Windows 8 Screen Sharing - How It Works

If you are using Windows 8 on your computer and have apps installed, they will run in full screen mode by default. If you want to work on two apps at the same time, you need to split the screen.

By sharing the Windows 8 screen, it is possible for you to work much more efficiently without having to constantly switch from app to app.

Switching users with Windows 8

First, you need to open one of the two Windows 8 apps you want to work with so that you can share the screen. The only drawback is that you can't flexibly split the screen, but are limited to two areas of one and two-thirds respectively. Nevertheless, if you use it correctly, you can work a lot more effectively with it.

How to split the screen in Windows 8?

1. First, open one of the apps you want to work with so that two apps share the screen. Now move the mouse pointer or your finger to the top of the app.
2. Now, if you swipe and drag the app to the left or right edge of the screen, it will only take up one-third of the screen.
3. When you launch the second app, it will automatically open in the remaining two-thirds of the screen.
4. To flip the screen split, you can swipe or drag the "divider" between the two apps to the side.
5. If you want to easily spread multiple Windows 8 apps across your screen at will and bring them back to the conventional window, you should download the free Modern Mix tool.