Disable Windows 8 Start Screen

A lot has been said and written about next Windows operating system, Windows 8, and its Metro-based Start screen. As everyone knows Windows 8 ships a brand new Metro style Start screen. The Start screen is the central place which contains shortcuts for applications. The live tiles display updates on weather, stock, and twitter.   [...]

How To Add Mac OS X’s “New Folder With Selection” Like Feature To Windows Context Menu

This morning, I got an opportunity to play with a brand new MacBook Pro loaded with the latest Lion operating system. While using it, I came across a nice feature which lets the user create a new folder with selected items. That is, when you select multiple files and do a right-click, it shows New [...]

How To Remove Start Orb From Windows 8 Developer Preview

First it was Start menu and now it’s the turn of Start button/orb. It seems Microsoft has removed the Start button from the upcoming Windows 8 Consumer Preview (build 8220), if the leaked screenshots are anything to go by.   In an attempt to make the taskbar more user-friendly and provide more space on the [...]

How To Quickly Empty Recycle Bin From All User Accounts

On one of my test computers I run Windows 7 Ultimate edition and have created three user accounts to easily share that PC with my family. Except my user account, rest two accounts do not have a password. So, I can easily access other accounts, if required.     Recently I noticed that the “C” [...]

How To Add “Disable/Enable Metro” Option To Desktop Context Menu In Windows 8

Have you installed Windows 8 on your computer and using it as your primary OS? Would you like to disable Windows 8 Metro? Not interested in using third-party tools to disable the Metro? If the answer to all of these questions is “yes”, then we have a smart workaround to share with you to easily [...]

How To Insert Ctrl + Alt + Delete In Windows 8 On A Tablet

In Windows XP we used to use the Ctrl + Alt + Del keyboard shortcut to open Task Manager. Pressing the same hotkey in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 operating systems opens a screen which shows Lock this computer, Switch User, Log off, Task Manager, and Change a password options.   By now, [...]

KeyLemon: Login To Windows Using Face Recognition

Do you love to login to your Windows user account with a smile? Do you have a netbook, notebook or PC with a webcam? If so, here is a free and excellent software that lets you login by face recognition instead of entering your password.   KeyLemon is an excellent software to ease and secure [...]

How To Create Custom Refresh PC Image In Windows 8

By know, you should know that Windows 8 ships with two handy features — Refresh PC and Reset PC — to easily reload Windows and reset PC to factory settings. We have covered before how to use Refresh PC and how to reset Windows 8 to factory settings in detail.   While the Refresh PC [...]

Enable “Betta Fish” Boot Screen In Windows 8 Developer Preview

Back in June 2011, three Windows 8 builds were leaked to the web. Those builds were packed with a cool Betta Fish boot screen. Many of you might have even seen the pictures and videos of the Betty Fish boot screen. To speed up the boot time, Microsoft removed this boot screen and replaced it [...]

Fix: Hide Protected Operating System Files Option Missing In Folder Options

In Windows, files with the hidden and system attributes are not viewable by default. These hidden files are not viewable even if the show files and folders option is enabled in Folder Options. To view these files, one needs to disable hide protected operating system files under View tab in Folder Options.     Recently, [...]

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