wireless radio, the button may be grayed out. Wireless network: For a quick status check on your laptop’s wireless radio setting, the WDC way is better than foraging for a network icon in your System Tray. This tile is currently not featured in the Windows 8.1 beta version, but is still available on some Windows 8.0 systems. Clicking the tile’s icon takes you to the Presentation Settings window otherwise reached from the Control Panel.

For those computers with this tile present, you are able to disable the screensaver, screen blanking and standby/sleep timer, all essential during presentations. Presentation settings: This optional tile appears only when a laptop has been configured by the OEM for presentation settings. Clicking the tile’s icon takes you to the Display/Screen Resolution window otherwise accessed through a right mouse click on the Desktop and a series of additional clicks to drill down to the Resolution menu. The button toggles which screen(s) are active - the laptop’s, the external, or both. External display: If you have an external monitor attached to your laptop, this tile displays its current status and resolution.

Windows 8 external monitor