Nice quick one to start with today, 16 years in IT and it took me 5 minutes to find it, then when I did I thought DOH!. You cannot get to the network settings in Windows 8/10 direct from “Start” in metro, I searched high and low, maybe they will add this functionality later to the network icon of the metro bar.
So for now, to access Network Settings in Windows 8 and Windows 10 there are two ways.
Press Windows Key and R and you will get the run box. In the run box enter NCPA.CPL, then press enter.
access network settings windows 8
You will then see the networks that you can connect to simply right click, select properties and you can modify your networking settings in windows 8.
network settings windows 8
The other way of accessing the network settings in windows 8 is from the “Start” screen select the Desktop app.
Desktop App windows 8
Once in there simply right click the network icon in the bottom right hand corner and select network and sharing center.
Network sharing center windows 8
From here you can manage wireless network access, if you select change Change Adapter Settings you can manage IP settings on your network cards individually.
change adapter settings windows 8