Snapping Metro Apps - Windows 8 General

Is there a way to snap metro apps in RP. I am on 1280x800.

yah, when that multitasking bar comes, you need to drag on of those windows and that is how you are able to snap an app.

Anyone under 1366x768 can't use snap..... I use a 720 42 inch Tv for my computer and my res is 1360x768 and because of 6 pixies my computer can't walk and chrew gum at the same time.....
I'm starting to get Vista flash backs here >__>

can i trick win8 to think i am running 1368x768 so i can snap apps

registry edit may help to get higher resolution.

buggatti said:
can i trick win8 to think i am running 1368x768 so i can snap apps
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All the regedit tricks to enable snap on costumer preview aren't working on release preview.

CarlosBattousai said:
All the regedit tricks to enable snap on costumer preview aren't working on release preview.
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You mean developer's preview right? There was never a way to turn snap on in consumer preview.
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[PICTURE] HD2 + WinMo7 & Android

Hello,
Found new pictures of HD2 with Windows Mobile 7 Series and Android. I did not make them, so I don't know if they are real or fake. Currently trying to contact with the poster of these photos.
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Sallcho said:
Hello,
Found new pictures of HD2 with Windows Mobile 7 Series and Android. I did not make them, so I don't know if they are real or fake. Currently trying to contact with the poster of these photos.
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fake and gay
btw. it's the 1kkkk post about hd2 + android. without video everything is possible. i once saw osx on hd2
shu8i said:
fake and gay
btw. it's the 1kkkk post about hd2 + android. without video everything is possible. i once saw osx on hd2
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winmo7 picture doesn't look high quality, but the android does indeed. you can see very good reflection on the screen and the android on the background is still perfect. either it is VERY HIGH QUALITY photoshop or fake
What has reflection or photoshop have to do with it..?
All you have to do is get a screenshot of desired OS then view as fullscreen photo on your HD2, then photograph
shu8i said:
i once saw osx on hd2
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OMG iPad KILLER!
It's not photoshopping.lol
Take a screenshot of the internet or wherever of android or WP7 or OSX and then open it full screen with HTC Album. There you go. HD2 running whatever you want (or so it looks like it in the pics).
dwizzy130
Every fake picture of a windows phone running WinPho7 uses the same screenshot.
The Xbox on the bottom, the girl on the boat above, 2 missed calls, 3 emails and some contacts with facebook on the top right.... not even funny anymore...
This is my HTC Apache after I put the leaked WP7 ROM on it.lol
dwizzy130
You even have photoshop open in the background, nice touch
your time is'nt synchronised with you pc
erikvario said:
your time is'nt synchronised with you pc
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Hahaha nice find!!!
Also you can see Photoshop open on my computer... the same photoshop I cropped the WP7 image with to fit my Apache's screen one minute before this pic.lol
dwizzy130
touch hd
look.. ! i got it running on my Touch HD
ME !!!!!!!!!!!
hello. IT WAS ME !!!!!!!!!!!
i am the person responsible for the images on the very first post of this thread.
i stated upon posting them on twitter and buzz that it was just a bit of fun, i also posted my g1 running windows mobile !!
all for fun total fakes sorry if it got anyones hopes up.
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stoolzo said:
look.. ! i got it running on my Touch HD
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ha ha ha lol
LoL totally fake just save any image of WM7 into storage card then open as image fullscreen and take a picture of ur phone xD
wazaaappp said:
LoL totally fake just save any image of WM7 into storage card then open as image fullscreen and take a picture of ur phone xD
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Oh really?... its been said many times over in this thread
kanesw said:
Oh really?... its been said many times over in this thread
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oh really? good for you to notice decause i didn't

			
				
ulwi said:
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Hahaha! I knew it was a matter of time before we saw it on an iPhone/iPod/iPad.lol
dwizzy130
Ok sorry folks for fake images but I found a leaked winmo7series ROM and installed it on my Nokia 3310. Sorry i had to crop out background of the image so microsoft wouldn't find me that i'm putting images of the leaked ROM and sue me! so I just made it white.
About phone experience, in short, it was okey for early build. UI was fast, but sometimes was freezing when a lot of apps were in the background. It even managed to run 1080p 3D video without any lags, but the monochrome 84 x 48 pixels screen made watching 'Avatar 2 - Prologue' film a LITTLE worse, but still it is okey I think if you're gonna watch it when travelling. The best thing i liked was Xbox Live. I managed to play Modern Warfare 3 online using 4G network, minimum 27-30 fps, under the screen keys were actually very good for playing the game, especially sniping! don't ask, I won't leak the ROM

