Also, you don’t have to use Airplane Mode when on a plane. It disables all Wi-Fi connections and saves a lot of battery life … useful when your laptop is aboard a plane that doesn’t have Wi-Fi, or for landing and take-off. Those with a smartphone or tablet will be familiar with this setting. You’ll see the same pane as above slide into viewĪt the top is Airplane Mode. These set of icons are called the Charm Bar Move the mouse to the bottom-right corner to see a few icons start to appear.Press the Windows Key to go to the Start Screen.Click on it, and you’ll see a brand-new pane slide into view from the right side.īut what if you’d like to manage wireless connections from the Start Screen? Here’s how to do that. Just press Windows + D to go to the Windows 8 desktop, and you should see the familiar connection icon in the lower right. Luckily, you can still do that in Windows 8. Then, you’d choose a wireless network and connect from there.
In the past, you’d click on the connection icon in the lower-right corner (this group of icons is called the Notification Area).
So how do you connect to and manage your laptop’s Wi-Fi connections from Windows 8? Or you’re one of the lucky ones who has Wi-Fi on a plane. You’ve just set up wireless Internet at home. You take your new Windows 8 PC to a coffee shop.
