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 PostPost subject: [FINDING] Hidden PC Settings Tile in Windows 8 CP        Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 6:20 pm 
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Hello. Yes, I've managed to get the original PC Settings Tile in Windows 8 Consumer Preview (However it doesn't work). Well, I went to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs and I noticed that there was a PC Settings Link. Well, initially the option "Pin to start" was absent because I needed to take ownership of that file. So I went on Security tab, changed owner etc. , and in the link properties, in the "target" textbox, there was written "notused" so, if I had wanted to apply settings I would have had to enter something in that textbox. (I wrote "C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel"). So after that, I could pin that PC Settings shortcut to the start screen and I got the original tile! But unfortunately, if I click on it, nothing happens :( . I think this happens because I had to change text in the "target textbox". Screenshot: Image


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 PostPost subject: Re: [FINDING] Hidden PC Settings Tile in Windows 8 CP        Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 7:47 pm 
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Try this.
Hover the mouse over the bottom right corner.
Press Settings.
More PC Settings.

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 PostPost subject: Re: [FINDING] Hidden PC Settings Tile in Windows 8 CP        Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 8:55 pm 
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Why won't you try to attach that shortcut instead of this http://www.mediafire.com/?11ksxvee4ibd7p7


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 PostPost subject: Re: [FINDING] Hidden PC Settings Tile in Windows 8 CP        Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 9:03 pm 
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I already know about that shortcut, I've just wanted to show what I found...


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 PostPost subject: Re: [FINDING] Hidden PC Settings Tile in Windows 8 CP        Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 9:06 pm 
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I really did a great found, I will try to make the tile work

EDIT: When I click on "More PC Settings" the animation when opening the app comes from the tile, so it recognizes that that tile is PC Settings

EDIT2: On the same folder i tried to do the same with Store shortcut of that folder but it didn't work too


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 PostPost subject: Re: [FINDING] Hidden PC Settings Tile in Windows 8 CP        Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:12 pm 
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Did you get it working by my advice, or something else?

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 PostPost subject: Re: [FINDING] Hidden PC Settings Tile in Windows 8 CP        Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:45 pm 
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Anyway PC settings are now here in RP (Release Preview)

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