Not impressed with Windows 8 Customer Release

What's up with Windows 8 Customer Release? I mean the Developer preview was crapy but running way better that this. Half of the Metro aps take long to launch or freeze up. Further more you can't side swipe to snap in screens anymore and you can't customize the start screen. Maybe it's just me but it runs a lot better in desktop mode, Metro at this rate will be total fail on non touch devices.
Whether they call it consumer preview or not it is still beta. If you can't understand the limitations of beta you probably shouldn't be playing with it.
And what do you mean you can't side swipe to snap in screens anymore? How do you want to customize the start screen?
as the post above what do you mean exactly?
I just demoed consumer preview to my brother and could snap screens in metro and desktop just fine.
Also customize? The developer release didn't have ANY options except moving tiles or changing dll's to change the look (high contrast to me didn't count). On consumer you have the option for different base colors and designs in the settings.
Also running on the same hardware I have notice a speed increase in launching apps. only thing I think may have slowed is the browser (feels a little choppy) at certain points/sites.
I think it works great, in some things, even faster than 7... although it has some issues to fix, off course , its just a beta.
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What's up with Windows 8 Customer Release? I mean the Developer preview was crapy but running way better that this. Half of the Metro aps take long to launch or freeze up. Further more you can't side swipe to snap in screens anymore and you can't customize the start screen. Maybe it's just me but it runs a lot better in desktop mode, Metro at this rate will be total fail on non touch devices.
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your not running it on a VM are you?
Nope not running it on VM, actually running it on a Compaq 6910p which ran Developer Preview fine, I don't understand why things are working for me. I think I might just reinstall it and see if it runs any better. And for the record if it's still beta then they should label it so, Consumer Release sounds like a version release to the public before release. Maybe call it beta release or Developer Release 2.
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Nope not running it on VM, actually running it on a Compaq 6910p which ran Developer Preview fine, I don't understand why things are working for me. I think I might just reinstall it and see if it runs any better. And for the record if it's still beta then they should label it so, Consumer Release sounds like a version release to the public before release. Maybe call it beta release or Developer Release 2.
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Maybe you are outside the US, but in the US it is called the Windows 8 Customer PREVIEW, not Customer Release.
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Snap function only works in resolutions above 1360*768, maybe a reinstall and install updated video driver. I can do pretty much everything you said you cant & the customer preview works much faster & more stable than developer preview.
I wouldn't expect much from a customer preview on a side note i haven't bothered to try it yet. You guys think it'll end up like vista? MS has definitely ruined their image when it comes to new releases with vista. I'm always skeptical about 'upgrading' to their new product.

help with resolution

I have my acer w500 and i want the side by side but my resolution is only 1280x800 anyway to get this?
Thanks in advance.
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I have my acer w500 and i want the side by side but my resolution is only 1280x800 anyway to get this?
Thanks in advance.
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Your screen resolution is not wider enough for windows 8 feature "snap". Snap requires 1366x768 and above. You only have 1280x800. Try enabling downscaling. You can find some registry hacks to enable downscaling or if your drivers support this, try adding a custom resolution with a width higher than 1366
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How do you get a custom resolution on the W500?
I need to know too, i would have chosen another tablet but W500 has good specs for testing windows 8 and all drivers work
Here's how
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How do you get a custom resolution on the W500?
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Here's a YouTube video how to enable Downscaling, which will allow you to use a more wider resolution and downscale it to your screen resolution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTj8xxpkmVE
That does not work
Think its because its intergrated in the c50 processor.....
Ya I have been trying to find a way and so far any driver/resolution sort of tweek or hack is coming up nul. There has to be some way to force it. Why Microsoft would fully lock everyone out of it is beyond me. :/
just wait until full release, someone will ether make an app or find out a hack to do it, it doesn't make sense to have it done on a RC because ms will patch it when windows 8 is fully released

[Q] Can I remove screen resolution error without changing screen resolution?

Hello. I have a net book with Intel atom inside with a small screen resolution. Windows 8 gives limitations to me because we need a certain minimum screen size for its apps to run. However my screen size is small so I can't run any apps. Also, I know that there is a hack to change screen resolution but that doesn't fit nicely on my screen and looks ugly. Is there a way to remove the screen resolution limitations?
Thank you
Install latest video drivers for Win 7 then search your registry for "Display1_DownScalingSupported" and change its value from 0 to 1
It 's listed more than once so make sure you change each listing.
I hope that helps!
-cp
I know. I was taking about that. Doing that makes my resolution a bit weird. Is there a way to remove the ability to let windows detect resolution so that we can use it without changing? Thanks for helping
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TheNegotiator012 said:
I know. I was taking about that. Doing that makes my resolution a bit weird. Is there a way to remove the ability to let windows detect resolution so that we can use it without changing? Thanks for helping
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I had installed Win8 on an Aspire one and yes, those scaling options suck because their ratios do not match the screen. I didn't investigate heavily because I also have a SS7S but Macs have a program that lets you use custom resolutions, does Windows have this? Then you could at least get the ratio correct.
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I had installed Win8 on an Aspire one and yes, those scaling options suck because their ratios do not match the screen. I didn't investigate heavily because I also have a SS7S but Macs have a program that lets you use custom resolutions, does Windows have this? Then you could at least get the ratio correct.
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No they don't
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I want to know how to override resolution error too. I have asus 1015PN.

[SOLVED]Split screen

Hi again,
i have problem, my hp pavilion dv5 have 1280x800 screen and i cannot split screen in windows 8 like on screenshot. I know i must have min.1366x768 screen but maybe there is option to unlock this option in lower resolution.
Possible I guess. By using the resolution hack, I think you may achieve split screen. It's using the netbook screen res method, you hack the registry to show more screen resolution options. Gives you more, but it looks cramped, blurry, with uneven pixel density. That's putting more pixels than the actual screen may support. Another method you can use is plugging an external display that supports 1366x768 and up. This will definitely allow you to have that split screen.
NeuroXT said:
Possible I guess. By using the resolution hack, I think you may achieve split screen. It's using the netbook screen res method, you hack the registry to show more screen resolution options. Gives you more, but it looks cramped, blurry, with uneven pixel density. That's putting more pixels than the actual screen may support. Another method you can use is plugging an external display that supports 1366x768 and up. This will definitely allow you to have that split screen.
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res registry hack doesn't work anymore. Haven't found a way to do this yet.
Okay, solved. If you have nVidia you can add other resolution via nVidia Control Panel. Now I can split on my 1280x800 screen with resolution 1366x856
ATI Radion HD?
Hi all
I have the same native resolution as the OP but my laptop has an ATI Radion HD graphics card.
Does anybody know how to add an additional resolution with this type of card?
Thanks and God bless
andrew-in-woking
Check ATI software, maybe there is option to add the "adjusted resolution".
I checked it in nVidia software and Intel also ( HD 3000 ), and i can add other resolution ( higher than native ).
Regards
I use an nVidia based Graphics Card and this is how I change my resolution, in case anyone wanted to try it out! And yes, snapping works perfectly after this but your monitor might not display it all very clearly.
I have a Dell monitor as you can see in the screenshot running on a native resolution of 1280x1024, just like the OP's! \
After changing the resolution from 720p to 768 by my Radeon,its looking bad,I wanna know that, it shud look bad isn't it,I mean it's obvious to look bad in upgraded or downgraded resolution?can't we do sumthing 2 run those apps in 720p,well if sum1 mod the apps into compatible resolution...well this may b a noobie question,well I don't wanna use those apps in BAD LOOKING SCREEN THAT'S ALL
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How?
Anime13 said:
After changing the resolution from 720p to 768 by my Radeon,its looking bad,I wanna know that, it shud look bad isn't it,I mean it's obvious to look bad in upgraded or downgraded resolution?can't we do sumthing 2 run those apps in 720p,well if sum1 mod the apps into compatible resolution...well this may b a noobie question,well I don't wanna use those apps in BAD LOOKING SCREEN THAT'S ALL
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Hi Anime13
Can you share how you changed the resolution with the radion card?
Thanks and God bless
andrew-in-woking
Anime13 said:
After changing the resolution from 720p to 768 by my Radeon,its looking bad,I wanna know that, it shud look bad isn't it,I mean it's obvious to look bad in upgraded or downgraded resolution?can't we do sumthing 2 run those apps in 720p,well if sum1 mod the apps into compatible resolution...well this may b a noobie question,well I don't wanna use those apps in BAD LOOKING SCREEN THAT'S ALL
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What I have observed from using Split Screen is that, each app has a minimum running width of 1024px wide, anything lower and it will look cropped and uneven. So even if somehow the people at XDA bypass that option and allow snapping at lower resolutions, it will still look bad.
It's not such a great feature either, you keep getting confused on what's running and hard to concentrate on one app when there are two taking up the screen. Multitasking was made for the desktop version and it should stay that way in my opinion

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